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从学科的角度讲，冯友兰是中国哲学学科重要的奠基者。于中国哲学的奠基而言，如何开展哲学研究，是一个现实且关键的问题。关于这个问题，冯友兰首先定义了“哲学”,明确了其主要内容。其次，分析了“哲学”之“无用之大用”。既然“哲学”有如此之大用，发展“哲学”便是必需且必然的。再次，“哲学”需要“自然发展”,而不是“他然发展”,即“不禁其性”“不塞其源”“让物自己生自己长”。再次，“哲学”要“自然发展”,需要在“哲学”与宗教、科学、经学甚至与哲学史之间厘清界限，同时需要明确哲学研究方法。最后，因为中国哲学传统符合未来哲学“入世而又出世”趋向，故而在将来可为人类做出贡献，而做出贡献的前提乃“自然发展”而非“他然发展”。

From a disciplinary perspective,Feng Youlan is an important founder of Chinese philosophy.In terms of thatfoundation,how to conduct philosophical research is a realistic and critical issue. On this issue,he defined “philosophy” and clarified its main content first.Secondly, he analyzed the “the great use of useless” of “phi-losophy”. Since “ philosophy” has such great use, the development of “ philosophy” is necessary andinevitable.Thirdly,“philosophy” needs “natural development”,rather than “unnatural development”,that is,“unlimited”,“unhindered” and “let things be themselves”.Fourth,for “philosophy” to develop “naturally”,it is necessary to clarify the boundaries between “philosophy” and religion, science, classics and even thehistory of philosophy,as well as to clarify the research methods of philosophy.Finally,Chinese philosophicaltradition conforms to the trend of “this-worldliness with other-worldliness”,so it can make contributions tohuman beings in the future,and the premise of contribution is “natural development” rather than “unnaturaldevelopment”.