Liang Shu-ming’s "Three Cultural Directions" And Its Contemporary Inspiration

Liang Shu-ming is the pioneer of the Neo-Confucian school of thought，in hisunique perspective put forward “three cultural directions”world said. He willConfucianism，Bergson’s “life philosophy”and the combination of Buddhismphilosophy，desire for the core，puts forward the development trend of the threecultures.“Three cultural directions” arising out of the New CultureMovement,because China ideological circle is in the prosperous period of variousideologies collide each other，Many scholars steeped in the "Western Learning"Reflection on the critical period, Keen on traditional Chinese culture, have gained aplace in the world culture.“Three cultural directions” fully clarify the final worldcultural development trend of China’s traditional culture.In this paper Liang Shu–ming’s“Three cultural directions” the formationconditions, the philosophical the basis, as well as contemporary social modernizationconvert certain degree of views and perspectives. Liang shu-ming put forward the“Three cultural directions”based on “desire”and detailed analysis about thecharacteristics of Chinese，western，India three culture，which is “intended toreconcile and hold the”China，the west is "intended to move forward，" India is“intended to turn back”. The development of the three cultures，the culture of Chinais the world’s cultural Renaissance.“Three cultural directions” view is not only thepremise of the Chinese traditional culture and western culture，Indian culture in theworld culture difference and compared on the same position. This fully embodies theliang shu-ming for the orientation of Chinese traditional culture，ethnic and hismanhood. Liang shu-ming late in the basis of the theory of “three cultural directions”world also proposed a “three periods of world culture”，says it is “three culturaldirections”world in the Chinese culture and western culture and India culture isevolved on the basis of the world cultural circulation system.Through to liang shu-ming research of“three cultural directions”，we shouldfully understand the essence of Chinese and western culture，In the process of Chineseand Western cultures collide each other，seeking to harmonious development oftraditional Chinese culture and Western culture，absorb all of the elements that isconducive to the development of traditional Chinese culture，To support the revival ofthe traditional culture of China，Liang Shuming thoughts of traditional culture andcontemporary Chinese cultural construction contact, for the revival of Chinese cultureto create feasible theoretical preparation.