思想史脈絡下的中央書局（1927-1957）：兼論張深切、徐復觀儒學論述的位置

Intellectual History of the Central Bookstore (1927-1957): Confucian Discourse of Chang Shen-chieh and Hsu Fu-kuan

中央書局創立於1927年，是臺灣中部地區本土社會菁英推動社會文化改革、啟發民智的重要據點，一直到戰後，仍然是在地文人網絡的主要交流節點。在當前的臺灣思想史研究中，該書局在戰後初期到五○年代出版的張深切作品，還有新儒家重鎮徐復觀與書局同人的交遊，是學者最注意的議題；目前學界意見，也比較強調儒教價值在這個文人社群中的思想位置。作為對上述意見的反思，本文主張，戰後初期的中央書局主事者，延續著戰前霧峰一新會的社會理想來參與公眾事務，卻遭遇二二八事件的衝擊。此後，該書局透過出版工作有意識地面對黨國統治，以表達自身的思想與價值觀。再者，對比張深切、徐復觀的儒學論述之後，本文認為中央書局同人與徐氏雖然都對儒教傳統深表同情，但是彼此的情感結構仍有差異。我們從這些出版品中，可以看出臺籍作家們與當政者的立場張力，而且這種張力，尖銳地集中表現在張深切的儒學論述中。相對地，徐復觀儒學的底蘊，則主要反映出統治者族群內部的路線之爭。因此，本文認為，如果從思想史的角度來詮釋中央書局與徐復觀交遊關係的意義，則儒教傳統的認同感應屬次要。反而在黨國統治下，人文主義式地強調並鞏固人性尊嚴，才是雙方共通、最重要的核心價值。

The Central Bookstore, founded in 1927, played a key role in promoting social and cultural reforms in central Taiwan and remained a hub for intellectual exchange until the post-war period. Current studies focus on the works published by the bookstore during this time, particularly those by Chang Shen-chieh, as well as the interactions between Hsu Fukuan and the bookstore’s leadership. As a result, scholars often emphasize the importance of Confucian values within this intellectual community. This paper argues that, in the early post-war period, the bookstore’s leaders continued the social ideals of the pre-war Wufeng I-hsin Society, but their activities were deeply affected by the 228 Incident. In response, the bookstore strategically engaged with the party-state system through its publishing activities, promoting its own ideas and values. Comparing the Confucian discourses of Chang Shen-chieh and Hsu Fu-kuan, the paper suggests that, while both expressed sympathy toward Confucian traditions, their emotional and ideological frameworks differed. The publications reflect the tension between local intellectuals and the ruling authorities, most clearly evident in Chang Shen-chieh’s Confucian discourse. In contrast, Hsu Fu-kuan’s Confucian thought largely reflects internal ideological disputes within the ruling ethnic group. From an intellectual history perspective, the relationship between the bookstore and Hsu Fu-kuan is less about shared identification with Confucianism and more about a mutual emphasis on human dignity as a core value under party-state rule.