近年来 ,“文明冲突论”已成为美国和西方学术理论界备受关注的热门理论之一。塞缪尔·亨廷顿在他所提出的这一理论中将儒家文明和伊斯兰教文明定义为在未来的“文明冲突”中对西方基督教文明最具挑战性的文明。由此论点出发 ,他不遗余力地提醒美国和西方对即将到来的来自这两种文明的“威胁”采取对抗和遏制措施。尽管他的这一理论实质上反映的不过是他维护美国霸权地位和利益的初衷 ,而且在理论上也充满悖谬。但他的这一理论对美国和西方学术界和政界人士都产生了极大的影响。本文着重从历史和现实分析的角度 ,同时也从考察西方文明与东亚儒家文明在世界近代史上的互动关系的角度 ,来揭示他提出的这一理论在主观立场上所包涵的谬误成份 In recent years, the “theory of clash of civilizations” has become one of the hot topics that have drawn much attention from academic circles in the United States and the West. In his theory, Samuel Huntington defines Confucianism and Islamic civilization as the most challenging civilization in Western Christian civilization in the future “clash of civilizations.” From this point of view, he spared no effort in reminding the United States and the West of the confrontation and containment measures against the upcoming “threats” from these two civilizations. Although his theory essentially reflects nothing more than his original intention of safeguarding the hegemonic position and interests of the United States, he is also theoretically full of absurdities. However, his theory has had a tremendous impact on the academic and political circles in the United States and the West. This article focuses on the historical and practical analysis of the point of view, but also from the Western civilization and the East Asian Confucian civilization in the modern history of the world interactive relationship point of view, to reveal his proposed theory in the subjective position of the fallacious components