Progressive Ideas And Political Thoughts In Modern China (1895-1919)

The idea of progress is one of the most profound and important concepts on society and individuals.In the West,The idea of progress began in earnest in16-17century from the field of knowledge, emphasizing the accumulation of human knowledge and intellectual development;In the18th century, with the rise of rationalism, the idea of progress extended to all areas of social life and become a social history of the concept of a universal significance;In the19th century, the idea of progress and evolution theory to support each other, making "progress" was strong evidence.In China, the idea of progress first get established by KangYou wei, and accompanied by YanFu gradually introduced to the theory of evolution and recognition of familiar people.The idea of progress once established, will be have a profound impact on the social history.The political thought, as a reflection of social, the relationship with the idea of progress can be observed as a window to the community.In the lineage of political thought, conservatism, radicalism and liberalism have left an important mark on modern China.Polyphony relationship carding three representatives of ideas thoughts, ideas and progress can be found:Yan Fu introduced the idea of progress in determining the value of its liberal tendencies in the process of establishing the theory of evolution, both the idea of progress China has laid a theoretical foundation of modern liberalism also highlights its inherent double difficult;Radicalism, throughout all the rage of China in the20th century, the theoretical basis is precisely the idea behind the reform progress,The idea of progress achieved in the process of gradual to radical change by mutual competition to survive, the idea of progress in the process of change itself but also on the Fourth anti-traditionalism and radicalism of early socialism, etc. provided important support value and achieve by the evolution of its own leap into materialism;In the era of high idea of progress, a few scholars such as ZhangTai yan analysis the "progress" in the universality and particularity, and the value and the fact, become an undercurrent on the "progressive" thought Any way, because of the process of development and modernization of humanity, we must be destined to "progress".