十九世纪中叶,延续了两千多年的封建社会进入它的暮年时期,古老的中国大地上酝酿着一场剧烈的社会变动。一八四○年的鸦片战争更加剧了这个变化的过程。“山雨欲来风满楼”。在这个变化过程中,最受震动、最为敏感的莫过于思想界的变化。探讨这一时期中国思想界认识世界的变化趋势及其影响,对于我们今天认识日新月异的世界形势有许多有益的启示。 In the mid-nineteenth century, the feudal society, which lasted more than two thousand years, entered its twilight years and a drastic social change brewed on the ancient Chinese land. The Opium War of 1840 intensified the process of this change. “Hill rain want to wind floor.” In this process of change, the most shocking and sensitive are the changes in the thinking world. To explore the changing trends and the impact of the Chinese intellectuals’ understanding of the world during this period has many beneficial implications for our understanding of the ever-changing world situation today.