著者

亀井 拓

出版者

関西大学大学院東アジア文化研究科

雑誌

東アジア文化交渉研究 = Journal of East Asian cultural interaction studies (ISSN:18827748)

巻号頁・発行日

no.6, pp.381-402, 2013-03

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Modernization in East Asia was triggered by Western impact. The traditional world view of East Asia was significantly challenged and altered by the West. There was no alternative for East Asian countries but to concede to Western might. China was one of those countries who recognized a more civilized West, both politically and economically, and thus started its journey of modernization. Chen Duxiu is widely regarded one of China's radicalism favor of communism out of many Western political theories and co-founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. However, this paper argues, a different approach to Chen isn't only possible but also necessary as he was not born for establishing the Communist Party for China. As a matter of fact, he held different views of the world at different stages of his life which had his personal originality, and with the passage of the time his world view experienced many changes and finally crystallized.