The word "philosophy" originated from ancient Greece and consists of two words: love and wisdom. The ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras first used this word. Later, the word philosophy was widely recognized and used all over the world.
"Philosophy" is a social ideology that studies human thoughts and cognition of society, everything and the universe. Pay attention to enlightening wisdom and arouse the sublimation of people's thoughts.
The west pays attention to knowledge, so modern physics came into being and has been at the forefront of the world. China attached importance to practice, which led to China's unique philosophy.
China's philosophy is one of the main types of traditional philosophy in the world. It devotes itself to studying the relationship between man and nature and the law of historical evolution from ancient to modern, and forms its own unique views on nature, history, humanity, epistemology and methodology, paying special attention to the connection between philosophy and ethics. The history of the formation and development of the theoretical system of Chinese world outlook. China's philosophy sprouted in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties and took shape at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended.
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Feng Youlan (1895.12.04 ~1990.11.26) is a native of Qiyi Town, tanghe county, Nanyang City, Henan Province. China is a famous contemporary philosopher and educator.
19 18, graduated from philosophy department of Peking University. 1924, Ph.D. from Columbia University, studied under john dewey. After returning to China, he served as Professor Tsinghua University, Head of Philosophy Department, Dean of College of Arts, Professor The National SouthWest Associated University and Dean of College of Arts. Deputy to the 4th National People's Congress, member of the 2nd to 4th CPPCC, and member of the 6th to 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, and received honorary doctor of literature from Princeton University, Delhi University and Columbia University.
His works, such as History of China Philosophy, A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy, New Compilation of China Philosophy History, and Six Books of Zhenyuan, have become important academic classics in China in the 20th century, and have had a far-reaching impact on China's modern academic circles and even foreign academic circles, and are known as "modern neo-Confucianism". 1949, Feng Youlan won the "Scholar Award".
1990165438+1passed away at Beijing Friendship Hospital at 20: 45 on October 26th at the age of 95.