The. Wailu Ming And Qing Dynasties Of Early Enlightenment Thought

The word "enlightement" is from the second Thought-Liberating movement in the west following the Renaissance from seventeenth to eighteenth century. The thoughters of the enlightement advocated freedom, democray, science and progress,uphold reason-dominating, opposed superstition, obscurantism. Guiding by Marxism's History-Theory.with the method of linking the histories of society and thought, through strict textual researching, analyzing and inferencing of mass original and true data, Mr.Hou Wailu revealed that , approximately synchroniged with the course of the world civilization , between Ming and Qing dynasties , China had already appeared the sprout of capitalism , and the Feudal system was in the slow process of disintegration . correspondingly .appeared the early enlightement thought . The representatives are Wang Fuzhi, Hunag Zongxi, Gu yanwu , and etc.They objected the empty talk of the idealist philosophy of the Song and Ming dynasties , rewealed the dark and decay of the feudal system, looked forward to a new world of the freedom and equality , they succeeded and transformed the traditional Chinese culture, they emphasized practice , advocated "The knowledge of governing", possessed the thought of materialism and democracism. They made great academic achievements in Chinese philosophy theory, political ideal, interpretation of ancienttexts, their academic activities ended to some extent the idealist philosophy of the Song and Ming dynasties . in fact. Laid the foundation of the Qian jia textology of the Qing dynasty the renaissance of the pre-Qin philosophers theories, the application of the mode of thinking of modern times, and the end Qing dynasty' democnacy thought and improving thought. The finding and studying of the enlightment thought between Ming and Qing dynasties, shows that the development potentiality of our nation and the democracy , free thought of inherence.These will have very high academic, theory worthies, and the function of the practice-guiding, will rich today's history research, contributes to the modernazation.Make a comprehensive servey of both ancient and modern, Chinese and abroad, almost every critical , shistory development was pioneered by the thought Liberation, reason and wisdom's enlightement. The Europen Renaissance,Westem Europe Enlightement-movement created favourable conditions, provided thought, theory preparations, the Chinese Xin-hai revolution was linked tightly with the capitalism's import and modern times thought-liberation ;The Chinese revolution accompanied Marxism disseminating into China ......The enlightementof Thought is so important . Just for this sake , Mr .Hou Wai-lu cherished, stressed , excavated every thought sprout with enlightement in history.