唐甄生活于明末清初,是著名的思想家之一。他著有《潜书》一书,是他思想的精华,并被收于《四库全书》之中。人们在提到他时,往往称他为早期启蒙思想家。但是,启蒙思想是欧洲反封建运动中资产阶级运动的铺垫。如果我国有类似的思想要称之为“启蒙”的话,也应区别对待,不应与欧洲的启蒙思想相等同。而且,唐甄的思想也不能认为是启蒙思想,因为他虽有贬斥君主、男女平等等言论,但是与真正的启蒙思想有本质上的区别,其中则反映出了他强烈的反清复明思想。并且,其思想也还属于传统儒家思想,并没有新的创造。 Tang Zhen living in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, is one of the famous thinker. He is the author of “The Book, a Potted Book,” the essence of his thought, and was accepted in the Sikuquanshu. When men refer to him, they are often referred to as early enlightenment thinkers. However, enlightenment was the foundation of the bourgeois movement in the anti-feudal movement in Europe. If our country has similar ideas to call it “enlightenment,” it should be treated differently and should not be equated with the European enlightenment. Moreover, Tang Zhen’s thought can not be regarded as enlightenment thought either. Although he has denigrated the monarch and equality between men and women and other remarks, it is essentially different from the true enlightenment thought, which reflects his strong ideology of anti-rejuvenation. And his thoughts also belong to the traditional Confucianism, there is no new creation.