INNOVATORY IDEAS OF DANG HUY TRU

Abstract

Dang Huy Tru is one of the first typical innovators in the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century in Vietnam. The innovative thought of Dang Huy Tru was formed, developed on the basis of acquiring, inheriting, and applying the values of traditional national culture and cultural elite of mankind. Dang Huy Tru’s innovative ideas began to form in his mind and developed from the requisite history of society in Vietnam and the world from the second half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. He advanced quite copious and insightful innovation in many fields, such as in politics, society, economy, and education. Dang Huy Tru’s innovative ideas were created in a certain historical period, so the restrictions couldn’t be avoided. But if we know how to eliminate the drawbacks, it still has certain values for society nowadays. In this article, we will focus on studying the basic content of the innovative ideas of Dang Huy Tru and draw out certain values from them.