社会科学辑刊 ›› 2012 ›› Issue (3): 187-194.

• 早期中外交往与文明交流 • 上一篇    下一篇

杰斐逊时代美国社会争论中的孔子

张涛   

  • 发布日期:2018-08-25
  • 作者简介:张涛, 1971年生,历史学博士,四川外语学院外国语文研究中心教授(重庆 400031)。
  • 基金资助:
    重庆市教委人文社科项目(125KJ02)

  • Published:2018-08-25

摘要: 19世纪初期的杰斐逊时代是美国诸多传统成型并得到巩固的时期,社会争论甚为激烈。这些争论不仅引证美欧经典思想,而且涉及中国的文化象征孔子。孔子主要发挥着三大功能。第一,在杰斐逊重视革命传统的背景之下,孔子不仅证明革命理想的可行性与合理性,也是人们用以判断为政者是否符合革命原则要求的重要参照。第二,孔子反证了自闭国门和反商政策的错误,为主张美国应走工商业道路的人营造了声势。第三,孔子以其所谓的宗教身份和宗教地位,证明社会需要宗教,但政府不应偏袒特定信仰体系,乃政教分离舆论的支撑点之一。孔子置身这些争论,不但事关美国的社会文化,更是近代以前中美文化交流的关键见证。

关键词: 早期美国, 杰斐逊时代, 社会争论, 孔子

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