编者按：近年来，学界对于中华文明之天下情怀的讨论，新见迭出，方兴未艾。那么，展开对于“天下”文明的讨论，其意义究竟何在？当下时代，民族主义思潮在世界范围肆意泛滥，人们不断用民族主义视角看待和分析世界。整个人类文明，正踯躅彷徨在危险的十字路口。此时此刻，适值“中华文明再出发”的前夜。从1840年走到今天，中华文明终于能够理性地重新检视自身文明遗产，筹划自己的未来，重启足可对人类有所贡献的文明精粹。在文明论意义上，中华民族，其心智与心性，究竟对此世界有何贡献？通过对中华文明之“家国天下”概念的创造性阐释，是否会有化解文明冲突、救济当今世界体系之处？超越了现代性的普遍化技术系统在“新天下主义”中充当何种角色？概言之，“天下”情怀是否具有某种超越时代的全球治理的普遍意义和价值？有鉴于此，本刊特邀赵汀阳、许章润、任剑涛与关凯诸先生，围绕“新天下主义”予以深入研讨。通过此组专题笔谈，相信会对“天下”文明的研究有新的推展。

Free Discussions on the New Tianxia Doctrine (Conversations by Writing)

Zhao Tingyang, Xu Zhangrun, Ren Jiantao, Guan Kai

Editor’s Note: There have been various new opinions arising in recent discussion on the feeling of Tianxia in Chinese civilization. What is the significance to initiate such discussion? At present, the trend of nationalism overflows worldwide, and the world are frequently treated and analyzed in a nationalistic perspective. The entire human civilization is hovering at a dangrous crossroads, and the moment just concides with the eve of “a new start of Chinese civilization.” From A.D. 1840 to this day, Chinese civilization can finally review rationally its own cultural heritage, plan the future, and restart its cultural essence which is sufficient to contribute to human being. In the sense of theory of civilization, what can Chinese civilization do to this world with its mind and disposition? Could Chinese civilization do something to resolve conflicts among civilizations, and relieve the world system today by making creative interpretation of the “family-state-Tianxia” concept? What kind of role does universal technology system transcending modernity act as in the new Tianxia doctrine? In short, whether the feeling of Tianxia possesses significance and value which is universal and beyond times to global governance? On that account, the journal invited four scholars making written discussions on the new Tianxia doctrine, and hope to make new advance in the studies of the Tianxia civilization.