My View on Human Culture

Author: Hou Yangyang
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: "My View on Humanities"---This title reflects a prominent cultural dilemma facing the current situation and the need to overcome it. Nearly 30 influential scholars share their perspectives on this topic. Among them are renowned scientists such as Wang Xuan and He Zexiu, as well as famous sociologists and humanists like Xu Youyu, Chen Sihuo, and Wu Guosheng. This is essentially a dialogue between humanities and science, a continuation of the Great Discussion on Humanistic Spirit that emerged in the 1990s. This book showcases the talents of 28 Chinese "beauty-seekers." These 28 outstanding figures in Chinese thought, culture, and academia bring us genuine auspiciousness and confidence, as well as beauty. Based on the main content of the manuscripts, the 28 articles are divided into two parts: Upper Part and Lower Part. The Upper Part consists of 13 articles, written by authors from various academic fields, including science, philosophy, history, literature, and theology, all discussing "My View on Humanities" from the perspective of the relationship between science and humanities. The Lower Part comprises 15 articles, where the authors primarily elaborate on "My View on Humanities" from the perspective of a specific humanities discipline or academic topic, such as culture, literature, religion and art, history, cultural relics, calligraphy, law, and education.