A Careerography of Shuming Liang

OBJECTIVE: Shuming Liang 's (1893-1988) was characterized by the most turbulent period of change in Chinese history, and he eventually developed multiple successful identities as a philosopher, political activist, and social practitioner in an turbulent social environment. We wondered: How could he have such a powerful force to act?? And how did he develop a so special career path?

METHODOLOGY: This paper collects primary and secondary data on Liang and uses Atlas.ti for this paper's analysis. Phenomenological-hermeneutic Life-narrative Analysis was used in this study to develop a psychobiographical inquiry into Liang, in an attempt to discover Liang 's deeper life patterns.

Results: This study found that Liang's life pattern has a strong oriental color, and that the core of Liang's life pattern is " establish in a locality "; Advancing beyond the confines of dualistic thought and the idea of "family, country, and the world" are the two main factors affecting the core functioning of Liang's life pattern.

Conclusion: Liang's life model of "establish in a locality " can well explain the source of his strong power of action. His career path was largely influenced by Advancing beyond the confines of dualistic thought and the idea of "family, country, and the world".