The first anniversary of the death of Mr. He Zhaowu, the School of Humanities, Tsinghua University

On May 28, 2022, the "Reconstruction of History and Reconstruction -The first anniversary of the death of Mr. He Zhaowu" hosted by the School of Humanities of Tsinghua University was held online. Mr. He Zhaowu's family, Mr. He Zhaowu's colleagues at Tsinghua University during his lifetime, and more than ten scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Normal University, and Capital Normal University attended the meeting. ; Another hundred people watched the meeting online. The conjunction of this recovery lies in the first anniversary of the death of Mr. He Zhaowu, remembering the two levels of people and to learn.

The meeting was chaired by Professor Zhong Weimin, director of the Department of History of the School of Humanities of Tsinghua University. Professor Zhong Weimin first expressed the regrets of unable to hold a meeting because of the epidemic cause; and then introduced Mr. He's experience in working at Tsinghua University since 1986, and his outstanding contribution to the recovery and revival of Tsinghua Humanities Discipline Essence Mr. He has a profound knowledge and has achieved first -class achievements in historical theory and the field of Chinese and Western ideology and culture. In addition, Mr. He is indifferent to fame and fortune and always holds a positive attitude towards life; no matter what kind of situation is in, he has not given up his pursuit of academic, thought and truth.

Professor Liu Shi, dean of the School of Humanities of Tsinghua University, welcomed and thanked the scholars on behalf of the organizer. From three aspects, Professor Liu Shi talked about why Mr. He Zhaowu's death was a huge loss in the Chinese intellectual industry. First of all, from an academic perspective, Mr. He is committed to academic translation throughout his life. His translation volume is more refined, and most of them are selected as the most important classic text in the history of human ideology and culture. Secondly, under the premise of respecting China's inherent cultural traditions, the essence of drawing Western civilization has always been his theme of chanting. Third, Mr. He was cheerful and was unwilling to become a person who established merits, but was satisfied with being a bystander all his life.

Mr. He Zhaowu's grandchildren, Ms. He Xiaohui, shared a few bites in Mr. He's life with everyone. On the one hand, Mr. He is full of tolerance and tenderness to his family, never forcing others to act according to his own wishes, but always maintains a silent state. On the other hand, Mr. He also has sincere feelings for friends, especially logician Wang Hao, physicist Zheng Linsheng, and geologist Han Dexin. Until the death of Wang Hao in the 1990s, Mr. He maintained a regular connection with Wang Hao, who was on the other side of the ocean, and treasured many letters.

Professor Liu Beicheng at the Department of History of Tsinghua University pointed out that Mr. He's most valuable thing is that he always maintains a pure heart of pure love, wisdom, and truth, and his mental state is always like a child playing at the sea of ​​truth. From Professor Liu Beicheng's view, from the perspective of academic translation, Mr. He's translation language is vivid and elegant. "In the shackles", it can be regarded as one of the outstanding representatives of modern Chinese language standardization, and is a classic example of translation.

Professor Li Jianming of the Department of History of Fudan University proposed that Mr. He's contribution was to help contemporary scholars rethink the path of governing the West in China. The fundamental foothold of the study outside the domain should still be in the country, especially on the basis of understanding China's historical culture, draw nourishment from Western civilization, inspire wisdom, so as to understand its own culture more deeply, and with a kind of tolerance Treat all kinds of human civilization. Mr. He's Chinese and Western Connect provided deep inspiration for Chinese Western researchers.

Professor Zhang Guogang, Department of History of Tsinghua University recalled the past two times in the 1990s during his visit to Germany. His biggest feeling is Mr. He's masterpiece of modern European language and familiarity with various classic Western ideas. In Professor Zhang Guogang's view, Mr. He is a Confucian person in the world, and he is a typical modern intellectual.

Professor Chen Heng, the Department of History of Shanghai Normal University, believes that Mr. He Zhaowu also reflects three spirits at the same time, namely the unyielding unity and cultural self -confidence of the Southwest United University, the open tolerance and Hainchuan of the business printing library, and the spiritual independence and freedom of Tsinghua University. Essence

Professor Wang Lixin, Department of History of Peking University discussed the position of "historical rationality" in Mr. He Zhaowu's historical ideas. Professor Wang Lixin pointed out that Mr. He gave this concept of three layers of connotation, which is not that historical development is not shifted by human will. The construction of historical knowledge is often affected by the values ​​and spiritual world of historians. Some set conclusions and laws. Therefore, rebuilding "historical rationality" is also the process of criticalness and reflection of historical thinking.

Professor Chen Xin, Department of History of Shanghai Normal University recalled the past of discussing historical theory in Mr. He Zhaowu's home during his youth. Professor Chen Xin believes that the indifference in Mr. He's text is a valuable quality and a limited understanding of self and individuals. The translation of Mr. He in the turbulent environment is the treasure of cultural reflection and creative development in the future. Mr. He's contribution in this regard is fully recognized.

Researcher Yu Jinyao of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences pointed out that the most important contribution of Mr. He Zhaowu's work since the 1980s, on the one hand, through a large number of works of Western ideological history, he has enlightened in ideology. The transformed Chinese; on the other hand, through the rebuilding of historical rationality, he promoted a generation of scholars to re -think the meaning and essence of historios, and to some extent the reform and opening up, the historicism was cited to the right way. Professor Zhang Yue of the School of History of Beijing Normal University said that as a researcher at the history of Chinese history, he pays special attention to Mr. He Zhaowu's comments on some modern historians. For example, Mr. He believes that Mr. Qian Mu relies on his theoretical system, but his theory seems to lack the necessary logical refining, so that he cannot derive some of his views from it.

Professor Han Qi at the Department of History of Zhejiang University introduced him and mentor Mr. Du Shiran and Mr. He Zhaowu. In addition, Professor Han Qi concluded that Mr. He's contribution in the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially the history of Western learning, and other areas of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to Professor Han Qi, Mr. He's "History of Chinese and Western Cultural Exchange" is a foundation. The themes such as the modernization of Chinese science are mentioned, which is still a big problem that is still lingering in the minds of researchers.

Professor Yue Xiukun of the Capital Normal University recalled some details of the relationship with Mr. He. For example, whether Mr. He is public or private, he will hardly make a positive confrontation in the face of different opinions. For another example, Professor Yue Xiukun has helped make a collection of Mr. He's academic papers. In the process, he deeply felt Mr. He's tenderness and trust in others. However, some publishing institutions use Mr. He's goodwill, and sometimes even gathers his articles without his permission. This has caused Mr. He's articles to concentrate in many texts. In fact, this is not the original intention of Mr..

Professor Chen Weipeng, Department of History of Tsinghua University, recalled that he and Mr. He Zhaowu worked during the period of working in the Institute of Ideological and Culture of Tsinghua University. Mr. He loves Peking Opera and Kunqu, and has an extraordinary level of appreciation.

Mr. He Zhaowu's disciples and the Department of History of Tsinghua University, Professor Peng Gang, recalled his experience of studying and traveling 31 on Mr. He. Professor Peng Gang believes that on the one hand, Mr. He is a historian who is "clear in the world and practiced humanity". The text and daily reviews often see the blood, and on the other hand Personality.

Professor Hou Xudong at the Department of History of Tsinghua University had communicated with Mr. He Zhaowu on the historical theory and historical epistemology in the 1990s. The communication content was later published in the "History Theory Research" magazine. Professor Hou Xudong pointed out that Mr. He's article "A Fake Issue in History Research" has profound historical historical significance and directly end the discussion about "why China's feudal society has stagnated for a long time". Professor Hou Xudong believes that on the one hand, Mr. He Zhaowu adheres to the concept of independence and spiritual freedom since the May 4th, on the other hand, inheriting the tradition of Chinese and Western integration and ancient and modern inheritance of the Tsinghua Humanities Discipline. Both aspects are worthy of post -school inheritance and development.

Professor Zhong Weimin said that in the future, the Department of History of Tsinghua University will also carry out a series of activities to better commemorate Mr. He Zhaowu and promote the development of Chinese academic development.

(Guangming Daily All -Media Reporter Du Yu Correspondent Li Renzhi)

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