Chapter 33 comment

The late Mr. Zhang Dainian, a master of Chinese studies at the Philosophy Department of Peking University, once said: "The most famous contemporary Chinese philosophers are Mr. Xiong Shili, Mr. Jin Yuelin and Mr. Feng Youlan. The theories of the three schools represent the fusion of Chinese and Western philosophies. In Xiong's philosophy system,' Nine-tenths of the "middle" class, one-tenth of the "western" class, Mr. Jin's system can be said to be nine-tenths of the "western" class, one-tenth of the "middle" class. Only Mr. Feng Youlan's philosophy system can It is a combination of Chinese and Western in a relatively complete sense."

Liu Wendian was a maniac, but he only admired Chen Yinke and Feng Youlan. He often said to people at Southwest Associated University: "There are only three professors in the Southwest Associated University. Chen Yinke is one, Feng Youlan is one, Tang Lan counts half, and I count half." It is said that Feng Youlan's "History of Chinese Philosophy" is the first must-read book for anyone who offers courses in Chinese philosophy in Western universities. Hu Shi once said: "There may be no fools in the world who are on the right side of Zhisheng (Feng Youlan's name)."

He Zhaowu talked about Feng Youlan: Feng Youlan has always followed closely and exalted the politics of those in power. For example, the last article "Ying Emperor" in his "New World Instructions" and so on, all praised Chiang Kai-shek.In our opinion, it is not only unnecessary but also a loss of dignity for a scholar to do so. The author of "The Journey of Faith: The Biography of Feng Youlan" said: "As a part of Chinese philosophy, Feng Youlan has been integrated into the history of Chinese philosophy." After Feng Youlan's death, a couplet hanging high in front of the grave reads: "Build a heart for the world, establish a life for the people, seek benevolence and benevolence, and live at the age of ninety-five; if you praise it, you will not add merit, and if you do it, you will not be discouraged. Knowing that I have sinned against me depends on four million words."