“以意逆志”与文本阐释

孟子的“以意逆志”说,以其“心性”论思想作为理论基础,不仅首创性地提出了理解活动中阐释者主体意识的问题,而且将理解规定为阐释者与诗人之间人伦心理的会通,开启了中国古代诗歌的一种意义生成方式。这一命题在后世的经籍阐释特别是文学阐释中产生了重要影响,并在多个层面上具有和当代文学解释学理论对话的可能性。

Yi-yi-ni-zhi and the Interpretations of Text

Mencius' Yi-yi-ni-zhi not only initiated an interpreter's subject consciousness in the understanding activities but also illustrated the primary target and approach of interpretation.As a cardinal notion of ancient Chinese theory on ways of meaning generation,it exerted a tremendous influence upon the interpretations of later classics,literary works in particular.Capable of linking and dialoguing on multiple levels with contemporary theories,it is still of profound inspiration and value even today to the literature interpretation.