Volume 20 of Research on Taoist Culture

Author: Chen Guying
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This issue focuses on the influence of Taoist thought in the contemporary era and its relationship with modern Chinese philosophy. The authors are mostly emerging scholars in Taoist studies. Through the interpretation of the works of predecessors and the analysis of the connotations of their thoughts, they propose that figures such as Yan Fu, Jin Yuelin, Fang Dongmei, and Zong Baohua can be considered as contemporary "Neo-Taoists." Feng Youlan and Xiong Shili are philosophers who integrate Confucianism and Taoism. The scholars with a Taoist spirit, such as Meng Wentong and Tang Yongtong, hold a unique position in academia. The emphasis and development of the Taoist tradition by many renowned scholars in modern and contemporary times fully demonstrate the enduring vitality of Taoist wisdom in the development of modern Chinese intellectual history.