在新儒家的一代后起之秀中,杜维明是引人瞩目的人物。这一方面固然在于他的才思机敏和属文圆通,一方面也在于,他比他的学术同人们都更急切地企望大陆学坛对海外“儒学第三期发展”的呼声作出回应。对杜先生的文章和讲演我早就留意了,但使我终于有所启悟的,还是杜先生不久前发表的《儒学第三期发展的前景问题》。 In the rising star of a new generation of Confucians, Du Weiming is a remarkable figure. On the one hand, this is due to his cleverness and civility. On the one hand, he is even more eager than his academic colleagues in responding to the calls of the mainland academic forums for overseas “development of the third phase of Confucianism.” I have long been aware of Mr. Du’s articles and lectures, but at last I have some enlightenment, or “the prospect of the third phase of the development of Confucianism” recently published by Mr. Du.