The title is a collection of essays centering on the topic of intercultural communication between Chinese and Western cultures by Tang Yijie, one of the most renowned philosophy scholars in China.
Comprised of five parts, the author discusses how Chinese culture should modernize itself through borrowing from Western culture premised on a self-awareness of Chinese culture per se. The book begins by critiquing theories of the so-called clash of civilizations and new empires and argues for the coexistence of cultures and a global consciousness instead. Chapters in the second part revisit contemporary Chinese culture in transition and call for the cultural integration of China and the West, with China defined in both its ancient and modern guises. By providing reflections on the cultural trends of the 1980s and 1990s, the third part illustrates the inevitable growth of diversified cultural development while analyzing cases of cultural dialogue in history, philosophy and religion. The fourth part demonstrates the significance of culture diversity and interaction while the fifth provides thoughts and reflections on some real-life cultural issues.
This title will appeal to all levels of readers interested in Chinese culture, cross-cultural studies and topics of cultural pluralism.
Author(s): Tang Yijie
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 374
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I The Clash and Coexistence of Civilizations
1 What Is Civilization?
Notes
2 Appraisal of Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations Thesis
1 Is the Trend of Human Cultural Development Primarily Antagonistic Or Syncretic?
2 Will Confucianism Be a Source of Political Conflict and War?
3 Huntington’s Article Is Based On the Outdated Theory of “Western Centrism”
Notes
3 The Irreversible Trend of Cultural Diversity
Notes
4 The “Clash of Civilizations” and “Coexistence of Civilizations”
1 The “Clash of Civilizations” Theory and the “Neo-Imperialism” Theory
2 “Coexistence of Civilizations” and the New Axial Age
3 Can Chinese Culture Contribute to “The Co-Existence of Civilizations”?
3.1 The Confucian “Doctrine of Benevolence” Is Positive to the “Co-Existence of Civilizations”
4 “Tao” From Taoism Can Provide Meaningful Resources for the Prevention of the “Clash of Civilizations”
Notes
5 “Identity of Ontology and Methodology”: A New Perspective On Modernistic Diversity
Notes
6 New Perspectives On Western Sinology
1 My Observation About Three New Perspectives On Western Sinology
1.1 Quest for Ideological Resources With Certain “Universal Value” in Chinese Culture
1.2 French Sinologist Jullien Studied “Sinology” Based On the “Circuitous-Return Route”
1.3 Re-Emphasis On the Research Trend of Chinese Classics
2 My Three Views On Studying “Sinology”
2.1 My Observation Concluded From the Research Approach of Jullien
2.2 Only Through “Dialogue” Can Research On “Sinology” Be “Understood”
2.3 To Seek Cultural Resources With the Meaning of “Universal Value”
Notes
7 Current Cultural Exchange and Communication Between China and the West
1 What Kind of Era Are We in at Present?
2 Western Intellectuals Are Pondering Over the Birth of Post-Modern Society as Trying to Get Out of the Crisis Brought by …
3 Traditional Chinese Culture in the Historic Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation Will Make an Epoch-Making …
3.1 Theory of “Man and Nature Share a Community of Life” and “Harmony Between Man and Nature”
3.2 The “Second Enlightenment” of Constructive Postmodernism and Confucian “Doctrine of Benevolence”
3.3 How to Define “People” and “Human Rights” in the Doctrine of “Rites” in Traditional Chinese Culture
Note
Part II Chinese Culture in Transition
8 How to Develop Chinese Culture
1 The Integration of Marxism and Traditional Chinese Culture
2 Facing the Challenge of Current Western Culture (Including All Kinds of Western Marxism), We’re Told to Realize …
3 We Need to Have a Historical Reflection On Our Own Culture in General
Note
9 The Combination of “Global Awareness” and “Root-Seeking Awareness”: The Conception of Developing Chinese Culture
1 How to Respond Positively to the Challenges of Western Culture?
2 How Should We Combine Marxism With Traditional Chinese Culture to Adapt to China’s National Condition?
3 How to Treat Traditional Culture as a Whole
1 On Idealism
2 On Humanism
3 On Dialectical Thinking
4 On Rationalism
Note
10 Chinese Culture to Go Global and the Global Culture to Be Introduced Into China
Note
11 On the Cultural Resultant Force in Cultural Transformation
Notes
12 Issues of Cultural Development in China During the Transition Period
Note
13 Looking Forward to Cultural Development in the 21st Century
Note
14 A Brief Discussion On Chinese and Western and Ancient and Modern Controversies in Chinese Culture Over the Past Century
Note
15 Chinese Culture Under the Impact of Western Culture
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Notes
16 Cultural Consciousness and Problem Consciousness
1 Use the Idea of the “Unity of Heaven and Man” to Resolve the Contradiction Between Man and Nature
2 Use the Idea of Achieving Harmony Between Self and Others to Resolve the Conflicts Between People
3 Apply the Idea of Harmony Between Inner and Outer to Resolve the Contradiction Between Mind and Body
Note
Part III Reflection After the Cultural Fever
17 “Modern” and “Post-Modern”
Note
18 The Rise of “Sinology Fever”
Note
19 “Culture Fever” and “Sinology Fever”
Note
20 How Western Scholars in Reflection Look at Traditional Chinese Culture
1 Reflect On the West, Turn to the East
2 Learning Eastern Wisdom
3 Draw New Conclusions From the Dialogue Between Eastern and Western Cultures and Seek Development
4 Explore the Modern Significance of the Thought of “The Harmony Between Man and Nature”
5 A Multi-Perspective Study of the Book of Changes
Note
21 Economic Development Still Requires a Sense of Dedication and Moral Responsibility
1 To Improve Academic Atmosphere and Establish China’s Academic Discourse Power
2 Encourage People Across Disciplines to Develop Powerful Theories
3 Change the Basic Pattern of Emphasizing Science Over Literature
Note
Part IV The Meaning of Cross-Cultural Dialogue
22 The Significance of Studying Comparative Philosophy and Comparative Religion Regarding the Introduction of Indian …
1 The Introduction of Indian Buddhism Into China and the Popularity of Prajna in the Wei and Jin Dynasties
(1) Let Go of Obsessions
(2) Things Without Substance
(3) Non-Existence School
(4) Not Real But Empty
2 The Relationship Between Buddhism, a Foreign Thought and Culture, and Our Original Thought and Culture
3 How to Study Comparative Philosophy and Comparative Religion?
Notes
23 On Matteo Ricci’s Attempt to Integrate Eastern and Western Cultures
Matteo Ricci’s Identification and Evaluation of Confucian Culture
An Attempt to Converge Catholicism and Confucianism
(1) Combined With Confucianism
(2) Complementing Confucianism
(3) Exceeding Confucianism
(4) Attached to Confucianism
Debate On “Chinese Learning,” “Western Learning” and “Self” and “Uses”
Note
24 On the Comparison of Chinese and Western Cultures Concerning the Pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty
1 Confucius’ Pursuit in the Realm of Life
2 Laozi’s Pursuit of the Realm of Life
3 Zhuangzi’s Pursuit of the Realm of Life
4 Simple Conclusion
Notes
25 Two-Way Choice of Cultures
Notes
26 Between Walls and No Walls: Are Walls Necessary Between Cultures?
1 Nonexistence and Non-Nothingness
2 Not Constant and Not Intermittent
3 Not Material and Not Empty
Notes
27 Reflections On Cultural Issues
1 Two-Way Choice of Cultures
2 Development of a Culture in Other Places and One-Way Flow
3 The “Take-Ism” and the “Give-Away-Ism” of Cultures
4 On Cultural Extinction and Cultural Coexistence
5 On “Cultural Consciousness”
Notes
28 Two Challenges Facing the Multicultural Development
Note
Part V Ideology, Faith and Culture
29 Cultural Rescue, Preservation and Innovation
Note
30 “Edify the Populace to Achieve a Harmonious Society”
Note
31 How to Cope With Mankind’s Misery: Compared With Thousand Years Ago, Humans Are Struggling With Less Or More Misery?
Note
32 On the Complementarity of Chinese and Western Cultures
Note
Appendix: Reflection On Cultural Fever: An Interview With Professor Tang Yijie
A Family of Scholars
“Cultural Fever” and Chinese Culture Institute
To Promote Economic Development and Universal Education
Chinese Culture and External Transcendence
Promoting Nongovernmental Lectures to Deliver the Spirit of the Chinese Culture Institute
Bibliography
Index
