“Things Become” and “Things Becoming”:Tradition and Cross-cultural Systems  

“已成”与“将成”:传统及跨文化体系(英文)

作　　者：乐黛云 

机构地区：[1]Department of Chinese Language and Literature,Peking University

出　　处：《Social Sciences in China》2013年第2期89-95,共7页中国社会科学（英文版）

摘　　要：From cosmology to the various kinds of epistemological thinking to the visible and invisible guiding principles in every aspect of common people＇s daily lives, all these, combined and discussed, are what is meant by ＂tradition.＂ Tradition is composed of two layers： ＂cultural tradition＂ and ＂traditional culture.＂ The ancient books in China are part of the legacy of Chinese culture and form an important component of Chinese ＂traditional culture.＂ That kind of accumulated interpretation and study constitutes the ceaselessly extended line of descent of ＂cultural tradition＂ in China. That ＂process＂ varies due to different actors＇ interpretations and explanations of canonical writings and objects from different eras, and therefore the tradition formed by the ＂process＂ changes continuously. This is seen especially in the rise of the ＂constructivist＂ post-modernist intellectual trend that emphasizes the ＂systematic conception of the organic whole,＂ resisting the unipolar and homogeneous nature of global culture and offering theoretical grounds for the equal co- existence of different cultures while striving for the world-wide victory of the multicultural. Since the world is entering a pluralistic and changeable age, we need to study tradition, itsvariation and constancy, and its development in cross-cultural dialogue, in order to make tradition a positive power that promotes innovation in mankind＇s spiritual realm and propels mankind into a more rational and more beautiful society.从宇宙观到认识论的各种思维方式到老百姓日常生活各方面自在和潜在的指导原则,就是传统。传统包含两个层次:"文化传统"与"传统文化"。中国的古籍就是中国文化的遗存,构成中国"传统文化"的重要组成部分。长期积累下来的解读和研究构成了中国"文化传统"的不断增长的谱系。这个"过程"因不同主体对不同时代的典籍和事物的不同解读和诠释而各异。这个"过程"所形成的传统也就始终处于不断变化之中。跨文化对话中的传统特别是"建构性"后现代思潮的兴起,强调"有机整体的系统观念",抵制全球文化的单极性和同质性,为不同文化的平等共生提供理论根据,争取多元文化在全球的胜利。在世界进入多元多变的时代,研究传统的变异性和持续性,研究传统在跨文化对话中的发展,将使传统成为一种积极力量,推动人类精神世界的创新,推动人类走向更合理、更美好的社会。

关 键 词：China traditional culture CROSS-CULTURAL MULTICULTURAL 

分 类 号：G122[文化科学]