亨廷顿“文明冲突”论评析

冷战后，塞缪尔．亨廷顿提出了“文明冲突”理论，认为冷战后世界分为八大文明，文明冲突将决定国际政治。在宏观层面上，是西方文明与非西方文明的冲突；在微观层面上，冲突发生在伊斯兰与非伊斯兰之间。同时，亨廷顿认为文明冲突永远不会泯灭，否定文明走向融合的历史发展大趋势。亨廷顿还认为伊斯兰文明将与儒家文明相结合，共同对抗以美国为首的西方文明。亨廷顿的这一论断是站不住脚的。

An Analysis of Huntington's Theory of "Civilization Clash"

Samuel P· Huntington,after the Cold War, puts forward the theory of ＂civilization clash＂, which holds that the post-cold war world is divided into eight civilizations, and clash between civilizations will play a decisive role in the international politics. At the macro-level, the clashes will take place between the West and the non-west civilizations, while at the micro-level, Muslim will fight against non-Muslim. He also believes that the civilization clash will never disappear, nor will civilizations get integrated. According to Huntington, Islamic civilization will combine with Confucianism, conspiring to fight against the Western civilization represented by the United States. This assertion could not stand tests at all.