English Writings of Hu Shih: Chinese Philosophy and Intellectual History (Volume 2) (China Academic Library) - Softcover

Shih, Hu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3642427510 ISBN 13: 9783642427510

Verlag: Springer, 2015

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This book collects essays, speeches and academic papers of Hu Shih, revealing insights on scientific methodology, liberalism and democracy, and social problems. Volume 1 traces the development of Chinese thought and reviews the applied historical methodology.

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Hu Shih (1891-1962), Chinese philosopher, historian and diplomat. In the 1910s, Hu studied at Cornell University and later Columbia University, both in the United States. At Columbia, he was greatly influenced by his professor, John Dewey, and became a lifelong advocate of pragmatic evolutionary change. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1917 and returned to lecture at Peking University. Hu soon became one of the leading and most influential intellectuals during the May Fourth Movement and later the New Culture Movement. His most widely recognized achievement during this period was as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese. Hu Shih was the Republic of China¡¯s Ambassador to the United States of America (1938¨C1942) and later Chancellor of Peking University (1946¨C1948). In 1939 Hu Shih was nominated for a Nobel Prize in literature and in 1958 became president of the ¡°Academia Sinica¡± in Taiwan, where he remained until his death in Nangang at the age of 71.

This diverse collection brings together his English essays, speeches and academic papers, as well as book reviews, all written between 1919 and 1962. English Writings of Hu Shih represents his thinking and insights on such topics as scientific methodology, liberalism and democracy, and social problems. It can also serve as a helpful resource for those who study Hu Shih and his views on ancient and modern China.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 3642427510
• ISBN 13: 9783642427510
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
• Herausgeber: Chou Chih-Ping