Between Tradition and Modernity

Philosophical Reflections on the Modernization of Chinese Culture

Discusses contemporary Chinese philosophy. It is the is the outcome of the author's own twenty year-long studies on the relationship between modernization and Chinese culture from the perspective of cultural reconstruction and philosophical reflection. The book highlights the author's opinions and research outcomes. The author began his research on ancient Chinese philosophy under the guidance of Professor Li Jinquan in Zhongshan University in Guangzhou in the early 1980s. After graduation, he worked at the university as a teacher, and has been trying to integrate the studies on ancient Chinese philosophy into the thinking framework of the historical development and modern reconstruction of Chinese culture.