本文讨论常乃惪 (1898～ 194 7)和他的《中国思想小史》。在 2 0世纪上半叶的学术史与思想史中 ,常氏是一个值得注意的人物。一方面 ,他与当时的激进和保守两方不同 ,把国家和制度的建设放在文化与思想的改变之上 ;另一方面 ,他也与当时新旧文化论争中的两派都不同 ,对古代传统的意义与当代思潮的渊源有自己的判断 ,他带着这些思考写下了《中国思想小史》。本文指出 ,这部《中国思想小史》 ,既显露了他的思考 ,也暴露了他的缺陷 ,这部书虽然不能算是名著 ,但从学术史角度看 ,它却是 2 0世纪中国思想史研究历程中薄薄的一页 This article discusses Chang Naide (1898-1947) and his “History of Chinese Thought.” In the academic and intellectual history of the first half of the 20th century, Chang was a notable figure. On the one hand, unlike the then radical and conservative parties at the time, he placed the building of the state and institutions above the changes of culture and thought. On the other hand, he was also different from the two schools in the old and new cultural disputes of the time. The traditional meaning and the origin of contemporary thought have their own judgments. With these thoughts, he wrote “a small history of Chinese thought.” This paper points out that this “small history of Chinese thought” not only reveals his thinking but also exposes his flaws. Although this book can not be regarded as a masterpiece, it is an academic history that is a study of the history of Chinese thought in the 20th century A thin page in the process