Mrs. Warren's Profession is an excellent drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893. However, because of its frank discussion of prostitution, the play was originally banned by the Lord Chamberlain, and it was f...Mrs. Warren's Profession is an excellent drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893. However, because of its frank discussion of prostitution, the play was originally banned by the Lord Chamberlain, and it was finally performed in January 1902,at London's New Lyric Club. Previous researchers have studied the play mostly from the perspectives of feminism, ethical literary criticism, and social problem drama in order to explore the new female images in Vivie and praise Vivie's female consciousness.While the study on Shaw's thoughts of Fabian socialism embodied in this play is quite less. Through the analysis of Mrs. Warren's Profession from the perspective of Fabian socialism, the exploitation of the capitalist system to the working people will be exposed, Shaw's thoughts of Fabian socialism will be discussed, so as to fully show that Shaw is concerned about the social reality and women. While the thoughts of Fabian socialism is not radical, so it can't change the bad situation of the workers. Only the revolutionary party can liberate the people at the bottom.展开更多
This paper analyzes the critique of Neo-Confucianism by the Japanese Jesuit Brother Fabian Fukansai (c. 1565-1621) in the Mydtei Dialogues {Mydtei Mondo 妙貞問答)(1605), as well as Fabian's later critique of Chris...This paper analyzes the critique of Neo-Confucianism by the Japanese Jesuit Brother Fabian Fukansai (c. 1565-1621) in the Mydtei Dialogues {Mydtei Mondo 妙貞問答)(1605), as well as Fabian's later critique of Christianity. It clarifies the author's understanding of Neo-Confiician theory and his apology for Christianity by analyzing his explanation of the Great Ultimate (Tai "kyoku/Taiji 太極)and Principle (ri/li 理),which Fabian sees as nothing but an expression of Buddhist monistic mentalism. It also demonstrates that his explanations of the Great Ultimate and Principle have a crucial flaw: they do not sufficiently explain Zhu Xi's metaphysics, which tried to make the immanent and transcendental characteristics of the Great Ultimate and Principle compatible. This is because Fabian addresses only the elements of “local" religions including Neo-Confucianism with novel keywords that support the framework of Christian Creationism and the Anima Rationalis theory. However, his later work Deus Destroyed (Ha Daius 破提宇子),written after he had rejected Christianity, overturned his former claim by accepting the Neo-Confucian concept of Principle. Fabian's works are a historical example showing the potential limits of a confrontational approach toward other religions.展开更多
文摘Mrs. Warren's Profession is an excellent drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893. However, because of its frank discussion of prostitution, the play was originally banned by the Lord Chamberlain, and it was finally performed in January 1902,at London's New Lyric Club. Previous researchers have studied the play mostly from the perspectives of feminism, ethical literary criticism, and social problem drama in order to explore the new female images in Vivie and praise Vivie's female consciousness.While the study on Shaw's thoughts of Fabian socialism embodied in this play is quite less. Through the analysis of Mrs. Warren's Profession from the perspective of Fabian socialism, the exploitation of the capitalist system to the working people will be exposed, Shaw's thoughts of Fabian socialism will be discussed, so as to fully show that Shaw is concerned about the social reality and women. While the thoughts of Fabian socialism is not radical, so it can't change the bad situation of the workers. Only the revolutionary party can liberate the people at the bottom.
文摘This paper analyzes the critique of Neo-Confucianism by the Japanese Jesuit Brother Fabian Fukansai (c. 1565-1621) in the Mydtei Dialogues {Mydtei Mondo 妙貞問答)(1605), as well as Fabian's later critique of Christianity. It clarifies the author's understanding of Neo-Confiician theory and his apology for Christianity by analyzing his explanation of the Great Ultimate (Tai "kyoku/Taiji 太極)and Principle (ri/li 理),which Fabian sees as nothing but an expression of Buddhist monistic mentalism. It also demonstrates that his explanations of the Great Ultimate and Principle have a crucial flaw: they do not sufficiently explain Zhu Xi's metaphysics, which tried to make the immanent and transcendental characteristics of the Great Ultimate and Principle compatible. This is because Fabian addresses only the elements of “local" religions including Neo-Confucianism with novel keywords that support the framework of Christian Creationism and the Anima Rationalis theory. However, his later work Deus Destroyed (Ha Daius 破提宇子),written after he had rejected Christianity, overturned his former claim by accepting the Neo-Confucian concept of Principle. Fabian's works are a historical example showing the potential limits of a confrontational approach toward other religions.
