经典如何定义?套用库切《何谓经典》中说的话,那些“历经最糟糕的野蛮攻击而得以劫后余生的作品就是经典”。当然,撇开其讲演的特殊语境,那些得到后人最诚挚的颂扬而光景常新的作品,无疑也在其列。这是我们要说的第一点。要强调的是第二点,就是越出惯常的理解,不能仅将经典局限在古今中外的文学名著上,从《论语》到《日知录》,从《理想国》到《存在与时间》,许多人文社科类著作,包括一部分自然科学著作,因对人的处境有真切的关心,对人生在这个世界上的命运有深刻周彻的肯认,对人内心经验有感同身受的体谅,并精鹜八极、鞭辟入里,也都是经典,都应成为我们阅读 How do classics define? When using Coetzee’s “What is Classic,” those “those who survive the worst barbaric attacks and survive the rest of their lives are classics.” Of course, ignoring the special context of his speeches, those who have received the most sincere praise from the future generations and who have always been new are undoubtedly among them. This is the first point we want to make. The second point that should be emphasized is that beyond the usual understanding, it is not possible to limit the classics only to literary masterpieces in ancient and modern times, from the Analects of Confucius to the Records of Japan, from The Republic to The Existence and Time. Many works in the humanities and social sciences, including some natural science works, have a deep concern for the fate of people in this world because of their genuine concern for the human condition. They have a deep understanding of the human inner experience, and they have a deep understanding of people’s inner experience. Fine octupoles, whipping up, are classics, should be read by us