Chronology Entry
Year
1919.05.12
Text
John Dewey has dinner with Sun Yat-sen in Shanghai, accompanied by Hu Shi and Jiang Menglin. Sun wrote the book 'On psychological reconstruction', in which he advanced the theory that 'to know is difficult, but to do is easy'. Before publishing his book. In chapter 4 of his book, he referred to his meeting with Dewey, writing : "On the eve of the publication of the first edition of this book, Dr. Dewey happened to be in Shanghai. I confirmed my theory with him. He said, 'We Westerners only think to know is difficult, but no one would think to act is a difficult matter'."
Subjects
Philosophy : United States of America
Documents (2)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1972 | Ou, Tsui-chen. Dewey's lectures and influence in China. In : Guide to the works of John Dewey. Ed. by Jo Ann Boydston. (Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 1972). | Publication / DewJ74 |
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| 2 | 2010 |
Zou, Zhenhuan. Wu si qian hou jiang zhe di qu de 'Duweire' ji qi yu jiang an wen hua de guan lian. = The 'Dewey' fever' in Jiangsu and Zhejiang during the May fourth movement and its relation to the cultural tradition in Jiangnan. Li Li yi. In : Chinese studies in history ; vol. 43, no 4 (2010). http://mesharpe.metapress.com/media/3d3kwvwhlh7efb7 hwkak/contributions/4/2/3/1/42314x7r3uj332x8.pdf. |
Publication / DewJ200 |