This article endeavors to provide an overview on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The focus is on contemporary Chinese philosophy in the Chinese-speaking world, particularly after the 1950s, although contemporary Chin...This article endeavors to provide an overview on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The focus is on contemporary Chinese philosophy in the Chinese-speaking world, particularly after the 1950s, although contemporary Chinese philosophy both in its inception in early 20th century China and in the English-speaking world are also explored. In addition to designating separate genres of contemporary Chinese philosophical interpretation and construction, including some of the major issues under discussion and debate as well as giving attention to several representative scholars, this article also teases out the historical contexts in which those issues emerged and developed, and it highlights the salient feature of contemporary Chinese philosophy in general.展开更多
Compared with traditional Chinese philosophy, contemporary Chinese philosophy needs more attention not only in the Chinese-speaking world but also in the English-speaking world. “Contemporary Chinese philosophy” pri...Compared with traditional Chinese philosophy, contemporary Chinese philosophy needs more attention not only in the Chinese-speaking world but also in the English-speaking world. “Contemporary Chinese philosophy” primarily refers to the development of traditional Chinese philosophy mostly defined by Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism from the very beginning of 20th century to the present in China. On the other hand, Westem philosophy has flooded into China and Western philosophical ingredients, such as German idealism, existentialism, and phenomenology, let alone Marxism, have already played a significant role in the construction of contemporary Chinese philosophy. In this sense, the development of Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism in contemporary China has unavoidably been entangled with Western philosophy.展开更多
文摘This article endeavors to provide an overview on contemporary Chinese philosophy. The focus is on contemporary Chinese philosophy in the Chinese-speaking world, particularly after the 1950s, although contemporary Chinese philosophy both in its inception in early 20th century China and in the English-speaking world are also explored. In addition to designating separate genres of contemporary Chinese philosophical interpretation and construction, including some of the major issues under discussion and debate as well as giving attention to several representative scholars, this article also teases out the historical contexts in which those issues emerged and developed, and it highlights the salient feature of contemporary Chinese philosophy in general.
文摘Compared with traditional Chinese philosophy, contemporary Chinese philosophy needs more attention not only in the Chinese-speaking world but also in the English-speaking world. “Contemporary Chinese philosophy” primarily refers to the development of traditional Chinese philosophy mostly defined by Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism from the very beginning of 20th century to the present in China. On the other hand, Westem philosophy has flooded into China and Western philosophical ingredients, such as German idealism, existentialism, and phenomenology, let alone Marxism, have already played a significant role in the construction of contemporary Chinese philosophy. In this sense, the development of Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism in contemporary China has unavoidably been entangled with Western philosophy.
