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What does Feng Youlan's Three Histories and Six Books mean? What's the impact?
Feng Youlan once wrote the couplets of "Three Histories Explain Ancient and Modern Times, Six Books Explain Zhenyuan", summarizing his proud works.

Three histories are three sets of works on the history of China's philosophy, including the history of China's philosophy, a brief history of Chinese philosophy and the new edition of China's philosophy.

Six books are six philosophical works with their own systems, namely New Neo-Confucianism, New World Training, New Things Theory, New Primitive Man, New Original Tao and New Words.

The first volume of China's Philosophical History was completed in 193 1 and 1934 respectively, which is the first set of works on the history of China's philosophy with the concept of western philosophy. Many of these concepts have become conclusive and accepted by later scholars. It is the cornerstone of China's philosophical history.

A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy was compiled by the textbook taught by the University of Pennsylvania from 65438 to 0948. This book has been translated into more than ten languages and sold millions of copies. It is a necessary textbook for the course of China's philosophy history in western universities, and it is also the best way for the west to understand China's philosophy.

1990 The Seven-Volume New Edition of China's Philosophy History is a philosophical masterpiece written by Feng Youlan with his life. From 1984 to 1995, during the period of 1 1 year, when the quasi-blind and quasi-deaf were hospitalized several times a year, they were dictated by their disciples.

Six Books of Zhenyuan is a set of philosophical works with its own system, which is divided into neo-Confucianism, neo-social precepts, neo-material theory, neo-primitive man, neo-original Tao and neo-knowledge. Neo-Confucianism is its general program, and the last five volumes belong to various chapters, mainly focusing on pure philosophy. "New World Training" is a social view and the application of Neo-Confucianism to social problems. New things are a theory of life methodology and moral cultivation. Neoprimitive man is a philosophy of life, which divides life into four realms by the degree of awareness. The New Original Road is a historical view of philosophy, which analyzes the development of China's philosophy. New knowledge is a methodology to summarize the experience of Chinese and western philosophy history.

Feng Youlan (1895.12.04 ~1990.11.26) is a native of Qiyi Town, tanghe county, Nanyang City, Henan Province. China is a famous contemporary philosopher and educator. 19 18 graduated from the philosophy department of Peking University, and 1924 received his doctorate from Columbia University. After returning to China, he served as Professor Tsinghua University, Head of Philosophy Department, Dean of College of Arts, Professor The National SouthWest Associated University and Dean of College of Arts. Deputies to the Fourth National People's Congress, members of the Second to Fourth CPPCC, and members of the Standing Committee of the Sixth and Seventh China People's Political Consultative Conference. He received honorary doctorates in literature from Princeton University, Delhi University and Columbia University.

His works, such as History of China Philosophy, A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy, A New Edition of China Philosophy History, and Six Books of Zhenyuan, have become important academic classics in China in the 20th century, and have had a far-reaching impact on modern academic circles in China and even foreign academic circles. Known as "modern neo-Confucianism".

1990165438+1At 20: 45 on October 26th, Feng Youlan died in Beijing Friendship Hospital at the age of 95.