Outlook on Chinese Culture

Author: Yin Hai Guang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Yin Hai Guang, a student of the philosopher Jin Yuling, was one of the most influential intellectuals in Taiwan during the 1950s and 1960s and holds an important position in the history of Chinese thought. He wrote numerous articles and books that criticized authoritarian regimes and spread the ideals of democracy. These writings, with their profound thoughts, rigorous logic, and passionate language, influenced overseas intellectuals and the public. This book is Yin Hai Guang's most important work in his later years and a significant document in the history of modern thought. Academia has called it "a new milestone in discussing cultural issues in China." The book employs some concepts from Western social sciences (particularly cultural anthropology) and logical analysis methods to discuss the changes in China's historical and cultural transformations over the past century.