A Century of Contemplation - A Review of the Cultural Concepts That Dominated Human Development in the 20th Century

Author: Xin Qi
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The reissue of the book "A Hundred Years of Reflection" has left the author with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow. It is gratifying that in the book, the author passionately called for humanity to unite quickly to address global issues, stop wars, eliminate poverty, achieve common development, guide circulation, regulate finance, promote education, establish a technological concept aligned with human morality, set a value system for a longer-term harmonious relationship between humans and nature, build an information dissemination network that treats all cultures equally, and establish a fair and just new world order, among other arguments and analyses. These have now become mainstream thoughts in the political and intellectual circles of various countries today. At the same time, the author is concerned that many of the trends predicted in the book have unfortunately come true. Five years after the first edition, the author revised certain passages in the book in light of changes in the world situation and cultural progress. While keeping the original content unchanged, the author added predictive analyses of major historical events and development trends written and published in recent years, compiling them into the eleventh chapter of the new edition of "A Hundred Years of Reflection."