Abstract: The "Self" is one of the main topics in FENG Qi's "doctrine of wisdom". From the perspective of wisdom, FENG lays emphasis on knowing the self in the course of knowing the world, regarding the self as a process from being in itself to being for itself. According to FENG's definition, "mind" and "virtue" as the content of self-knowledge constitute the connotation of the concept of the self. In the intellectual history of the self, FENG argues, the self transforms from the pure moral self to the personality of independence and overall development. Examining the debates on China's traditional doctrines of values on the one hand and value reform in modern China on the other, FENG puts forward principles of a reasonable value system and a concept of the "civilian" self.

Key words: FENG Qi, doctrine of wisdom, the self, value reform, free individuality