文化的传授、学习和反思——略评杜维明的中西文化比较方法

Delivering, Learning and Reflection of Culture: A Study of DU Weiming's Method in Comparing Chinese and Western Culture

杜维明先生在《儒教东亚兴起的含义》一文中的中西文化比较观往往是自相矛盾的。中西文化比较应坚持"双重标准论",即西方人应以中国文化作为参照标准批判现代文明的弊病,中国人则应以西方文化为参照标准对自己传统的文化作深入的反思。杜维明先生正由于混淆了两种文化在现代发展中的不同语境,导致了他在立论上的一系列自相矛盾和虚假论证。坚持"双重标准"的原理在于,任何一个民族的文化都必须吸收异质文化的因素才能有真正的进步和超越。

Mr. DU Weiming's view of Chinese and western culture is contradictory in his article the Meaning of the Rising of Confucianism in East Asia. This paper holds the idea that the comparison of Chinese and western culture should follow the 'dual standards', that is, the western people should take the Chinese culture as the references in evaluation the shortcomings of modern civilization, while Chinese people should take western culture as references to make profound reflections on their own culture. Mr. Du Weiming mixed the two cultures language road in modern development, which lead to his contradiction in premise and fault proving. The key point to hold the dual stands is that every nation should draw reference from other culture for making progress and surpassing.