1. First of all, learning classical philology is the task entrusted to us by the times. Sorting out ancient books is of great strategic significance to a nation and a country. It is an important work related to future generations. At the very least, splendid Chinese culture can improve national self-esteem and self-confidence, which is our spiritual pillar.
Therefore, in order to let more people know about ancient books, it is not enough to just do punctuation, annotation, collation and exegesis. It is necessary to have modern translation so that more people can understand it.
2. Secondly, studying classical philology is the need of professional study. For those who study and study China's ancient language and literature, ancient history and philosophy, China's classical philology is an important compulsory course and a basic course serving the study of specialized courses.
Because learning involves a large number of literature classics, it is necessary to learn and master the basic knowledge and theory of classical philology, so that you can find materials smoothly in your study, use them correctly, and then analyze and criticize them and draw scientific conclusions.
In short, only by systematically studying and mastering the basic knowledge of classical philology can we lay a solid foundation for future study and research and make achievements in scientific research.
The disciplinary characteristics of historical philology;
The most prominent characteristics of historical philology are comprehensiveness, foundation and practicality.
The so-called comprehensiveness refers to the research object, field and theory of China's historical philology. Methods involve both history and classical philology, and are closely related to philology, phonology, exegetics, chronology, historical geography, ancient literature, the history of China's philosophy, and the history of science and technology.
Although comprehensiveness is not the disciplinary nature of historical philology, it is indeed a major feature.
The so-called foundation refers to the basic position of historical philology in the historical structure system. The study of history must be based on historical materials. Although the scope of historical materials is very wide, the historical documents handed down from generation to generation and unearthed are undoubtedly the most important part.
The so-called practicality means that historical philology is a knowledge that emphasizes practicality and practicality.
Whether sorting out or studying historical documents is a very practical work, such as edition, catalogue, collation, discrimination and compilation. It takes a long period of hands-on practice and experience accumulation to succeed. The whole discipline of historical philology is gradually formed on the basis of long-term practice and experience accumulation in historical documents.