CAJ | 학술논문

严复对于法国大革命的历史是十分熟悉的，然而激进的革命在他心中激荡起的却是渐进的回响。在他眼中，法国大革命没有什么值得称道的地方，它只是表明，通过革命强加的方式来改变社会结构的类型是不可能实现的。这种法国大革命观，深深影响着他对中国革命的看法。他认为，革命对于中国同样意味着一场厄运，同样不能完成中国社会类型的转变，因此应该遵循进化规律，从教育国民、提高国民素质入手，以渐进的方式来变革中国社会，逐步寻求国家的富强。
엄복대우법국대혁명적역사시십분숙실적，연이격진적혁명재타심중격탕기적각시점진적회향。재타안중，법국대혁명몰유십요치득칭도적지방，타지시표명，통과혁명강가적방식래개변사회결구적류형시불가능실현적。저충법국대혁명관，심심영향착타대중국혁명적간법。타인위，혁명대우중국동양의미착일장액운，동양불능완성중국사회류형적전변，인차응해준순진화규률，종교육국민、제고국민소질입수，이점진적방식래변혁중국사회，축보심구국가적부강。
YanFu knew the history of the French Revolution so well that it only solidified his idea of a gradual reform for China. In his opinion, the French Revolution had no other merit than proving once again that it was infeasible for a radical revolution to complete the course of social structure transformation alone. And in an unfathomable way had his view of the French Revolution influenced his own perspective of China＇s revolution. In his view, radical revolution would do nothing but bring disasters to China just like back in France, let alone helping China with the social structure transformation. Therefore,China should follow progressive and gradual rules, which would proceed with educating the nation, aiming at enhancing national quality and finally build a strong and prosperous nation.