New Ideology of Mind: Its Achievements,Predicament and Tendency

Under an atmosphere in which western thoughts prevailed and traditional Confucianism was being oppressed,modern Neo-Confucianists launched Neo-Confucianism movement in modern Chinese philosophy history as a reaction the trend of Confucian transition from tradition modernity.New ideology of mind,which started by Lian Shuming,developed by Xong Shili and ended by Mou Zongshan,has tried rebut Occidentalism,highlight national character of Chinese philosophy,grasp human nature from,respond the western discourse,settle down the value world,uplift the moral subjectivity,open up a stage of Chinese Confucianism and has made a historic contribution.However,new ideology of mind cannot break through the moral absolutism,nor smoothly open up the new outer king from inner saga,nor provide the spiritual impetus the development of Chinese society,nor go beyond the small circle of elite Confucianism.The main reason why ideology of mind falls into the predicament is that it is confined by the complex of moral idealism,overstressing the ought be,not directly facing the to be.