Sun Yat-sen: A Biography

Author: Mao Jiaqi
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: The book "A Biography of Sun Yat-sen" written by Mao Jiaqi and others has been published by Nanjing University Press. It is part of the series "Biographies of Chinese Thinkers," edited by Kuang Yaming. For half a century, the study of Sun Yat-sen has become a prominent field of research. This book strives to analyze his activities and thoughts objectively based on previous studies. It is divided into three parts: the first part reviews previously published works, pointing out both significant achievements and biased issues; the second part analyzes the development of Sun Yat-sen's activities and thoughts in stages; the third part provides an objective summary of his ideas. The book argues that the sources of Sun Yat-sen's ideas are diverse, and his fundamental approach to these sources is pragmatic application. He was a great historical figure, and the theoretical foundation of his thought is primarily based on evolutionism and mutual aid theory. His philosophical ideas radiate wisdom, his political ideas are rich, but his economic ideas are clearly insufficient in fitting China's national conditions, and his political strategies contain major errors.