西学的冲击 ,使日本走上了近代化的道路。但是 ,明治维新疾速而极少反复的成功变革 ,表明日本近代化目标的实现是一个漫长的自我阵痛后的结果。这一自生过程 ,体现于江户时期的世态演变中 ,也反映在与西学没有渊源关系的思想变革里。以法家“人情论”为核心的徂徕学 ,突破了孟子朱熹的“性理论”藩篱 ,准确地把握了时代的演变趋势。江户时期的长期内在变革直接和间接地影响了明治维新这一历史事实 ,在证明了近代化道路无捷径可走之铁律的同时 ,也凸显出中国传统思想资源特别是法家思想中合理主义原则所具有的近代转换意义 The impact of Western learning, Japan has embarked on the path of modernization. However, the rapid and infrequent success of the Meiji Restoration revolution shows that the realization of Japan’s modernization goal is the result of a long period of self-suffering. This spontaneous process is reflected in the evolution of the world state during the Edo period and also in the change of mind that has no connection with Western learning.徂 学 學, which is centered on the “theory of human nature” of legalists, broke through the barrier of “sex theory” of Zhu Xi and accurately grasped the evolutionary trend of the times. The long-term internal reform in the Edo period directly and indirectly affected the historical fact of the Meiji Restoration. While proving that the modernization path is free from shortcuts, it also highlights the reasonableness of China’s traditional ideological resources, especially that of the legalists The modern transformational meaning of the principle of doctrine