On Chinese Culture
This book is divided into three main parts: an introduction to theories of culture, a section on Chinese culture, and one on cultural construction. The first part can be interpreted as an attempt to explore the meta-theoretical system of culture at the ph
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On Chinese Culture
On Chinese Culture
Deshun Li
On Chinese Culture
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Deshun Li China University of Political Science and Law Beijing China Translated by Linan Tian
ISBN 978-981-10-0277-9 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0279-3
ISBN 978-981-10-0279-3
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Jointly published with Heilongjiang Education Press Library of Congress Control Number: 2015958078 © Heilongjiang Education Press & Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publishers, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publishers, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publishers nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.
Preface to the English Edition
“Culture” seems to be a concept with difficultly defined boundary both in connotation and in denotation but remains flexible and widespread in application. Such phenomenon particularly exists in Chinese academic context. Different subjects share little normalized common view on culture. Due to speakers’ different western or eastern knowledge background, what and how to talk about culture all depends on their own wish, imagination, and their topic intention. Therefore, this book, as invited, aims to give a description of the nature and common state of culture on the perspective of philosophy and in the way of Chinese traditional thinking. It also attempts to confront the history and reality and applies them to the reflection and critique of Chinese traditional culture and the development and exploration of Chinese culture modernization. In the author’s opinion, the nature of culture rests with “humanization” including humanizing human himself, that is, “civilization.” So in the analysis and discussion of culture, we lay importance on human’s lifestyle and thinking method and finally combine culture with human’s own living and growing right and duty. While in the reflection and prospect of Chinese culture, we follow the ideas such as (in culture) “What do we have?”, “What are we lack of?”, “What do we want?”, and
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