Liang Shuming and Henri Bergson on intuition: cultural context and the evolution of terms. From: Philosophy East and West | Date: July 1, 1997| Author: An, Yanming | COPYRIGHT 1997 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Liang Shuming's concept of 'zhijue' was based on Henri Bergson's notion of intuition, but was also influenced by Weishi (Consciousness Only) Buddhism and Confucianism. In 1921, Liang explicated the concept of 'zhijue' as the opposite of 'lizhi'(intellect), but by 1934 Liang was using 'lixing' in place of 'zhijue,' while the term 'zhijue' was virtually eliminated in Liang's later works. Whereas 'zhijue' was opposed to 'lizhi,' Liang considered 'lixing' and 'lizhi' as a unity. The conceptual ch...

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