Echo of Wisdom – Wandering Between Space, Time, and Creation (Marginal Dialogues II): Wandering Between Space, Time, and Creation

Author: Hong Chuanhua
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Publishing Time: 2001-12-01
Features: Corresponing to Edge Dialogue, this book also breaks away from the tedious and conventional academic expressions, adopting a dialogical and spiritual form reminiscent of ancient Greece and the pre-Qin period, as well as a postmodern style of widespread intellectual dissemination. Through in-depth questioning of the thought streams of thirteen influential figures in China’s marginal thought and avant-garde art, and through powerful readings and confrontations with the essence of thoughts from various ancient and modern masters as well as diverse Sino-Western cultural phenomena, the book strives to vividly showcase and reveal the multidimensional spatiotemporal landscape and humanistic spirit of world culture—religion, philosophy, politics, law, art, theoretical physics, language, and other dimensions—during the turn of the century and millennium. Upholding the authentic perspectives of space and time, it offers a unique interpretation and reflection on the foundation of Western culture while delivering a sharp and fierce critique, and simultaneously delves deeply into the reflection and rediscovery of the foundation of Eastern culture. In the midst of the postmodern “dark night” and ruins, it creatively predicts a peculiar vision of the 21st century, where the world will be reborn under the illumination and leadership of China rising like the morning sun.
This book is also an invaluable collection of arguments or debates, interwoven with a labyrinth of high intellectual density and explosive language. Amidst this web, thoughts occasionally sparkle and become intensely colored by sudden insights. As an interdisciplinary and original work, it is suitable for readers and reference use by university students, art enthusiasts, humanities and social science researchers, and overseas students. With the help of the book’s illustrations, readers can not only obtain hand-painted portrait materials of contemporary influential figures but also gain new insights into Western genius, learn about the latest developments in cutting-edge intellectual forums, and acquire revolutionary perspectives on many authoritative doctrines. This book is also one filled with strong experimental characteristics, and for this very reason, all past conventional interpretations and principles of comprehension will face challenges here.