New Edition of the History of Chinese Philosophy (Volume 1)

Author: Feng Youlan
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book is an important representative work of the renowned scholar Feng Youlan. Organized around the theme of the times, it presents original research on the entire history of Chinese philosophy and even cultural history, proposing a series of new insights that have significantly influenced academia. In terms of guiding ideology, the author "does not rely on others," conducting independent research on Chinese philosophy and culture based on his own understanding of Marxism. In terms of content structure, it weaves through the history of Chinese philosophy with the fundamental threads of universals and particulars, as well as general and specific issues. It is extensive yet not chaotic, rigorous yet vivid, achieving a unity of substance and form, breadth and conciseness. The book places special emphasis on exploring the theory of spiritual realms in Chinese philosophy, further endowing it with global significance in the study of the history of human spiritual development. For those interested in or researching Chinese philosophy and culture, it is an indispensable reference.
The history of Chinese philosophy is divided into four eras. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics. Class struggle and national struggle run through all the eras. This is their commonality. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics, which is their particularity. Commonality is contained within particularity, and without particularity, there is no commonality. The task of historiography lies in discovering commonality within particularity and explaining particularity through commonality. Within these four eras, some are further divided into several segments, each with its own particularity. Based on these segments, the book is divided into seven volumes. The historical period of the first volume is from the Shang-Zhou period to the late Spring and Autumn period and the early Warring States period; the historical period of the second volume is mainly the Warring States period; the historical period of the third volume is the Han Dynasty; the historical period of the fourth volume is from the Wei-Jin period to the Sui-Tang period; the historical period of the fifth volume is the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; the historical period of the sixth and seventh volumes is the modern and contemporary periods.
This book is an important representative work of the renowned scholar Feng Youlan. Organized around the theme of the times, it presents original research on the entire history of Chinese philosophy and even cultural history, proposing a series of new insights that have significantly influenced academia. In terms of guiding ideology, the author "does not rely on others," conducting independent research on Chinese philosophy and culture based on his own understanding of Marxism. In terms of content structure, it weaves through the history of Chinese philosophy with the fundamental threads of universals and particulars, as well as general and specific issues. It is extensive yet not chaotic, rigorous yet vivid, achieving a unity of substance and form, breadth and conciseness. The book places special emphasis on exploring the theory of spiritual realms in Chinese philosophy, further endowing it with global significance in the study of the history of human spiritual development. For those interested in or researching Chinese philosophy and culture, it is an indispensable reference.
The history of Chinese philosophy is divided into four eras. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics. Class struggle and national struggle run through all the eras. This is their commonality. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics, which is their particularity. Commonality is contained within particularity, and without particularity, there is no commonality. The task of historiography lies in discovering commonality within particularity and explaining particularity through commonality. Within these four eras, some are further divided into several segments, each with its own particularity. Based on these segments, the book is divided into seven volumes. The historical period of the first volume is from the Shang-Zhou period to the late Spring and Autumn period and the early Warring States period; the historical period of the second volume is mainly the Warring States period; the historical period of the third volume is the Han Dynasty; the historical period of the fourth volume is from the Wei-Jin period to the Sui-Tang period; the historical period of the fifth volume is the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; the historical period of the sixth and seventh volumes is the modern and contemporary periods.