Liang Shuming and the populist alternative in China / / by Catherine Lynch.

• Superior document: Modern Chinese philosophy ; 16
• Author: Lynch, Catherine, 1949-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Chinese Philosophy 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)

In Liang Shuming and the Populist Alternative in China , Catherine Lynch offers an alternative understanding of Liang Shuming’s work. While the current work on Liang suggests a connection to other Asian philosophical traditions (like Confucianism and Buddhism), this new work argues that Liang’s work is an important part of the evolution of the modern Chinese thought and examines the role of populist ideas in the development of Liang’s thinking. In addition to Liang’s writings, this reading of Liang relies on lengthy interviews the author completed with Liang as well as with people associated with Liang. This book adds a new perspective based on access the author had to Liang while he was still alive.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Interviews -- Introduction: Understanding the Turn in Liang Shuming’s Thought / Gu Hongliang and Andrew Lambert -- Populism and China -- The Early Years -- New Starts -- Comparing Cultures -- Setting the Problem -- Resolving Doubts -- The Enlightenment of History -- Things Fall in Place -- Liang Shuming and Mao Zedong -- Conclusion: Populism in China -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.