Talk:Xu Fuguan

Xzhang01 (talk) 02:28, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

"Great Plan" and the criticism style
While reading Xu's revision of the criticism about the "Great Plan" dating, I was impressed with his ability to label discordant judgements as "nonsense". It goes as far as proclaiming that "After unification of China by Qin, the Chinese intellectuals lack the ability to reason" (中国自秦统一后，知识分子缺少思考的能力. Zhongguo ren xinglun shi, 2005:337). Just ad notam...--Shanghainese.ua (talk) 17:12, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

Suggestions
This is a great introduction to Xu Fuguan and his philosophy. The biography is clearly and chronologically stated. His philosophy is presented in a concise and logical manner that is easy to be read and understood. However I suggest the author to 1) include quotes from Xu Fuguan that relate to the ideas being presented here and 2) include other scholarly interpretations of Xu's work. The article already has a great foundation and I believe that these additions could only enrich it further to give readers a deeper understanding of the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmarcos (talk • contribs) 15:35, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

The author does a great job outlining Xu Fuguan's major philosophical ideas and their implications. I especially enjoyed the section on "Xu's View on Confucianism and Democracy." It has a balanced and nuanced explanation of Xu's two-fold argument, and the clarity of language in this section is especially impressive. If I were to give some modest suggestions, I would like to hear more about how Xu's idea relates to and differs from his teacher Xiong Shili and his contemporaries like Mou Zongsan and Tang Junyi. For example, the section on "bodily recognition" and moral subjectivity reminds me of Xiong Shili's idea of habituated mind and original mind. It seems like Xu is influenced by Xiong's sameness thesis, but I would like to learn more about the metaphysical foundation of Xu's thought. For example, is the argument that "the basic attribute of Chinese tradition is its anxiety" mainly an observation or based upon his metaphysical model? Another minor suggestion is that the author might have considered adding a section on Xu's major publications, so that readers who would like to learn more about the specifics of Xu's philosophical ideas can know where to go. Also, the references seem to be predominantly secondary sources, and I would consider basing the entry more on primary sources written by Xu himself, if possible, to enhance the credibility of the entry even more. Nevertheless, I totally understand that this may be due to the lack of English translations of Xu's works. (Written by Xinyue Zhang)

Comment
Impressive work on Xu’s interpretation of Chinese History and Philosophy. The author demonstrated good understanding of Xu’s core philosophical ideas which I appreciate. To make the entry better, I would suggest it is worthwhile to double-check for grammatical issues, such as “2000-year-old imperial rule”. The infobox section can be enriched as the author gave much more information in the Biography section. Things such as education, spouse, children, party, etc. can be mentioned Jtrain02 (talk) 16:59, 30 April 2019 (UTC)