Transforming Consciousness into Wisdom: The Tsinghua School and 20th-Century Chinese Philosophy

Author: Hu Weixi
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The book is organized around the theme of "transforming knowledge into wisdom," dividing the study of the Tsinghua School into three parts. Part I is a general introduction to the Tsinghua School. In Part II, the philosophical thought and historical evolution of the Tsinghua School will be examined and discussed, with a particular focus on the relationship between the Tsinghua School and positivism. Part III is a study of some representative figures and their ideas of the Modern Neo-Confucianism, an important philosophical school in 20th-century China. The inclusion of these studies on Modern Neo-Confucianism is intended to provide a reference framework for the Tsinghua School. As mentioned above, in the history of 20th-century Chinese philosophy, the concern over the issue of "transforming knowledge into wisdom" was not limited to the Tsinghua School. In addition to the Tsinghua School, Modern Neo-Confucianism also engaged in unique and innovative thinking on this issue. However, the approach of Modern Neo-Confucianism to the issue of "transforming knowledge into wisdom" differs significantly from that of the Tsinghua School. If the Tsinghua School's thinking on this issue was influenced by Kant, then the Modern Neo-Confucianism's approach is anti-Kantian or entirely non-Kantian. Therefore, using Modern Neo-Confucianism as a comparison not only illustrates that there are two types of thinking about "transforming knowledge into wisdom" in the history of 20th-century Chinese philosophy but also shows that both types are related to Kantian philosophy.