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Category Archive: Hu Shih

Hu Shih Quote: “It is only through contact and…”

It is only through contact and comparison that the relative value or worthlessness of the various cultural elements can be clearly and critically seen and understood.

August 7, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “On July 26, 1916, I announced…”

On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people.

May 26, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “Only when we realize that there…”

Only when we realize that there is no eternal, unchanging truth or absolute truth can we arouse in ourselves a sense of intellectual responsibility.

May 16, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “The Chinese people, too, went through…”

The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.

March 28, 2021 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “Another important historical factor is the…”

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.

December 5, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “The Jesuits had learned that a…”

The Jesuits had learned that a Christian mission to China could never succeed if it were not in a position to show and convince the Chinese intelligentsia of the superiority of the European culture.

October 28, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “It is true that the Chinese…”

It is true that the Chinese are not so religious as the Hindus, or even as the Japanese; and they are certainly not so religious as the Christian missionaries desire them to be.

October 19, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “And lastly, the political revolutions from…”

And lastly, the political revolutions from 1911 to the present time have done more to bring about tremendous social changes everywhere than even the economic and industrial changes and the new schools.

September 6, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “Life and human society are the…”

Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.

August 22, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

Hu Shih Quote: “India Conquered and dominated China culturally…”

India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

August 12, 2020 1891, Chinese, December 17, Hu Shih, Quotes by Philosophers

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