张载哲学本体论是20世纪中国哲学史的一个研究热点。张岱年和牟宗三分别代表了其中的两种研究范式:在张载哲学本体的判定上,由于对"太虚即气"的不同理解,张岱年认为是"以气为本",牟宗三主张"太虚为本";在张载哲学在宋明理学中的定位上,基于各自的"三系说"系统,张岱年认为张载属于宋明理学"理"、"气"、"心"三系中的"气本论",牟宗三则视之为"性"、"心"、"理"三系之"性体"系的渊源;在哲学体系建构上,张岱年体现了"接着"张载、王夫之气学讲的哲学自觉,建构了唯物的新气学体系,牟宗三由"太虚神体"的心性化取向,着意于道德的形上学体系。
Chang Tsai''s ontology is a hot research topic of Chinese philosophy in the 20th century. Zhang Dainian and Mou Zongsan represent two kinds of research paradigms respectively:in the j udg-ment of Chang Tsai''s philosophical ontology,Zhang Dainian thought Qi is ontology and Mou Zongsan thought Supreme Void is ontology because of the different comprehension of the proposition of “Su-preme Void is namely Qi.”On the positioning of Chang Tsai''s philosophy in the Song Ming Neo-confucianism,Zhang Dainian thought Chang Tsai''s philosophy belongs to the theory of Qi,while Mou Zongsan thought it belongs to the theory of Xing Ti based on different understanding on the three kinds of system of Neo-confucianism.On the philosophical system construction,Zhang Dainian em-bodies the philosophical consciousness that inherits Chang Tsai and Wang Fuzhi''s philosophy and con-structs the materialistic learning system.However,Mou Zongsan constructs moral metaphysics sys-tem with the mental orientation.