A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy (Illustrated Treasure Edition)

Author: Hu Shi
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Publish Date: 2009-06-01
Features: Outlines of the History of Chinese Philosophy (Illustrated Treasure Edition) was reprinted in 1929 and included in the Wan Yuan Library published by the Commercial Press, renamed The History of Ancient Chinese Philosophy. This reprinted edition was later published independently by the Commercial Press in Taiwan in 1958. This book has received unparalleled praise and is regarded as a groundbreaking work, truly a monumental work in the history of Chinese culture, a book of its kind, a positive outcome of the May Fourth New Culture Movement, a pioneering work in the study of Chinese intellectual history, and has laid an unshakable foundation for Hu Shi's academic status. His keen observation, meticulous organization, and bold creativity are timeless. It is the first work by Chinese scholars to systematically study the history of ancient Chinese philosophy using modern academic methods. Its publication is considered a sign of the establishment of the discipline of the history of Chinese philosophy, and Hu Shi's pioneering contributions cannot be overlooked. It is the first systematically applied bourgeois viewpoints and methods in modern Chinese history to study the history of ancient Chinese philosophy, holding significant progressive historical meaning in the development of the history of Chinese philosophy.
Book Review: Chinese philosophy is regarded as one of the traditional philosophies of the world, making outstanding contributions to the history of human civilization. Its influence extends to Japan, Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries, and it has also had a significant impact on the French Enlightenment and Western philosophers such as Leibniz. If the world is likened to a cone, one end pointing to infinitesimally small and the other to infinitesimally large, then Western philosophy is a way of thinking that guides us toward the infinitesimally small, while Chinese philosophy is a way of thinking that guides us toward the infinitesimally large. Dr. Hu Shi's book is the result of examining the infinitesimally large from the infinitesimally small. It brought Hu Shi lifelong honor and status, making him famous overnight. Truly, half a History of Philosophy is enough to conquer the world.
This book was reprinted in 1929 and included in the Wan Yuan Library published by the Commercial Press, renamed The History of Ancient Chinese Philosophy. This reprinted edition was later published independently by the Commercial Press in Taiwan in 1958. This book has received unparalleled praise and is regarded as a groundbreaking work, truly a monumental work in the history of Chinese culture, a book of its kind, a positive outcome of the May Fourth New Culture Movement, a pioneering work in the study of Chinese intellectual history, and has laid an unshakable foundation for Hu Shi's academic status. His keen observation, meticulous organization, and bold creativity are timeless. It is the first work by Chinese scholars to systematically study the history of ancient Chinese philosophy using modern academic methods. Its publication is considered a sign of the establishment of the discipline of the history of Chinese philosophy, and Hu Shi's pioneering contributions cannot be overlooked. It is the first systematically applied bourgeois viewpoints and methods in modern Chinese history to study the history of ancient Chinese philosophy, holding significant progressive historical meaning in the development of the history of Chinese philosophy.