A Textual Criticism of Hu Shi's"The Origin of Textual Criticism Methods":Also on the Studies of the Relationship Between Ming-Qing Scholarship and Western Learning by the Chinese Scholars
When discussing the relationship between Ming-Qing scholarship and Western learning,most Chinese scholars cite Hu Shi's article"The Origin of Textual Criticism Methods,"which states that,Ming-Qing textual criticism methods were"all influenced by Matteo Ricci's visit to China."However,judging from the quoted text and article's title,these scholars are indirectly referencing Xu Zongze's Summary of Jesuits'Translation Works in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.After examining Ta Kung Pao,North China Daily,and Hu Shi's diary,it is worth noting that Xu Zongze's quotation is not Hu Shi's opinion but the very hypothesis he rejects.In view of the fact that the Jesuits came to China and spread Western learning,it is difficult to call it a bold assumption that the textual criticism of the Ming and Qing dynasties perhaps has been influenced by them.But even so,it still needs to be carefully verified.The relationship between Ming-Qing scholarship and Western learning is so complex that it requires not only dedicated textual criticism but also brilliant judgments.
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