Chronology Entry
Year
1900
Text
Vasil'ev, Vasilij Pavlovic. Kitaiskii progress [37384].
"It is vital to know Chinese literature to see the extent to which the Chinese have developed general human issues and have delved into the meaning of each letter of those books that interest them. Humanity, truth, order, the development of intellectual strength, and honesty : these are the most important issues of Chinese theories.
China has everything necessary to achieve the highest level of intellectual, industrial, as well as political progress."
Alexander Lukin : Vasil'ev not only disagreed that traditional Chinese beliefs were detrimental to progress, he thought that they could actually stimulate it. He believed that Confucianism, which he thought to be the basis of life in the Chinese nation, stimulated the study of the material world and that the Chinese people had enough wisdom, fantasy, and energetic persistence to master the European positivism and to further develop it.
"It is vital to know Chinese literature to see the extent to which the Chinese have developed general human issues and have delved into the meaning of each letter of those books that interest them. Humanity, truth, order, the development of intellectual strength, and honesty : these are the most important issues of Chinese theories.
China has everything necessary to achieve the highest level of intellectual, industrial, as well as political progress."
Alexander Lukin : Vasil'ev not only disagreed that traditional Chinese beliefs were detrimental to progress, he thought that they could actually stimulate it. He believed that Confucianism, which he thought to be the basis of life in the Chinese nation, stimulated the study of the material world and that the Chinese people had enough wisdom, fantasy, and energetic persistence to master the European positivism and to further develop it.
Mentioned People (1)
Vasil'ev, Vasilij Pavlovic
(Niznij-Novgorod 1818-1900 St. Petersburg) : Professor für Orientalische Sprachen Universität St. Petersburg
Subjects
History : China
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Periods : China : Qing (1644-1911)
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Sinology and Asian Studies : Europe : Russia
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2003 | Lukin, Alexander. The bear watches the dragon : Russia's perceptions of China and the evolution of Russian-Chinese relations since the eighteenth century. (Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2003). 34-35. | Publication / LukA1 |
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