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The Philosophical Dilemma And The Outlet Of Liang Shuming's Theory Of Three Directions In World Culture

Posted on:2008-08-29Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215971201Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Liang Shuming was a prominent representative of cultural conservation in 20th century,acted as the founder of modern new—confucianism. His cultural philosophy first equallydiscussed the Chinese culture in international cultural structure. By bringing forward thetheory of three way world culture, Liang Shuming built his special cultural philosophy. Thepaper illustrates his theory of three directions in world culture in four aspects: the backgroundand source, contents, dilemmas and outlets.The publishing of the Chinese and Western culture and philosophy, marking thebeginning of Liang shuming's cultural research, had deep background of times andphilosophical source. He faced the trend of total westernization of new cultural movement andthe school of Eastern culture and confronting in China at that time; while, the Western worldhad announced the bankrupt of the idea that regarded the Western culture as the means ofsaving the world. Just at the time that national crisis and cultural crisis coexisted, LiangShuming began his research of cultural philosophy. He argued Chinese, Western and Indianculture on the basis of "will" and concluded the theory of three directions in worldculture—Western culture with "will to go ahead", Chinese culture with "will to conciliate"and Indian culture with "will to recede", and the three categories of cultures develop inaccordance with sequence, He pointed out that the future of the world will be the renaissanceof Chinese culture.However, Liang Shuming neglected the contradiction and the generation gap betweenConfucian ideology and modern society which is the patriarchal social product. For instance,the conflict between three way culture and in accordance with sequence, the short ofintegration between the Chinese and Western culture, Liang Shuming pointed out a way for China that absorbed in democracy and science are characteristic of the West, but it was avery subjective judgment. As an opposite of Marxism, Liang shuming didn't confess decisiverole of social existence on the human society; therefore, he could not find the key to open thelabyrinth of Chinese culture from the beginning to the end.Through the reflection on the dilemma ideas in Liang Shuming's theory of three wayworld culture, today, we must base on Marxist basic principle and scientific methods,excavate unceasingly the modern significance of Chinese culture, seek for the futureintegration of Chinese culture and other culture. Chinese culture, confronting the time of theglobalization, should communicate with Western culture with the open way in all—direction.We also should mould the future of Chinese culture on the basis of reality.
Keywords/Search Tags:Liang Shuming, the Chinese culture, the theory of three directions in world culture
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