Hu Shih’s Liberalism And Chinese Traditional Culture

Modern China is in the midst of social turmoil and precariousness,and to seek national independence intellectuals in this era have proposed different paths.Under the background of intertwined cultures,no matter what kind of path,intellectuals will face how to deal with the relationship with traditional culture.In the process of transforming Chinese tradition to modernity,Hu Shih played an important role.As a representative of liberalism,he spent all his life pursuing freedom,firming his beliefs,practicing liberalism,and contributing to the development of Chinese liberalism.In order to transmit the liberalism into China,Hu Shih worked hard to explore the free foundation in traditional culture.Therefore,it can be said that the discussion of the Chinese traditional culture constitutes an important content of Hu Shih’s liberalism system.This article discusses the relationship between his liberalism ideological system and Chinese traditional culture,which traditional cult ure influence the development of his liberal ideological system,and how traditional culture affect the construction of his liberal ideological system,and finally form a liberalism with contemporary value.Because of accepting the Chinese traditional education,the method of doubtful method of traditional Chinese learning method had a great influence on Hu Shih.When this kind of thinking collided with Huxley’s skepticism and experimental ism,Hu Shih found the similarities.He combined experimental ism with the scholar method of Qing Dynasty as the philosophical basis of his liberalism readily;there is a kind of personality in Chinese traditional culture,emphasizing human independence and autonomy,which influenced Hu Shih the format ion of"perfect" individualism.Individuals should not only actively strive for personality independence and freedom,but also become useful to society through themselves.Hu Shih also excavated the liberal traditions which existed in China,to find the foundation for the growth of liberalism in the local area and deepen its freedom.Finally,the moral elitism in the Chinese tradition has invisibly planted Hu Shih’s "elitism",which affects the formation of his "good governmentalism".The liberal ideological system of Hu Shih’s has been greatly influenced by Chinese traditional culture,which pull us to notice the deep influence and important value of Chinese traditions.It is significant for us to understand,examine and deal with Chinese traditional culture and the Sinicization of Marxism.