王鸣盛对中国史学近代转型的贡献

WANG Ming-Sheng's Contribution to the Transition of Chinese History Science in Modern Time

在史学宗旨上,王鸣盛坚决拒斥孔子的“《春秋》笔削大义微言”和宋明儒家的“驰骋议论,以明法戒”的传统,旗帜鲜明地提出了以求真为最高目的的史学宗旨;在史学方法论上,系统论说了“考其典制之实”和“考其事迹之实”的实证方法;在史论方面,王鸣盛亦一反儒家传统观念,依据历史事实,为范晔、初唐四杰、永贞革新、甘露之变、温廷筠和李商隐等历史人物和历史事件翻案,表现出不同凡俗的论史卓识。

This paper emphatically discusses the transition of Chinese History Science in Modern Time by Wang Mingsheng.In the aim of history science,he presented the aim of science,that the historical maximum purpose is to clarity the truth of the matter.In the method of history science,he discussed the method of positivism.In the review of history,he presented differing views on some historical incidents and persons.