Tang Chun-i

Tang Chun-i (1909–1978) was a Chinese philosopher and educator, a leading figure in modern New Confucianism and co-founder of New Asia College in Hong Kong.

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New Confucianism: A modern Chinese philosophical movement that renews Confucian thought in response to modern intellectual and political challenges. Tang became one of its leading philosophers and helped define its twentieth-century form.
Mou Zongsan: A Chinese philosopher who developed a modern metaphysical interpretation of Confucianism. Mou and Tang were leading contemporaries who articulated distinct approaches within New Confucianism.
National Southwest Associated University: A wartime university formed in Kunming by merging institutions displaced during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Tang taught there during the war, amid the upheaval that shaped his generation.
The Development of the Concept of Mind in Chinese Philosophy: Tang Chun-i’s historical study of how Chinese philosophers understood the mind and its moral capacities. This major work traces the intellectual history underlying Tang’s account of moral consciousness.
Confucianism: A philosophical and ethical tradition shaped by Confucius, emphasizing human relationships, moral cultivation, and social responsibility. Tang reinterpreted its classical ideas as resources for modern life.
Xu Fuguan: A Chinese historian and philosopher known for studies of Confucian political thought and Chinese culture. Xu joined Tang in presenting a modern Chinese intellectual tradition to the postwar world.
New Asia College: A Hong Kong college founded in 1949 to teach Chinese humanities and philosophy amid postwar displacement. Tang co-founded the college as an institution for modern Chinese education and cultural renewal.
Chinese Culture and the World: A philosophical inquiry by Tang Chun-i into Chinese culture’s place in modern world civilization. Tang uses cultural comparison to argue that Chinese thought can contribute to shared human life.
Moral cultivation: The deliberate practice of developing ethical character through reflection, learning, and action. Tang treated self-cultivation as a route from personal morality to cultural and political renewal.
Zhang Junmai: A Chinese philosopher and political thinker who helped launch modern New Confucianism. Zhang collaborated with Tang and others on the 1958 manifesto defending Chinese culture.