Benevolence

Name: Benevolence
Author: Tan Sitong

仁学

by Tan Sitong (谭嗣同)

Status: Completed
Source: Fanqie

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52Chapters

Synopsis

Tan Sitong's "The Study of Renxue" is not only a philosophical work, but also an ideological bomb thrown into late Qing society. On the eve of the collapse of the old order, he used the courage to "break through the snare" to break the boundaries between Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Western learning, put forward the principle of "benevolence and communication as the first meaning", and called for communication between China and foreign countries, communication between superiors and subordinates, and communication between people and ourselves - this is not only a revolution in philosophy, but also a blueprint for society. He used "ether" to explain benevolence, used electricity to connect the brain, and used the heart to save disaster, pushing the traditional "benevolence" to a new height of cosmology and equality. The book denounces the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Permanent Constitutions as "tragic and poisonous", criticizes the autocratic monarch as "a monomaniac and a traitor to the people", and even proposes "abolition of monarchy and promotion of democracy". Its radicalness is far beyond the times and can be called the forerunner of modern Chinese democratic thought. What is even more shocking is that Tan Sitong not only used his pen as a sword, but also practiced his ideas with blood, and finally shed his blood for the reform, making "Xue of Ren" a book of redemption written with his life. If you want to understand the most ardent soul of modern Chinese thought and feel the light of ideals that is still burning through time and space - please open "Benevolence".

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