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

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dc.contributor.advisorHiggins, Kathleen Marieen
dc.contributor.advisorZanasi, Margheritaen
dc.creatorDu, Huang-Lan, 1978-en
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-05T15:57:08Z
dc.date.available2016-05-05T15:57:08Z
dc.date.issued2006-05en
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
dc.description.departmentAsian Studiesen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2CJ9Den
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/35288en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen
dc.rightsCopyright © 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.en
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dc.subjectMay Fourth Movementen
dc.subjectCultural Conservatismen
dc.subjectHu Shihen
dc.subjectWesternizationen
dc.subjectTaiwanen
dc.titleA study of the 1961 controversy over Chinese and Western cultures in Taiwanen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genreThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentAsian Studiesen
thesis.degree.disciplineAsian Cultures and Languagesen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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