A Commentary On The Thought Of L.K.Tao

The liberalism is a very important society ideological trend in morden China, but actually for a long time it is obtained unfair treatment. After founding of the new China, the mainland circle of thinkers face up to the liberalism,the research on liberalism thought also gradually becomes a very important part in the research of the Chinese modern thought culture history. This article belongs to a part of this research -the research on the liberalism thought character. The research object L.K.Tao is the first generation of sociologist in China, from the new cultural movement,L.K.Tao play an important role in the modern China's stage.He is carrying on the initiation of the thought and the dissemination of the knowledge. The importance of L.K.Tao is inferior to Hu Shi, but we can't ignore his value.Looked from the present scholarly research ,L.K.Tao is belonged to the liberalism ranks which is lack of thorough analysis, this kind of research obviously is unfairly to L.K.Tao, also isn't persuasive. This research takes the thought of L.K.Tao as the text, while carries on this text,we prove his thought belongs to the liberalism thought.This article from the political thought, the individual thought, the education thought, the scientific thought four parts analysis his thought, induced two characteristic of his thought: Instrumentalism and idealism. In this process,the full article compares his thought to the liberalism thought principle, finally draws the conclusion: the thought of L.K.Tao belongs to the liberalism thought, he acted "the free initiation" role in modern China,who propagates for the liberalism and regards the question in the lisberlism standpoint.The article finally has carried on the appraisal from two aspects on L.K.Tao's thought: his liberalism thought is not accommodating with the modern society's development tendency, but the starting point is the nation-state, also he expanded the propagation of the modern idea such as the democracy, equality, freedom, science.He has the certain impetus function to China's modernized advancement. His academic thought earns to the full affirmation.