西方现代性源起的中国灵感

中国形象曾经作为西方现代文化乌托邦精神的象征,参与构筑西方现代性经验.中国形象进入西方现代文化,先后出现了"大汗的大陆"、"大中华帝国"、"孔夫子的中国"三种形象类型,经历了器物、制度、思想三个阶段.马可·波罗时代强调的是物质上富强的中国形象,门多萨时代强调的是制度上完善的中国形象,伏尔泰时代强调的则是一个思想上具有深刻启蒙意义的中国形象.在西方现代性经验中纵深研究中国形象,提出了一个重要的问题,现代性是一个跨文化空间生成的概念,正如中国现代性离不开西方的启蒙,西方现代性中也有中国灵感.

Sinophile and the Perception of Western Modernity

The images of China have contributed discursively as the symbol of cultural utopia to construct the experiences of Western modernity.The images of China appeared in three stereotypes and represented different facets of meaning in early modern times."The Great Chan's continent" represented its richness and power,"the Mighty Kingdom of China" represented its justice and morality,and "the Confucian China" represented its enlightened wisdom.To analyze the images of China in the depth of Western modernity emphasizes the concept of inter-cultural sphere.As the West penetrates or permeates into the modernity of China,China also inspires the perception and constructions of Western modernity.