Fu Jen School () is a Catholic philosophical school in Taiwan. It advocates the spiritual core of

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...

’s motto, and establishes a combination of

Scholasticism Scholasticism was a medieval school of philosophy that employed a critical organic method of philosophical analysis predicated upon the Aristotelian 10 Categories. Christian scholasticism emerged within the monastic schools that translate ...

Neo-scholasticism Neo-scholasticism (also known as neo-scholastic Thomism Accessed 27 March 2013 or neo-Thomism because of the great influence of the writings of Thomas Aquinas on the movement) is a revival and development of medieval scholasticism in Catholic the ...

Transcendental Thomism Thomism is the philosophical and theological school that arose as a legacy of the work and thought of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274), the Dominican philosopher, theologian, and Doctor of the Church. In philosophy, Aquinas' disputed questions ...

, and Traditional Chinese philosophy, that called the "Chinese Neo Scholastic Philosophy" ().

Former Fu Jen School

The original Fu Jen School refers to the historical and philosophical school developed during the Beijing period (1925~1951) of

. The initial purpose was to resist the

New Culture Movement The New Culture Movement () was a movement in China in the 1910s and 1920s that criticized classical Chinese ideas and promoted a new Chinese culture based upon progressive, modern and western ideals like democracy and science. Arising out of ...

and anti-traditional Chinese ethics advocated by

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

. The main scholars are represented by Chen Yuan, Yu Jiaxi ( zh), Chou Tsu-mo ( zh), Qigong and others.

Fu Jen School of Philosophy

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, extending to the cultural exchanges of different nations after the 13th and 14th centuries. During the Ming Dynasty, the introduction of Catholicism and its philosophical underpinnings to

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was spearheaded by

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missionaries such as

Matteo Ricci Matteo Ricci, SJ (; la, Mattheus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610), was an Italians, Italian Society of Jesus, Jesuit Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He create ...

(1553-1610). Their efforts laid the groundwork for a synthesis of Christian philosophy with Chinese civilization. Building on this rich heritage, in 1961,

Paul Yu Pin Paul Yu Pin (; 13 April 1901 – 16 August 1978) was a Chinese cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Nanking from 1946 until his death, having previously served as its Apostolic Vicar, and was elevated to the cardinalate ...

, advancing the intellectual mission of

, established the earliest graduate institute of philosophy in Taiwan. He formulated a new university motto: "Truth, Goodness, Beauty, Sanctity," and set in motion the development of the Fu Jen Philosophy Department. This department became the singular hub of

in Taiwan, driven by Yu Pin's philosophical theories, particularly the "Three Kinds of Knowing" (). Over the subsequent six decades following World War II, these philosophical endeavors matured into a distinct school of thought. The collective work of the scholars at Fu Jen Catholic University, deeply influenced by the centuries of Christian philosophy's evolution, gave rise to what is now recognized as the "Chinese Neo Scholastic Philosophy" group. This group and its contributions have since been acknowledged as the "Fu Jen School," a testament to the enduring legacy of the university's engagement with philosophy.Department of Philosophy , Study in Taiwan
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Members

Bernard Li Bernard Li, KSG , KHS (黎建球; ''Hanyu pinyin'': Li Jianqiu; 3 June 1943–) is a Taiwanese philosopher and former president of Fu Jen Catholic University. He is known for the official founder of Fu Jen School and Fu Jen Academia Cath ...

Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly (李振英; ''Hanyu pinyin'': Li Zhenying; 4 October 1929 – 18 February 2023) was a Taiwanese philosopher, secretary-general of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference and president of Fu Jen Catholic University. Ly was ...

* Chien-ming Chu ( zh) * Hsiao Chih Sun ( zh) and others.

Journals

*''Universitas: Monthly Review of Philosophy and Culture''^A&HCI *''Fu Jen Religious Studies''

References

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