Science or Humanities: The Dilemma of Cultural Orientation in Modern China

Author: Qin Yingjun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The central theme of the book is science and humanity. I remember the renowned modern scholar Wang Guowei once said, "To know its credibility but not love it, to feel its lovability but not trust it—this is the greatest torment of life." ② Isn't this "lovability" and "credibility" the very science-humanity (philosophy) explored in this book? Wang Guowei later drowned himself in the Kunming Lake of the Summer Palace, troubled by this confusion. Alas, this cursed "metaphysics" and "materiality" led such a great scholar down this path (many theories exist about Wang Guowei's suicide, but this is not the focus here). Since modern China, the dilemma between science and humanity has passed. The 20th century must offer some lessons to the 21st century, and this is the purpose behind writing this book.