A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy tells the basic characteristics of China's philosophy, which is helpful for people to understand the history of China's philosophy and promote the modernization of the study of China's philosophy. The author not only systematized China's philosophy, but also introduced China's philosophy to the world, which deepened the study and understanding of China's tradition in western countries. This book has 28 chapters.

Under what background did A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy come into being?

Friends who are familiar with history know very well that from the Opium War to the founding of New China, China was once in a backward situation. They don't know that they will be beaten if they fall behind. For a long time, such a backward scene has been reflected in the cultural field, which has become conservative and backward in ideology and culture.

Later, "Evolution Theory" appeared, and Yan Fu's translation of "Evolution Theory" became an important trend of thought, which influenced China, which was isolated and backward at that time. Affected by this, domestic academic circles have gone from one extreme to the other. At that time, many academic celebrities were influenced by this evolutionary thought, such as radical Lu Xun, liberal Hu Shi and conservative Liang Shuming. And no one rejects evolution.

The spread of western learning to the east promoted the development of China's philosophy to a certain extent, but also impacted the cultural confidence of Chinese people at that time. At this time, it is necessary for academic leaders to stand up and promote the exchange of Chinese and western cultures under the condition of mutual respect, so as to achieve the effect of mastery.

Before A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy came out, there were many works about China's philosophy in the west, but all of them had many disadvantages, either too professional or too popular, which led to westerners' limited understanding of China's philosophy. According to historical records, even well-educated Americans, if they are asked to list the main philosophers in China, they are nothing more than Confucius and Laozi, and others know nothing about them.