Tang Chun-i
Tang Chun-i | |
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Born |
Sichuan, Qing Dynasty | 17 January 1909
Died |
2 February 1978 69) Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, Kowloon, British Hong Kong | (aged
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Other names | Tang Yibo 唐毅伯 |
Alma mater |
Sino-Russian University Beijing University Nanjing University |
Spouse(s) | Xie Tienguang (11 December 1916 - 24 August 2000) |
Main interests | New Confucianism |
Website |
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Traditional Chinese | 唐君毅 | ||||||||||||||
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Tang Chun-I (Chinese: 唐君毅, 17 January 1909 – 2 February 1978) was a Chinese philosopher, who was one of the leading exponents of New Confucianism. He was influenced by Plato and Hegel as well as by earlier Confucian thought.
Born in mainland China, graduated from philosophy department of National Central University (Nanjing University), Tang went into exile in Hong Kong in 1949, after the declaration of the People's Republic of China, living there for the rest of his life.[1] There he helped found the New Asia College, which was integrated into the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1963. He served as the founding chairman and the first Chair Professor of the Department of Philosophy of CUHK.
His work has mainly been influential in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States. In 2009, a 2-metre bronze statue was erected in the New Asia College campus to celebrate his centenary.[2]
References
- ↑ Vandermeersch, Léon (2003). "Umberto Bresciani, Reinventing Confucianism". Bernie Mahapatra (trans.). French Centre for Research on Contemporary China. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ↑ "CUHK Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Philosophy Department and Centenary of Professor Tang Chun-I". Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2009.
External links
- The Masters: Mr Tang Chun-i, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- A Philosophical Symphony: Tang Junyi's System Anja Steinbauer