Richard Wilhelm's reception of Confucianism in comparison with James Legge's and Max Weber's.: An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
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Author(s)Adrian Hsia
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From the author: In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Confucianism met with mixed resonances in Europe. Because Richard Wilhelm, a German missionary and sinologist, is less known in the English-speaking world, even though his translation of Yi Jing is widely used, this essay focuses on his reception of Confucianism. Another reason for studying Wilhelm is his impact on the general educated public and especially his influence on C. G. Jung's, Hermann Hesse's, and Albert Schweitzer's positive reception of Confucianism. In order to highlight his position, the essay compares his views with the interpretations of another missionary-sinologist, James Legge, and of social thinker Max Weber. Legge first judged Master Kong purely from the missionary's perspective and considered Confucianism to be inferior to Christianity in every aspect. Much later he modified his views somewhat, thus leaving behind a contradictory legacy. Weber, probably the best-read Western thinker on China, also considered Confucianism to be inferior and superstitious. Furthermore, he insisted that it was completely incompatible with capitalism; consequently, according to him, China was condemned to remain undeveloped unless it embraced Protestantism. In contrast, Wilhelm propagated a "human-land" and a "human-culture" of which both China and Europe would function as complementary components.
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Title: Richard Wilhelm's reception of Confucianism in comparison with James Legge's and Max Weber's.
Author: Adrian Hsia
Publication:Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 40 Issue: 1-2 Page: 96(15)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Confucianism met with mixed resonances in Europe. Because Richard Wilhelm, a German missionary and sinologist, is less known in the English-speaking world, even though his translation of Yi Jing is widely used, this essay focuses on his reception of Confucianism. Another reason for studying Wilhelm is his impact on the general educated public and especially his influence on C. G. Jung's, Hermann Hesse's, and Albert Schweitzer's positive reception of Confucianism. In order to highlight his position, the essay compares his views with the interpretations of another missionary-sinologist, James Legge, and of social thinker Max Weber. Legge first judged Master Kong purely from the missionary's perspective and considered Confucianism to be inferior to Christianity in every aspect. Much later he modified his views somewhat, thus leaving behind a contradictory legacy. Weber, probably the best-read Western thinker on China, also considered Confucianism to be inferior and superstitious. Furthermore, he insisted that it was completely incompatible with capitalism; consequently, according to him, China was condemned to remain undeveloped unless it embraced Protestantism. In contrast, Wilhelm propagated a "human-land" and a "human-culture" of which both China and Europe would function as complementary components.
Citation Details
Title: Richard Wilhelm's reception of Confucianism in comparison with James Legge's and Max Weber's.
Author: Adrian Hsia
Publication:Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 40 Issue: 1-2 Page: 96(15)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
