鸦片战争之后 ,西方文化挟船坚炮利而来。在顽固派的诘难下“中体西用”论孕育而生 ,然而随着“西用”范围的扩大 ,冲破“中体”之限全面改造社会的思潮已势不可挡。胡适正是站在这个文化革新的前列 ,他以“重新评估一切价值”的勇气试图“再造文明”。胡适的文化思想内容丰富 ,集中体现在文明———文化的整体观、文化的进化观与文化的惰性论、文化心态与文化改造的途径等方面 After the Opium War, Western culture relied on shipwrecks. However, with the expansion of the scope of “Western use,” it is overwhelming that the trend of breaking the “middle body” limit and comprehensively reforming the society has become unstoppable. Hu Shih just stood at the forefront of this cultural revolution and tried to “rebuild civilization” with the courage of “reevaluating everything.” Hu Shi’s cultural thoughts are rich in content, embodied in the aspects of civilization --- the overall view of culture, the evolutionary view of culture and the inertia of culture, the cultural mentality and the ways of cultural transformation