Modern Theory Of Evolution And Social History Research

The theory of evolution was the common world outlook and thoughtful weapon to all advanced figures and the mainstream of modern China. Soresearch it is very significant to the history of thought in modern China. The *author thinks the theory's origins include the change thought of ancient China,the navie evolutionism of Confucian classics and the evolutionism in the west." The theory of evolution in modern China had experienced repairing;developing,prosperity and declining stage. In modern China, some thinkers such as KangYouwei , YanFu, Zhang Taiyan , Sun Zhongshan, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao believed in evolutionism, Though the origins are different. They assimilated and remounted evolutionism and led it to the realm of social history. Based assimilating ancient change thought and the evolution of natural science in the west, Kang Youwei formed his "three stages" theory . YanFu mixed Darwin, Spencer and Huxley's thought. Zhang Taiyan was influenced Darwin's evolutionism and Lamarck's theory ,he drew revolution to evolution. Sunzhongshan believed in Dawin's theory and put forward "Sudden change theory"; Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao not only accepting Darwin's evolution but also being influenced on Bergson's creative evolution. Chen put forward "resistance" theory, Li put forward "MinYi" history outlook.So the evolution of modern China has characteristics of more sources. And? there's general character in many sources. The evolutionism meets the needs ofsaving the nation from extinction; The theory of evolution formed a connecting link between change outlook and materialism;It also changed the transitional ideology.In a word ,The theory of evolution in modern China had huge Significance.