曩昔學界對於漢學的討論,焦點大多集中在少數代表學者之上,且所得往往停留在概括式的描述為止。因此本文以王鳴盛(1722-1797)《尚書後案‧洪範》為考察對象,站在漢學的視角,深入發掘其核心理念,詳加探究其處理方式,切實釐清其承先啟後之處。繼而將考察所得,置入學術史的脈絡之中審視,以為往後關於漢學的討論,提供新的理解與方向。根據本文的考察,王鳴盛從事〈洪範〉學,以復原鄭玄家法,居於絕對指導、支配之地位,行有餘裕,方才考訂歷史事實。其輯佚的不足,經、史的混淆,在在顯示漢學的發展,絕非一蹴可幾。質言之,王氏其人其書,雖未能有效地解決討論已久的諸多問題,至少堪稱先驅,而為之後從事〈洪範〉學的漢學家,摸索出可行的方向。
Over the past decades, in the discussion of the rise of Sinology, a few representative scholars have been mentioned and focused on, and the results of the discussion have frequently entered the general description. For these reasons, this study aims at the analysis of Wang Min-Sheng's (1722-1797) Shang Shu Hou An-Hong Fan, explores his core idea in depth, and further elaborates his description and interpretation of Hong Fan. The study will provide a new direction toward the analysis and discussion of Sinology. According to the present study, in order to conduct Hong Fan research, Wang attempted to collect scattered documents and writings and restore Zheng Xuan's Jia Fa, which was regarded as the absolute instruction and dominative position in Wang's theory. Therefore, the results of this study indicated that Wang followed Zheng Xuan's Jia Fa to make a textual research about Hong Fan; in addition, he would make textual research about the reality of history if there was a lack of data on Zheng Xuan's Jia Fa. The conclusion of this study shows that, because of insufficient collation and compilation of scattered documents and writing in Wang's works, and confusion between classics and history, the development of Sinology had not been complete and remained in the early stage. In fact, although many long-standing problems have remained and have not been dealt with effectively, Wang and his works, also called the forerunner of Sinology, can give a feasible direction for the followers who study Hong Fan to grope further and explore new studies in the future.