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- Authored by Hu Shih, Chinese philosopher, historian and diplomat
- Brings together his English essays, speeches and academic papers, as well as book reviews, all written between 1919 and 1962
- Allows readers to trace the development of Chinese thought and see the historical methodology applied therein
Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Hu Shih (1891-1962),. In the 1910s, Hu studied at Cornell University and later Columbia University, both in the United States. At Columbia, he was greatly influenced by his professor, John Dewey, and became a lifelong advocate of pragmatic evolutionary change. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1917 and returned to lecture at Peking University. Hu soon became one of the leading and most influential intellectuals during the May Fourth Movement and later the New Culture Movement. His most widely recognized achievement during this period was as a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and language reform in his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese. Hu Shih was the Republic of China’s Ambassador to the United States of America (1938-1942) and later Chancellor of Peking University (1946-1948). In 1939 Hu Shih was nominated for a Nobel Prize in literature and in 1958 became president of the “Academia Sinica” in Taiwan, where he remained until his death in Nangang at the age of 71.
This diverse collection brings together his English essays, speeches and academic papers, as well as book reviews, all written between 1919 and 1962. English Writings of Hu Shih represents his thinking and insights on such topics as scientific methodology, liberalism and democracy, and social problems. It can also serve as a helpful resource for those who study Hu Shih and his views on ancient and modern China.
The first volume “Chinese Philosophy and Intellectual History” allows readers to trace the development of Chinese thought and see the historical methodology applied therein. The second volume “Literature and Society” mainly includes Hu Shih’s works on language reform, which owing to his advocacy for the use of written vernacular Chinese were a success in both the educational and literary fields. The third volume “National Crisis and Public Diplomacy”mainly collects Hu’s articles and speeches from his term as Ambassador of China to the U.S.A. between 1938 and 1942.
Authors, Editors and Affiliations
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, East Asian Studies Department, Princeton University, Princeton, USA
Chih-P'ing Chou
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Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Hu Shih
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: English Writings of Hu Shih
Book Subtitle: Chinese Philosophy and Intellectual History (Volume 2)
Authors: Hu Shih
Editors: Chih-P'ing Chou
Series Title: China Academic Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31181-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31180-2Published: 02 February 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42751-0Published: 07 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31181-9Published: 01 February 2013
Series ISSN: 2195-1853
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 306
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Philosophy, History, general