Peking University: Chinese Scholarship and Intellectuals, 1898-1937

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. From Gewu zhizhi to Building a New Moral Universe? The Development of the Imperial Peking University Curriculum (1898–1911) 5 2. From Imperial to Civil Service Examinations Changes in the Relationship Between the State and the Imperial Peking University (1898–1911) 25 3. From a Defense of Confucian Moral Knowledge to New Construction of Chinese Culture Academic Developments at Peking University (1912–1937) 41 4. The Transformation of a Discursive Context From a Paradigm of Chinese vs. Western Learning to One of Science vs. Metaphysics 65 5. The Uses of the Evolutionary Historical Framework The History and Chinese Language and Literature Departments (1917–1927) 89 6. Grasping for Permanence in Historical Change 119 7. Confucian Moral Cultivation, Science, and Social Relevance The Search for an Organizing Principle for the Disciplines of Education and Psychology (1910s–1930s) 139 vii 8. Western Legal and Political Theories as Agents of Social Reform The Development of the Law and Political Science Departments (1920s–1930s) 159 Conclusion 179 Notes 185 Bibliography 223 Index 229 viii CONTENTS ...