中国传统史学认识论的特点及对其成因的简析

中国史学源远流长,在其纷繁广阔的史学思想中闪烁着史学认识论的光芒。史家对“书法不隐”、“秉笔直书”的执着追求和与之相对应的史家自身素养的规范,都显示出中国传统史学中蕴含的丰富的史学认识论思想。然而,不可否认,这种史学认识论思想存在着先天的不足,它是在以主体性思维为特征的中国传统哲学的影响之下形成的,带有强烈的儒家内在道德性的内涵。

Analysis of the Characteristics and Its Forming Reasons Traditional Historical Science in China

Chinese historiography has long history of evolution, and wherefrom the depth of thought are marked with historical epistemology. Both the historian's pursuits for integrity and truthfulness, and the moralization on their own part, show that the Chinese traditional historiography contained rich thoughts of epistemology. However, there is no denying that the thoughts of epistemology have tacit weakness. It was formed under the effect of the Chinese traditional philosophy which was characterized by the Subjectivity, so it had strong Confucian connotation of Inner-morality.