New Edition of the History of Chinese Philosophy

Author: Feng Youlan
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Publishing Date: 1998-01-21
Features: This book is an important representative work of the renowned scholar Feng Youlan. Guided by the trends of the times, it conducts original research on the entire history of Chinese philosophy and even cultural history, proposing a series of new insights that have significantly influenced academia. In terms of ideology, the author "does not rely on others," conducting independent research on Chinese philosophy and culture based on his own understanding of Marxism. In terms of content structure, it weaves the issues of universals and particulars, as well as generality and specificity, through the history of Chinese philosophy, achieving a balance of breadth without being (disorganized), rigor, and liveliness, unifying form and substance, as well as comprehensiveness and conciseness. The book focuses on the theory of spiritual realms in Chinese philosophy, further endowing it with the global significance of exploring the history of human spiritual development. For those interested in or studying Chinese philosophy and culture, it is an indispensable reference work.
The history of Chinese philosophy is divided into four eras. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics. Class struggle and national struggle run through all eras. This is their commonality, while each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics, which is their specificity. Commonality is embodied within specificity; without specificity, there is no commonality. The task of historiography lies in discovering commonality within specificity and using commonality to explain specificity. Among these four eras, some are further divided into several segments, each with its own uniqueness. Based on these segments, the book is divided into seven volumes. The historical period of the first volume is from the Yin and Zhou dynasties to the end of the Spring and Autumn period and the beginning of the Warring States period; the historical period of the second volume is primarily the Warring States period; the historical period of the third volume is the Han dynasty; the historical period of the fourth volume is from the Wei, Jin periods to the Sui, Tang dynasties; the historical period of the fifth volume is the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; the historical period of the sixth and seventh volumes is the modern and contemporary periods.
This book is an important representative work of the renowned scholar Feng Youlan. Guided by the trends of the times, it conducts original research on the entire history of Chinese philosophy and even cultural history, proposing a series of new insights that have significantly influenced academia. In terms of ideology, the author "does not rely on others," conducting independent research on Chinese philosophy and culture based on his own understanding of Marxism. In terms of content structure, it weaves the issues of universals and particulars, as well as generality and specificity, through the history of Chinese philosophy, achieving a balance of breadth without being disorganized, rigor, and liveliness, unifying form and substance, as well as comprehensiveness and conciseness. The book focuses on the theory of spiritual realms in Chinese philosophy, further endowing it with the global significance of exploring the history of human spiritual development. For those interested in or studying Chinese philosophy and culture, it is an indispensable reference work.
The history of Chinese philosophy is divided into four eras. Each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics. Class struggle and national struggle run through all eras. This is their commonality, while each era has its own unique spiritual characteristics, which is their specificity. Commonality is embodied within specificity; without specificity, there is no commonality. The task of historiography lies in discovering commonality within specificity and using commonality to explain specificity. Among these four eras, some are further divided into several segments, each with its own uniqueness. Based on these segments, the book is divided into seven volumes. The historical period of the first volume is from the Yin and Zhou dynasties to the end of the Spring and Autumn period and the beginning of the Warring States period; the historical period of the second volume is primarily the Warring States period; the historical period of the third volume is the Han dynasty; the historical period of the fourth volume is from the Wei, Jin periods to the Sui, Tang dynasties; the historical period of the fifth volume is the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; the historical period of the sixth and seventh volumes is the modern and contemporary periods.