Preface
PART I Origins of the New Thinking
Introduction: Scientism Versus Humanism
Chapter 1 Science, Scientism and Humanism
What Is Science
What Is Scientism
What Is Humanism
Theoretical Assumptions
Carriers of New Thinking: The Establishment Intellectuals
Chapter 2 Historical Origins of the New Thinking
Cultural Origins: Holistic-Monistic ChineseTradition
Political Origins: Voluntarism and Ethic-Purism of the Cultural Revolution
Economic Origins: The Country Has Become Richer, the People Have Become Poorer.
PART II Three Versions of Scientism
Chapter 3 Marxist ScientismHu Qiaomu
Life and Experience
Science as the Philosophical starting Point
Application of Marxist Science
Chapter 4 Technological Determinism: SuShaozhi
Life and Experience
Science as the Philosophical Starting Point
Application of Marxist science
Chapter 5 Empirical Scientism: Jin Guantao
Life and Experience
Science as the Philosophical Starting Point
Application of Empirical Science
PART III Three Versions of Humanism
Chapter 6 Marxist Humanism: Wang Ruoshui
Life and Experience
People as the Philosophical Starting Point
Application of Empirical Science
Chapter 7 Confucianist Humanism: Li Zehou
Life and Experience
People as a Philosophical Starting Point
Application of Humanistic Philosophy
Chapter 8 Critical Humanism: Gan Yang
Life and Experience
People as the Philosophical Starting Point
Application of Humanistic Philosophy
PART IV Conclusion
Chapter 9 The New Thinking and the Chinese Political Culture
Notes
Bibliography
Index