Xu Fuguan’s Outlook On Chinese Culture

Xu Fuguan sets Chinese culture as the culture of heart,emphasizes the practicality of Chinese culture,and rethinks the metaphysics inclination of the thought circle in modern China by interpreting the thought character of Confucianism in the pre Qin Period.This thinking has both rationality and limitation.The rationality is conforming to the reality of Chinese culture.The limitation is underestimating the value of metaphysics.Metaphysics plays a foundation role in philosophy and has an irreplaceable position.In the process of the modern transformation of Chinese culture,metaphysics will also play an important role.Xu Fuguan refines an originality concept that is called "anxiety consciousness" according to historical materials of the pre Qin Period and regards it as the internal power of Chinese culture.He links cultural issues with military issues,and elucidates a military spirit based on Chinese culture.Xu Fuguan’s interpretation of Chinese culture,not only is original in its content,but also has a notable feature in its method.That is cross reference between history and reality.Chinese culture is both a historical and a real thing.Anxiety consciousness exists both in history and in reality.In the light of western liberalism,Xu Fuguan elucidates Chinese freedom spirit from two aspects that are morality and knowledge,personality and human rights.He proposes a thought of free society and demonstrates the modern value of Chinese culture.This Chinese freedom spirit not only absorbs western liberalism,but also transcends western liberalism.It has important theoretical value.Chinese culture and western culture both consists of freedom spirit,but in the west the freedom spirit developed to institutionalized liberalism,while in China the freedom spirit failed to develop fully because of the oppression of autocratic regime.In modern society,we can excavate the freedom spirit in Chinese culture with the help of democracy to promote the modern transition of Chinese culture.