历史理性与文化姿态的尴尬——对知识分子话语实践的后现代观照

现代性是近代以来中国知识分子普遍关注的一个命题,自晚清以来,知识分子对现代性的言说是其话语实践的重要部分。这一过程分为三个时段:其一,1840年至1915年,知识分子的话语实践围绕现代化的原点定位展开;其二,1915年至1976年,则以激进的革命话语为主;其三,1976年至今,历史语境的复杂化使知识分子言说充满困惑。贯穿三个阶段的是知识分子的历史理性精神,但是由于其现代性言说疏离了中国历史和现实,所以他们的文化姿态难免尴尬。

Intellectuals' Dilema between Historical Rationlism and Cultural Choice--On Modernity Discourse of Intellectuals in Post - modernism

As an important part of discourse practice since late Qing Dynasty, modernity discourse of intellectuals experience three stages: intellectuals' discourse about modernization of the country from 1840-1915, intellectuals' discourse about revolution of the country from 1915-1976 as well as intellectuals' perplexed discourse in the complicated historical situation from 1976 up to now. Intellectuals' rationalism at the three stages places them in a dilema between modernity discourse and historical reality of China.