"文化记忆"哲学视野下董仲舒"群儒首"称号解读OACHSSCD

A careful reading of Biographies of Confucian Scholars(Rulin Liezhuan)in Historical Recordsreveals that,in Sima Qian's portrayal,Dong Zhongshu was merely a prominent Confucian scholar,by no means worthy of the title"the Headof All Confucian Scholars".In Ban Gu's Book of Han,by contrast,Dong Zhongshu is not only the genuine"the Head of All Confucian Scholars"but also"the Paragon of Confucian Scholars".Regarding the same historical figure,the wo Han dynasty historical worksdiffer drastically in their accounts and evaluations.An interpretation from the philosophical perspective of"cultural memory",as proposed by the German scholar Professor Jan Assmann,unlocks the rationale behind this discrepan-cy and illuminates the deliberate intention of Liu Xin and Ban Gu in bestowing upon Dong Zhongshu the titles"the Head of All ConfucianScholars"and"the Paragon of Confucian Scholars".