Wang Ming's life story

Wang Ming (1911~1992) is a famous expert in the history of philosophy and Taoism in China. Before his death, he was a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, director of the Research Office of the History of Philosophy in China, and an adjunct professor and doctoral supervisor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is also a member of the planning group for the collation and publication of ancient books in the State Council, and the vice president of the Society of Chinese Philosophy History. Because of his outstanding contribution to the study of China's history of philosophy and Taoism, he was approved as an expert enjoying special government allowance.

Wang Ming was born in19110 June10 Huaqiu Village, Pu Yin Town, Yueqing County, Zhejiang Province (now under the jurisdiction of Wenzhou City). As a teenager, he studied in Wenzhou Provincial No.10 Middle School (now Wenzhou Middle School) and Hangzhou Provincial High School (now Hangzhou High School). 1932 was admitted to the Chinese Department of Peking University, where he studied under Ma Yuzao, Qian Mu, Tao Xisheng, Yu Jiaxi, Luo Yong, Huang Jie and Gu Suizhu, and was especially appreciated by Hu Shi. His graduation thesis, A Study on the Significance of Confucianism in Pre-Qin Period, was well received by Hu Shi. 1937 after graduation, he went back to his hometown to engage in anti-Japanese and national salvation propaganda activities.

1939, he was admitted to Peking University College of Literature of National Southwest Associated University for postgraduate study. During this period, Tang Yongtong, Chen Yinque and Tang Lan had great influence on him. On one occasion, he asked Mr. Chen Yinque about the language of the Book of Changes and secular divination. In a play, Mr. Chen Yinque replied, "People should be bold when things happen, and don't be careless when things are ambiguous." 194 1 year, under the guidance of Tang Yongtong, Wang Ming studied the collected Taoist scriptures, compiled Taiping Economic Cooperation School, and wrote a long paper Taiping Economic Cooperation School? Introduction, master of philosophy, was immediately assigned to the Institute of History and Linguistics of Academia Sinica as an assistant researcher. In l944, Wang Ming returned to his hometown, and his relatives stayed in his hometown to participate in the Anti-Japanese War because of the bombing of the road by the Japanese invaders, and served as the director of Yueqing County Department of the "Three Youth Groups". 1945 President of Yueqing Normal School (now Wenzhou Normal College). 1947 returned to the Institute of History and Linguistics of Nanjing Academia Sinica and resumed his post. This year, he published Classic Texts of the Yellow River and On Taiping Classic Banknotes in Historical Quotations. A number of important academic papers, such as One is False, Textual Research on the Book of Changes and Textual Research on Lao Zi's Official Seal on the River, have established his academic position as a pioneer in the field of Taoist culture research.

From 65438 to 0949, Wang Ming was transferred to the Institute of Archaeology of China Academy of Sciences. In l950, he went to the Research Department of North China People's Revolutionary University to study and transform the world outlook. After finishing his studies, he returned to the Archaeological Institute to continue his academic research and served as an academic secretary. From 65438 to 0957, he transferred from the Institute of Archaeology to the Institute of Philosophy to study the history of China's thoughts, focusing on Taoism and Taoist culture. From 65438 to 0979, Wang Ming was invited to attend the Third International Taoist Academic Conference held in Zurich, Switzerland, where he read the academic paper "The Evolution from Taoism to Taoism in China and the Relationship between Several Technologies". 1978, Wang Ming was hired as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and trained two graduate students and one doctoral student for the Institute of Philosophy and Religion. After the "Cultural Revolution", most rookies in the field of Taoism and Taoist culture research in Chinese mainland were bathed in his teachings.

Wang Ming, a member of China Democratic League, joined China Producers Party in his later years. He retired in February 1987 65438+. 1March 1992 13 died in Beijing at the age of 8 1 year. From June, 5438 to February, 2007, China Social Sciences Publishing House published Wang Mingji. In the book, students carefully selected important papers that can represent Mr. Wang Ming's academic style, which are divided into two parts. The first part selected Mr. Wang Ming's textual research articles on important Taoist classics; The second part is mainly about Mr. Wang Ming's exposition of Taoism and China traditional culture after the reform and opening up.