An Investigation on the Thoughts of Dongsun Zhang’s Moral Philosophy and the Reason of his Diversion

Abstract

From a purely introduction of western philosophy on the early period to advocate “Chinese essence western utility†on the later period, Dongsun Zhang has gone through a tortuous diversion in his academic idea. It is well-known that his moral philosophy is mainly from western philosophy or ethics and his diversion is based on his focus on reality, but how the diversion can do is still less researched. By investigating the thoughts of his moral philosophy, it’s not difficult to find that the Chinese cultural confidence is the deep reason for his diversion.