A Review Of Professor Thaddeus T'ui-chieh Hang's Researches On Confucius's, Mencius's And Xun Zi's Thoughts About Human Beings [Book Review]
Abstract
Thaddaeus professor back in "Philosophy and Culture" magazine predecessor, "Modern Academy" period, that is involved in the pipeline and to the author. The publication suggested by Professor Fang Dongmei renamed "Philosophy and Culture", the term professor through this magazine published its long-term research and teaching of the important results, and the subject-rich, diverse and tremendous and inspiring. This paper was published in its "philosophy and culture" magazine about his on Confucius, Mencius, who thought Gou published in the Hong Wenzi to introduce the above. Period to make care academic colleagues on this subject can ponder and knowledge of new, young students have to take this opportunity and recognize the efforts of senior scholars have been caused by the research results, and future, to study Chinese philosophy not only stretches forever, and can has unlimited development of life. This paper by the item characteristics of Chinese philosophy professor and research methods of tips; Confucius's view; Mencius's view; Xunzi's view; and the problem of Western philosophy, as the domain of comparison to carry out the five-oriented, not every place, Sage is still hesitate to give positive period for the parties hope. Professor Thaddeus T'ui-chieh Hang began editing and contributing to UNIVERSITAS. It's through this journal that Professor Hang released the important products of his study and teaching that were in rich in topics, various, and inspiring. This paper is exactly intended to introduce his articles published in UNIVERSITAS that were concerned with Confucius, Mencius and Xun Zi's thoughts about human beings. Through this paper, we wish to make the academic members review the old and learn about the new scholarship on such topics and encourage the students to recognize the academic achievement this predecessor made. Accordingly, the study about Chinese philosophy can be not only perpetuated but also bestowed with limitless opportunities. This paper is to proceed along the following sections: first, Professor Hang's ideas about the philosophical features and methodologies of Chinese philosophy; second, Confucius's thought about human beings; third, Mencius's thought about mankind; fourth, Xun Zi's ideas about men; and fifth, the Chinese and western perspectives about this issue