为什么夏不是一个问题  

Why the Existence or Non-existence of the Xia Dynasty Is Not a Question

作　　者：陈胜前[1] Chen Shengqian

机构地区：[1]中国人民大学历史学院,北京100872

出　　处：《中原文化研究》2025年第2期5-12,F0002,共9页The Central Plains Culture Research

基　　金：国家社会科学基金重大项目“新时代中国特色考古学理论体系研究”(21&ZD234)。

摘　　要：夏之有无是学科内外的热点问题。分析其立足的观念基础、研究范式与学术背景,可以发现这个问题已经过时且已丧失学术价值。该问题立足的观念基础是作为实证主义的“科学”,而这在考古学中是一个不可能实现的乌托邦。从研究范式来看,相关争议源于文化历史考古学范式内在的矛盾性;如果拓展范式考察,就会发现夏之有无根本就不是一个问题。从学术史的角度来看,夏之有无曾经与中国文明起源关联在一起,随着中华文明探源工程的推进,这种联系已经不存在。夏属于青铜时代的文明,是王朝政治的开端。在夏之前,中国文明已经存在一千多年了。The existence or non-existence of the Xia Dynasty has been a hot topic both within and outside the academic circle.By analyzing its conceptual basis,research paradigm and academic background,it can be found that this question has been outdated and has lost its academic value.The conceptual basis is the“science”of positivism,which is an unattainable ideal in archaeology.From the perspective of research paradigms,the related disputes stem from the inherent contradictions of the cultural-historical archaeology paradigm;a paradigm shift would clarify that the existence or non-existence of the Xia Dynasty is not ultimately a question.From the perspective of academic history,the existence or non-existence of the Xia Dynasty was once associated with the origin of Chinese civilization.With the advancement of the Project to Trace the Origins of Chinese Civilization,this association has diminished.The Xia Dynasty belongs to the Bronze age civilization and marks the beginning of dynastic reign.Before that,Chinese civilization had already existed for over a thousand years.

关 键 词：夏之有无 实证主义 范式 学术史 考古学理论 

分 类 号：K222[历史地理—历史学]