在讨论严复思想的诸多专著论文中,严复《原强》提出的“鼓民力、开民智、新民德”思想(姑谓之“三民”思想)往往被忽视,或被贬之为“西学救国论”、“教育救国论”(王栻:《严复传》,上海人民出版社1978年版,第109页),思想“落后于”康梁(李泽厚:《中国近代思想史论》,人民出版社1979年版,第282页),“温和的改良主义”(张岂之、杨超:《论严复》,见 In many monographs discussing Yan Fu’s thoughts, Yan Fu’s idea of ​​“promoting democracy, opening up people’s minds and building new people’s morals” (“Guomin” and “Three Ministries”) proposed by Yan Fu “Yuan Jiang” is often neglected or devalued into “Western Salvation Theory ”, “Education Salvation Theory ” (Wang 栻: “Yan Fu Chuan”, Shanghai People’s Publishing House 1978Edition, the first 109 pages), thinking History of Modern Thought “, People’s Publishing House, 1979, p. 282),” Moderate Reformism "(Zhang Qizhi, Yang Chao: On Yan Fu, see