王国维是中国近代史上一位思想复杂的人物。他生活与从事学术研究的十九世纪末二十世纪初,孙中山等民主主义革命家正积极从事推翻中国最后一个封建王朝的革命活动,可是王国维的政治思想却缺乏民主共和的意识,直到辛亥革命十二年后,他还以一腔愚忠到废帝溥仪身边作“南书房行走”的五品官,以充当“帝王师”为荣耀。他的自杀,虽有因溥义被逐一事而绝望之说,却又证据不足难以成立,但他的政治思想之保守是可以肯定的。很令人奇怪的是,他的学术思想,尤其是哲学、美学、文学方面的学术思想,却是非常开放的、充满 Wang Guowei is a complicated figure in modern Chinese history. At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century in his life and academic research, democratic revolutionaries like Sun Yat-sen were actively engaged in the overthrow of the revolutionary activities of China’s last feudal dynasty. However, Wang Guowei’s political thought lacks the awareness of democratic republic until the Revolution of 1911 Two years later, he also used a chamber of foolish loyalty to the emperor Pu Yi around for “Southern study walk ” of five product officers, to serve as “imperial division ” for the glory. His suicide, though he was desperate for Pu Yi because he was one by one, was unable to establish the evidence. However, the conservativeness of his political thought can be affirmed. What is very strange is that his academic thoughts, especially the academic thoughts in philosophy, aesthetics and literature, are very open and full