"Academic Affairs"and "Political Affairs"Jiang Meng Lin’s"Disobedience"and"Obedience"

Jiang Menglin,Who was a well-known principal of Peking University in the Republic of China,was a very disputed university president.He was also a famous liberal intellectual at that time.His thought has been a research hot spot for a long time,however,there was little systematic research on Jiang Menglin’s attitudes and behavioral expression during some important events. This paper tried to reveal the essence and reseans of Jiang Menglin’s "Disobedience" and "Obedience", and inquiry his predicament and perplexity about the linger between "Academic Affairs" and "Political Affairs".Meanwhile,we involve Jiang Menglin’s educational idea.In Chapter One of this paper,Jiang Menglin’s "Disobedience" was studied.It discussed Jiang Menglin’s different attitudes and behavioral expression of "Disobedience" during three important events:the movement of Beijing academic circles expelling Peng Yunyi and detaining Cai Yuanpei,the case of Peking University departing from ministry of education, the September18th Incident. There were protesting the absurdity behaviors and interfering education of governmental and ministry of education,the educational idea conflict between Jiang Menglin and the education ministry minister,and the struggling for the school-running idea not being realized and non-freedom.In fact,some "Obedience" exsited in "Disobedience". All of the "Disobedience" was to maintain the academic order in Peking University.In Chapter Two,Jiang Menglin’s "Obedience" was investigated. We chose three typical cases as research object:Jiang Menglin represented Cai Yuanpei to treat Peking University affairs, the December Ninth Movement of Beiping academic circles, established Southwest Associated University.During this three affairs, Jiang Menglin’s main attitude and behavior was "Obedience". Maintaining the Peking University and defending academic freedom were the starting point of his "Obedience".His identity and sense of mission were decisive factors.Because of some unwillingness elements,"Obedience" was in "Disobedience".The Third Chapter of paper explored and analysed the reasons of Jiang Menglin’s linger between "Academic Affairs" and "Political Affairs".Both "Disobedience" and "Obedience" were Jiang Menglin’s choice when he was in the linger between "Academic Affairs" and "Political Affairs".In the research,we knew internal and external causes interaction resulted in Jiang Menglin’s predicament. The basic causes include Jiang Menglin’s academic idea and political idea,the pursuit of saving the nation by education,the handling affairs principle of "but either Chinese or Western,neither Chinese nor Western",the attitude to student movement and so on.And non-ideal outer edge environment and the contest about rights and power between Peking University person and edge environment are important inducements.The end of this paper mainly described the root of the perplexity about Jiang Menglin’s linger between "Academic Affairs" and "Political Affairs",based on investigation of the intellectuals(university person) in modern China.During the process of discussion,we thought that the fundamental for Jiang Menglin was to identify which was good for academic development and Peking University maintained or not,when he carried out "Disobedience" or "Obedience". But under the circumstance of lacking favorable outer edge environment and the academic freedom crisis,and under Salvation and Enlightenment dual mission,the intellectuals in modern China had to take the attitude and behaivor either "Disobedience" or "Obedience" to authorities.Thus it made oneself to predicament.