从传统四时循环论到现代时间进化论

中国古代“与时偕行”的观念,以取法天地四时的运行为基准,是一种四时循环论的变化观。而江泽民总书记提出的“与时俱进”的思想,体现了鲜明的时代创新精神,它的哲学基础是科学进化论。这一特征在语词上,通过一个“进”字表达出来。同时,这一表述通过对中国古代《易经》、《庄子》等经典的吸收,丰富了自身的思想内涵,建立了联接传统与现代的一道桥梁。

From the Traditional Theory of Four-season Cycle to the Modern Time Evolutionism

“Advancing in the company with time”,a Chinese ancient concept,is a concept of change originated from the Theory of Four-season Cycle,which takes the cycle of four seasons in the universe as the datum.Jiang Zemin,the former general secretary,proposed“keeping pace with the times”.The idea,which takes the scientific evolutionism as the philosophical foundation,embodies the distinct spirit of innovation in modem times.Its characteristic is expressed in word through“jin”.Meanwhile,the expression“keeping pace with the times”has enriched its connotation of thought and has established a bridge to join traditional and modem culture by taking in the classics such as“Book of Changes”,“Zhuang-zi”,etc.