Fang Dongmei Volume

Author: Liu Mengxi
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Publish Date: 1996-06-01
Features: The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy and Its Development (Volume 1) (originally in English, the second volume has not yet been translated) is the magnum opus of Fang Dongmei's over 50-year academic career. The book is vast in scope and profound in vision, with every discussion on the 4,000-year evolution of the spirit of Chinese philosophy deeply rooted in the author's life experiences. The renowned Zen master D.T. Suzuki once praised Fang's paper The Cosmos and the Individual in Chinese Metaphysics as "unparalleled in its time," and this book is an extension and further refinement of that praise in a more integrated form. In addition to selected works from The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy and Its Development, this collection also includes Fang's other renowned essays such as Three Wisdoms of Philosophy, The Wisdom of the Chinese People, and The Cosmos and the Individual in Chinese Metaphysics, bringing the spiritual essence of this "great philosopher of the generation" vividly to life.
Fang Dongmei (1899–1977) was a scholar from Tongcheng, Anhui, who dedicated over 50 years to education. He was an expert in philosophy and highly esteemed, known as the "great philosopher of the generation." After his passing, his students established the "Committee for the Compilation of Fang Dongmei's Collected Works" to edit and publish his lifetime writings, which span over 4 million words. His major works include: The Virtue of Life, Philosophy of Life, Science, Philosophy, and Life, The View of Life of the Chinese People, An Outline of the Philosophy of Life in China, Pre-Qin Confucian and Taoist Philosophy, Greater Vehicle Buddhism in China, The Philosophy of the Huayan School, Philosophy of Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy and Its Development (both volumes), Lectures by Fang Dongmei, Correspondence on Philosophy, and Selected Poems of Jianbai Studio.