Overshadowed Role of the First 'History of Chinese Philosophy' by Xie Wuliang

摘要

In contemporary Chinese language term for philosophy - zhexue - appeared only at the beginning of 20th century, but during the first decade of the century became well known and widely used. First special writing in China dedicated to the history of Chinese philosophy was "The History of Chinese Philosophy" by Xie Wuliang. Although later Hu Shih turned to be considered the first scientific historian of Chinese philosophy, the present article reveals the crucial role of the Xie Wuliang's paper for the development of the contemporary Chinese views on the history of Chinese philosophy.