孔子删《诗》论争平议

古今学者对孔子删诗说的论争，其分歧可以分为三个层面。一是孔子删《诗》说的源起与生成，二是最早否定孔子删《诗》说的是何人，三是孔子删《诗》说可信与否的具体辨析。根据现存文献资料，此说的最早提出者是司马迁，最早的否定者是孔颖达。从古诗三千之数、孔子编选取舍的标准、季札观乐等角度考查，孔子删《诗》说可信。

A Verification of Confucius' Revision of Poetry

With regard to the saying that Confucius once revised Poetry,both ancient and modern scholars are divided on the following issues: the source of the saying,its first dissenter,and its credibility.Based on the extant documents,the author believes that its first advocate is Sima Qian,and its first negator is Kong Yingda.From such perspectives as Poetry's containing multitudinous items,the criteria used by Confucius to compile it,and Ji Zha's appreciation of the music of Chou,it can be verified that Confucius ...