晚清时期中日知识分子的西方观比较研究——以冯桂芬与左久间象山为例

冯桂芬和左久间象山所处时代相同,都是在儒家的文化熏陶中长大,都经历了各自的开国巨变,都为各自的国家命运和发展前途提出自己的主张。在对西方的认识过程中,两人有着许多相同之处,但由于中日两国文化背景和社会氛围的不同,在对西方的认识程度上又有许多不同之处,而这些不同点,恰恰构成了后来两国知识分子西方观的不同走向———中国知识分子坚持与发展"中体西用",参与洋务运动;日本知识分子则推崇"东洋道德,西洋艺术",参与倒幕维新运动。

Comparative Research on the Views toward the West between Chinese and Japanese Intellectuals in the Late Qing--Feng Guifen and Sakumasyouzan as an Example

Feng Guifen and Sakumasyouzan were lived in the same time, they grew up under the nature of Confucianism culture, went through the great change of their countries opening to the world and put forward proposals for the destiny and prospect of their countries. Although they had many same points in the process of getting knowledge of the West, they had many differences because of the difference of culture background and social conduct between China and Japan. However, these differences led to the different trend of views toward the West between Chinese and Japanese intellectuals laterly.