A master of neoConfucianism in modern China, Tang Junyi thinks that the universal and harmonious wisdom of accommodation is the keynote and ultimate origin of Chinese philosophy. This keynote and ultimate origin was established by Confucius in his illustration of a “wholesome” humanism of knowing the past and present, harmonizing men and heaven and combining knowledge with practice. With this consideration, Tang has creatively explicated the universal values and modern vigor of “the avenue of Chinese historical culture”, which “illuminated the spiritual life in it”, “in terms of Chinese thought or Chinese philosophy”. Moreover, Chinese philosophy embodies an open, original, dominant and inclusive “mind” and view of allknowing human mind which governs human mind, character and emotion.

Chinese philosophy; Tang junyi; view of human mind; mind; character; emotion