Hu Shih

02 Mar 2004 19:40

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19th and 20th century Chinese philosopher and historian of philosophy, active in the May 4th movement and the early 20th century Chinese literary renaissance; a disciple of John Dewey who tried to adapt American pragmatism to Chinese circumstances.

Recommended:
• Jerome B. Grieder, Hu Shih and the Chinese Renaissance: Liberalism in the Chinese Revolution, 1917--1937
• HS
  • The Chinese Renaissance
  • Logical Method in Ancient China [emphasizing the Warring States period]
  • "Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism in China: Its History and Method," Philosophy East and West 3 (1953): 3--24 [JSTOR]

To read:
• Chou, Hu Shih and Intellectual Choice in Modern China
• Vera Schwarcz, The Chinese Enlightenment: Intellectuals and the Legacy of the May Fourth Movement of 1919