English Writings of Hu Shih: Literature and Society (Volume 1) (China Academic Library)

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 Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Literary Revolution in China....Pages 3-6 The Literary Revolution in China....Pages 7-12 The Social Message in Chinese Poetry....Pages 13-23 A Chinese Declaration of the Rights of Women....Pages 25-31 The Greatest Event in Life, A Farce in One Act....Pages 33-39 The Literary Renaissance....Pages 41-50 Introduction to Monkey ....Pages 51-54 The Chinese Novel....Pages 55-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Marriage Customs in China....Pages 67-69 Introduction to The Story of the Chinese Eastern Railway ....Pages 71-74 Which Road Are We Going?....Pages 75-84 Essay in Living Philosophies ....Pages 85-100 Woman’s Place in Chinese History....Pages 101-109 The Tz’u-T’ung: A New Dictionary of Classical Polysyllabic Words and Phrases....Pages 111-113 An Optimist in the Sea of Pessimism....Pages 115-120 An Optimist Looks at China....Pages 121-125 Essay in I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Certain Eminent Men and Women of Our Time....Pages 127-129 Intellectual Preparedness....Pages 131-136 The Place of the Alumni Organization in the History of Universities....Pages 137-140 A Historian Looks at Chinese Painting....Pages 141-147 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 The Chinese Art Society....Pages 149-153 “Foreword” to How to Cook and Eat in Chinese ....Pages 155-156 Chang Poling: A Biographical Tribute....Pages 157-165 Ten-Year Plan for China’s Academic Independence....Pages 167-171 My Early Association with the Gest Oriental Library....Pages 173-176 The Gest Oriental Library at Princeton University....Pages 177-196 Rabindranath Tagore in China....Pages 197-198 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).