Xiong Shili belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Xiong Shili as Chinese philosopher.
Xiong Shili was born at Huangzhou District in 1885. His recorded nationality is People's Republic of China.
Around the turn of the twentieth century philosophy split into traditions that largely stopped reading one another.
His academic posts were held at Peking University.
Among his principal works are New treatise on the uniqueness of consciousness and Complete Explanation of Buddhist Terms. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
That the work was done from People's Republic of China matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Xiong Shili died in 1968, aged 83. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: New treatise on the uniqueness of consciousness
- Notable work: Complete Explanation of Buddhist Terms
- Held posts at Peking University
