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| Contemporary Pioneer of the Second Enlightenment: In Memory of Professor Tang Yijie |
| Fan Meiyun Wang Zhihe |
| School of Humanities, Harbin Industrial University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 |
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Abstract The second Enlightenment is a reflection on and an immanent transcendence of the first Enlightenment. As a contemporary pioneer of the second Enlightenment, Professor Tang Yijie firmly resists the nihilist gesture of the first Enlightenment toward tradition. In Professor Tang eyes, tradition is the spirit of a
nation; as the root of a nation, tradition binds people together and gives people a sense of belonging. Yet, while greatly appreciating traditional Chinese culture and enthusiastically devoting himself to its revival, Professor Tang nevertheless rejects the outlook that Chinese culture can provide solutions to all the problems the world faces-he is always alert to various forms of Asia-centrism, Sino-centrism and radical nationalism. With open-mindedness and broad global view, Professor Tang always sees the development of Chinese Culture as a strand of the history of the whole human civilization. His deep concern is not only with Chinese culture, but also with the whole human civilization. This explains his persevering participation in cross-civilization and inter-culture dialogues and his appreciation of the process philosophy and constructive post-modernism. Along with other thinkers of the second Enlightenment, Professor Tang seeks to achieve the dynamic harmony between Chinese and Western cultures where both cultures are mutually supportive and appreciative.
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Received: 01 December 2014
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2015, Vol. 32 
