Abstract:Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, with the impact of Western learning and the push of disciplinary replacement, the study of Mencius has changed from Westernized study of Confucian classics to dissociation of the study of Confucian classics, and then dispersed into studies of literature, history and philosophy. After being included in academic disciplines, forms and research paradigms of the study of Mencius have also changed with the evolution of disciplines. After the dissociation of study of Confucian classics, the study of Mencius was initially transformed into a sort of historical study, falling into an evidence-based and theoretically fragmented situation. Then, the philosophical approaches brought the study of Mencius into conceptual category and back to the field of metaphysics. However, whatever the research paradigm it adopts, the study of Mencius is hindered by professional barriers and binary separation between traditional and modern approaches, making it difficult to advance the overall study of Mencius. Therefore, it is necessary to make sinology, which integrates literature, history and philosophy, a prominent discipline in the future so as to further promote the modern transformation and future development of the study of Mencius.
张少恩. 从经学到国学:近代以来孟子学诠释的学科演进与范式转型[J]. 《深圳大学学报》(人文社科版), 2019, 36(4): 13-20.
ZHANG Shao-en. From Study of Confucian Classics to Sinology: The Disciplinary Evolution and Paradigm Shift of the Study of Mencius since Modern Times. , 2019, 36(4): 13-20.