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Hu Shi
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Hu Shi also Hu Shih  (h sh) 1891-1962.
Chinese philosopher and diplomat. As a philosophy professor he promoted vernacular literature to replace writing in the classical style. He was also ambassador to the United States (1938-1942) and the United Nations (1957).
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In his insistence on the vernacular and plain speech, he seems to echo James' opposition to the American "genteel tradition " For his part, Hu Shih was reacting against an aristocratic Confucian tradition in which decorum flourished for an elite.
Humanism in China by Lawson, David / The Humanist
 
 
 
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