A study of the 1961 controversy over Chinese and Western cultures in Taiwan

This thesis talks about the uninterrupted issue about how Chinese intellectuals after May Fourth Movement dealt with foreign culture, the Western one, especially focus on their attitudes and reflections. Furthermore, this thesis analyzes a possible interpretation for why the similar discussion of Chinese-Western culture was brought up again in Taiwan of 1961. The ethos of what can be called the “cultural conservatism” of Chinese intellectuals – attachment to the ontological perspective on culture and the overemphasis of Chinese spirituality – excluded reflection of the flaws of Chinese culture and could not help intellectuals find the proper solution to the conflict between Chinese and Western cultures. The notion of an organic cultural whole also hindered consideration of cultures and the prospect of westernization. The notion of yi exerted a deep-rooted influence on Chinese intellectuals, impeding the realization of cultural pluralism.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Asian Cultures and Languages

Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Du, Huang-Lan, 1978-

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Higgins, Kathleen Marie
• Zanasi, Margherita

• May Fourth Movement
• Cultural Conservatism
• Hu Shih
• Westernization
• Taiwan

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Identifier

doi:10.15781/T2CJ9D

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/35288