屈辱的标志,但洪迈认为小国Р应该量力而行,顺势变化,既能存国,城下之盟也【责任编辑:朱根】Р无妨。在“弱小不自量”条中,洪迈认为以莒、萧这Р Hong M a i’s H istor ica l Ph ilosophy in H isM a sterp iece Rong Zha i EssaysР L I ZheР ( School of H istory and Culture, Shanxi Normal University, Shanxi, Xi’an 710062, China)Р Abstract: HongMai’s historical philosophy lies in his unity of the heaven and the peop le: in oneР hand, it stresses the role of“destiny”, that the fortunes of peop le as well as dynasties are determ inedР by a mysterious power; on the other hand, it also emphasizes that of personal efforts, which, in hisР view, are the motor of the development of history. H is kind of insight, far ahead of other historians ofР his time, could be found in his writings, for examp le, Rong Zhai Essays.Р Key words: Hong Mai; Rong Zhai Essays; historical philosophy