Based on the cultural determinism of Neo-Confucianism, He Lin attributed the national crisis since former modern times to cultural crisis and tried to modernize the Confucianism in order to seek the way which can help the revival of Chinese nation.

• 贺麟从新儒家的文化决定论出发,把近代以来的民族危机归结为文化危机,力图通过儒学的现代化寻求民族复兴的出路。