老舍,一位文化巨子的伦理站位

伦理道德观念,是民族精神文化的基础与核心范畴之一.追踪老舍毕生对民族精神文化的寻觅,能看到他对民族伦理道德样态的关切,能读出他个人的伦理选择与道德站位.老舍长期摹写国人的伦理脉象,对国民道德衍变有着不懈的追问.在五四以来所有文学大家那里,很难找出另一位可以与之相比拟者.老舍的伦理观念比较中华民族传统的道德价值取势,有传承也有推进.他关于民族道德的思考,没有局限在纯伦理层面,注意到了伦理与政局更迭、与社会衍化、与国家兴亡、与经济嬗变的潜在关联.老舍的伦理起点带有满族古典文化色彩,但他不是固守旧有道德原点的人.老舍作品中张扬的精神品质,正是他在现实中坚持的.他的作品与人生互为表里,他的生与死互为表里.他以一死为自己铸就了文化战士和民族良知的形象.

The Ethical Stance of Laoshe:A Cultural Giant

Ethics is an essential part of national culture and one of its key categories.From his lifelong pursuit of the national culture,we can see Laoshe's persistent concern over national ethics,and his personal ethical choice and concept.Laoshe had long been concerned with the ethical development of the Chinese people and with any changes in their morality.No great men of letters since the May Fourth Movement can equal him in this regard.Compared with the traditional ethical value of the Chinese people,Laoshe's e...