Journal of East China Normal University (Philosoph ›› 2017, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (6): 14-19.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2017.06.002

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The Practical Dimension of Wisdom and the Way to Write the History of Philosophy:A Study of FENG Qi's Philosophy

BAO Wen-xin   

  • Online:2017-11-15 Published:2017-11-16

Abstract: "Wisdom" has different meanings in FENG Qi's writing of the history of philosophy and his philosophical creation despite of its function of a bridge between them. Wisdom is interpreted as concrete truth in his history of philosophy, including The Logical Development of Ancient Chinese Philosophy, while it is interpreted as the intrinsic combination of concrete truth and concrete personality in his philosophy of wisdom. The former is the speculative form of wisdom, while the latter demonstrates the practical dimension of wisdom. This difference has resulted in the tension between FENG's philosophy and his history of philosophy on the one hand and diversified evaluations of FENG on the other. A possible way to rewrite the history of philosophy after FENG is to synthesize both the speculative and practical aspects of wisdom by combining argumentation and interpretation, and critical reading and sympathetic understanding.

Key words: FENG Qi, wisdom, practice, history of philosophy