The Study Of Feng Youlan’s Philosophical View

Feng Youlan who makes great contribution to Chinese academic circles, especially to Chinese philosophy, is a famous contemporary philosopher and educator in our country. In nearly hundred years, he left many philosophical works which become important documents to study Chinese philosophy. Feng Youlan thinks that his philosophy is to say "then" neo-Confucianism, he builds his thought system on the basis of Chinese philosophy, at the same time, his thought system influenced by western philosophy, so that his thought system is full of rich colors of western philosophy. A blend of eastern thought and western thought makes Feng You-lan’s philosophy had clear inheritance and innovation to neo-Confucianism. Therefore, his philosophy known as the "new Confucianism", he is known as "modern new Confucian school".Feng Youlan builds philosophical view that has Chinese philosophy spirit with western philosophy; he pays great attention to the five most as scope of philosophy, philosophical connotation, philosophical method, the function of philosophy and the nature philosophy to study philosophical view. About the scope of philosophy, Feng Youlan is based on the relationship between philosophy and science, philosophy and religion, defining the scope of philosophy. He paid attention to the difference between philosophy and science in the early, but later he began to emphasize philosophy and science. On the relationship between philosophy and religion, Feng Youlan has always advocated and religious philosophy is radically same, and predicted that in the future philosophy will be instead of religious. About the connotation of philosophy, in the early Feng Youlan thinks philosophy is the learning to seek well and Philosophy of life; the period of building the new neo-Confucianism, Feng Youlan advocates philosophy is the viewpoint from simply thinking; in his later years, Feng Youlan insisted that philosophy is the reflection of the human spirit. About the Philosophical method, in the early days, Feng Youlan thinks philosophy method is logical and rational; in the period of building the New Neo-Confucianism, Feng Youlan advocates philosophy method is starting in the positive way and ending in the negative way; in late, Feng Youlan advocates the real philosophy is the combination of the sensible way and the intuitive way. About the function of philosophy, Early Feng Youlan emphasizes the developing function of philosophy on the education and the practical value of philosophy for the life; Feng Youlan emphasizes the function of philosophy in the aspect of improve people’s mental state in the period of building the New Neo-Confucianism, thinks that philosophy is the study of holiness; In his later years, Feng Youlan advocates philosophy can develop people’s theoretical thinking ability, improve people’s mental state, and uses the "horizontal canal four" to summarize the function of philosophy. About the nature of Philosophy, Feng Youlan emphasizes the philosophical progressive and national character.To study Feng Youlan’s philosophical view is the premise that to study his philosophical, contributes to the overall grasp Feng You-lan’s philosophy thought; to study Feng Youlan’s philosophical view is the specific requirements of construction of socialist culture, helps us to correct attitude to eastern and western culture under the new situation, sets up the correct cultural viewpoint.