A Discussion on the History of Chinese Thought in the Twentieth Century. Volume 1

Author: Xu Jilin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This is a selected volume of essays on the history of ideas, systematically compiling important achievements in the study of 20th-century Chinese thought since the 1980s. The book is divided into two volumes, four parts, and includes 23 essays. The first part is a special section on the May Fourth Movement, analyzing this complex and contradictory era from multiple perspectives such as economic ethics, freedom and conservatism, enlightenment and salvation, rationalism and romanticism, and exploring the fundamental reasons for the changes in 20th-century Chinese social thought. The second and third parts focus on the various ideas and debates that surged in the history of 20th-century Chinese thought. The fourth part sorts out the various intellectual trends that have stirred China since the May Fourth Movement. Each essay in the book is rigorously argued and impactful, offering valuable insights for understanding and researching the intellectual landscape of contemporary China.