胡适英文文存English Writings of Hu Shih Literature and Society (Volume 1) 1

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 English Writings of Hu Shih......Page 4 Acknowledgments......Page 6 Contents......Page 12 Part I: Literature......Page 14 Chapter 1: A Literary Revolution in China......Page 15 New “Experimental Poetry”......Page 16 Historical Justi fi cation......Page 17 Conclusion......Page 18 Chapter 2: The Literary Revolution in China......Page 19 Chapter 3: The Social Message in Chinese Poetry......Page 25 Three Distinct Features of Chinese Poetry......Page 26 Model of Poetic Satire......Page 28 One of the Longest Poems......Page 29 Folk Songs......Page 31 Poems by Chang Ch’i......Page 33 Protests Against Social Inequalities......Page 34 Chapter 4: A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women......Page 36 Problem of Sexual Inequality......Page 38 Process of “Womanizing” a Man......Page 39 Education for Women......Page 40 Chapter 5: The Greatest Event in Life, A Farce in One Act......Page 43 Chapter 6: The Literary Renaissance......Page 50 Chapter 7: Introduction to Monkey......Page 60 I......Page 64 II......Page 65 III......Page 66 IV......Page 68 V......Page 69 Part II: Society......Page 74 Chapter 9: Marriage Customs in China......Page 75 Chapter 10: Introduction to The Story of the Chinese Eastern Railway......Page 78 Chapter 11: Which Road Are We Going?......Page 82 Chapter 12: Essay in Living Philosophies......Page 92 I......Page 108 II......Page 110 III......Page 113 IV......Page 115 Chapter 14: The Tz’u-T’ung: A New Dictionary of Classical Polysyllabic Words and Phrases......Page 117 Chapter 15: An Optimist in the Sea of Pessimism......Page 120 Chapter 16: An Optimist Looks at China......Page 126 Chapter 17: Essay in I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain Eminent Men and Women of Our Time......Page 131 I......Page 134 II......Page 135 III......Page 137 Chapter 19: The Place of the Alumni Organization in the History of Universities......Page 140 Chapter 20: A Historian Looks at Chinese Painting......Page 144 Chapter 21: The Chinese Art Society......Page 151 Chapter 22: “Foreword” to How to Cook and Eat in Chinese......Page 156 Chapter 23: Chang Poling: A Biographical Tribute......Page 158 A Naval Cadet......Page 159 The “Yen” School......Page 160 Birth of Nankai......Page 161 His Educational Credo......Page 163 Wartime Blows......Page 164 “Nankai Will Live”......Page 165 Chapter 24: Ten-Year Plan for China’s Academic Independence......Page 167 Dr. Hu’s Proposals......Page 168 Post-graduate Study......Page 169 American Examples......Page 170 Chapter 25: My Early Association with the Gest Oriental Library......Page 172 Chapter 26: The Gest Oriental Library at Princeton University......Page 176 Chapter 27: Rabindranath Tagore in China......Page 196 Hu Shih (1891-1962), Chinese philosopher, historian and diplomat. 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 Hu Shih (1891-1962), Chinese philosopher, historian and diplomat. Hu Shih was the Republic of China¡ ̄s Ambassador to the United States of America (1938 ̈C1942) and later Chancellor of Peking University (1946 ̈C1948).