熊十力

Xióng Shílì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xiong Shili (1885–1968), philosopher and a founder of New Confucianism

Characters

surname Xiong (bear)

Examples

HSK 2

牟宗三在北京大学读书时认识了熊十力。

Móu Zōngsān zài Běijīng Dàxué dúshū shí rènshi le Xióng Shílì.

Mou Zongsan got to know Xiong Shili while studying at Peking University.

HSK 5

熊十力是现代新儒家的代表人物。

Xióng Shílì shì xiàndài Xīnrújiā de dàibiǎo rénwù.

Xiong Shili is a leading figure of modern New Confucianism.

Tips

history

As a young man he joined the revolutionary army and took part in the 1911 Revolution. He then turned to Buddhist philosophy, and his 《新唯识论》, 'New Treatise on Consciousness-Only' (1932), recast the Buddhist doctrine as a Confucian philosophy rooted in the 《易经》.

culture

His students 牟宗三, 唐君毅 and 徐复观 carried his ideas to Hong Kong and Taiwan after 1949. He stayed on the mainland and died in Shanghai in 1968, during the Cultural Revolution.

Stroke Order

熊 xióng

十 shí

力 lì