Research on Taoist Culture. Issue 20, Special Issue on Contemporary Taoist Thought

Author: Chen Guying
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This issue focuses on the influence of Taoist thought in the contemporary era and its relationship with Chinese modern philosophy. The authors are mostly emerging scholars in Taoist studies. Through the interpretation of the works of predecessors and the analysis of the connotations of their thoughts, they propose that scholars like Yan Fu, Jin Yuelin, Fang Dongmei, and Zong Baohua can be considered as contemporary "Neo-Taoists." Feng Youlan and Xiong Shili are philosophers who integrate Confucianism and Taoism. The studies on Meng Wentong and Tang Yongtong, who possess a Taoist spirit, hold a unique position in academia. The emphasis and development of the Taoist tradition by many renowned scholars in modern times fully demonstrate that the wisdom of Taoism still possesses a strong vitality in the development of modern Chinese intellectual history.