严复晚年回观传统文化问题再探讨

受中外大变局的影响，严复晚年对中国传统文化进行了深刻而全面的回观。他主张用西方文化的“新式机器”去“发掘淘炼”中国传统文化，使“四书五经”发出新的生机，将科学与中国传统文化中的精华结合起来，使孔孟之道具有现代意义。严复晚年对中国传统文化的回观，符合传统文化释放规律和个人思想发展的逻辑理路，说他晚年尽弃西学、复古倒退，于情于理都是不妥当的。

Discussion on Yan Fu's Reflection on Traditional Culture in His Late Years

Affected by the changing situation at home and abroad,Yan Fu reflected Chinese traditional culture deeply and comprehensively in his late years.He advocated that the new machine of Western culture should be used to explore Chinese traditional culture,giving The Four Books new life and making Confucian Classics “the richest mineral deposits” rejuvenated.By combining science with the essence of Chinese traditional culture,the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius would be of modern significance.Yan Fu’s reflection on Chinese traditional culture is in accordance with the law of cultural release and the logical development of individual ideology,thus it is improper to label him as a feudal apologist in his late years.