明清之际"礼失求野"论之源与流

明末随着天主教传教士来华,中国士大夫开始学习欧洲科学和宗教。为消除接受西学的障碍,一些文人提出不同学说,为输入西学铺路,这些学说后来被清初学者所采用。文章试图从社会、文化背景出发,分析士人对西学的看法,特别是分析明清之际“礼失求野”论发展的源流及其在西学传播中的作用,希冀从整体上把握明末清初士大夫接受西学的态度。

The Origin of the Theory of "Retrieving Lost Rites from Barbarians" and Its Transmission in Late Ming and Early Qing

With the arrival of missionaries in China in late Ming period, Chinese literati began to learn European science and religion. In order to promote the study of Western learning, some Chinese scholars developed and expressed their attitudes towards Western science. Several of these arguments were taken up and further developed by scholars in early Qing period. This paper analyses the origin of the theory of "Retrieving Lost Rites from Barbarians" (li shi qiu ye) and its transmission in its social and cultural context, hoping that it might be of help for one to understand the attitudes of Chinese literati towards Western learning as a whole.