Since the publication of the Good Earth in 1922, Pearl S, Buck published another two novels based on the same theme and they were called the House of Earth Trilogy. The House of Earth Trilogy used as a window to under...Since the publication of the Good Earth in 1922, Pearl S, Buck published another two novels based on the same theme and they were called the House of Earth Trilogy. The House of Earth Trilogy used as a window to understand China for the westerners at that time. And it had a great impact on the whole world. People gave two different views on her success of winning so many awards. Some thought that she wrote what she knew and her works were based on her own experiences. But others said that she was a foreigner and her values, her distinct aesthetic views would affect her writing. So, some of her depictions, to some extent, were untruthful and distorted. The aim of writing this thesis is to give an objective judgment on the Good Earth, and make it easier for us to communicate with the westerners on literature.展开更多
Instead of denouncing sincere Christianity,as it is often assumed,Nietzsche inveighs vehemently against insincere Christianity that interpreters take as evidence for his nihilism.This essay argues that Nietzsche's...Instead of denouncing sincere Christianity,as it is often assumed,Nietzsche inveighs vehemently against insincere Christianity that interpreters take as evidence for his nihilism.This essay argues that Nietzsche's perspectivism affirms the positive value of Christian morality as an instrument for life preservation,which is a relative standard for judging various perspectives on life.It also analyzes the negative value of Christian morality as the impediment to life enhancement,which is the absolute standard for evaluating those perspectives.As this study finally argues,it remains to the Overman to once and for all overcome the impediments to life brought on by Christian morality in the creation of a new morality,if in fact what the Overman creates is indeed a new morality.展开更多
Philosophical mysticism is irrational union with a transcendent reality often understood as involving an This paper challenges this assumption by examining the universal and rational potentials of mysticism. Drawing o...Philosophical mysticism is irrational union with a transcendent reality often understood as involving an This paper challenges this assumption by examining the universal and rational potentials of mysticism. Drawing on Ernst Tugendhat's interpretation of mysticism as an overcoming of egocentricity and a pursuit of peace of mind, it focuses on philosophical Daoism as a distinctive form of mysticism that emphasizes the rationality of stepping back from one's excessive volitional attachments in light of the validity of other perspectives. Mysticism, thus conceived, has a distinctive potential that does not depend on religious revelation or ineffable experience. Its genuine appeal consists in stepping back from oneself and one's desires, even including the pursuit of peace of mind.展开更多
文摘Since the publication of the Good Earth in 1922, Pearl S, Buck published another two novels based on the same theme and they were called the House of Earth Trilogy. The House of Earth Trilogy used as a window to understand China for the westerners at that time. And it had a great impact on the whole world. People gave two different views on her success of winning so many awards. Some thought that she wrote what she knew and her works were based on her own experiences. But others said that she was a foreigner and her values, her distinct aesthetic views would affect her writing. So, some of her depictions, to some extent, were untruthful and distorted. The aim of writing this thesis is to give an objective judgment on the Good Earth, and make it easier for us to communicate with the westerners on literature.
文摘Instead of denouncing sincere Christianity,as it is often assumed,Nietzsche inveighs vehemently against insincere Christianity that interpreters take as evidence for his nihilism.This essay argues that Nietzsche's perspectivism affirms the positive value of Christian morality as an instrument for life preservation,which is a relative standard for judging various perspectives on life.It also analyzes the negative value of Christian morality as the impediment to life enhancement,which is the absolute standard for evaluating those perspectives.As this study finally argues,it remains to the Overman to once and for all overcome the impediments to life brought on by Christian morality in the creation of a new morality,if in fact what the Overman creates is indeed a new morality.
文摘Philosophical mysticism is irrational union with a transcendent reality often understood as involving an This paper challenges this assumption by examining the universal and rational potentials of mysticism. Drawing on Ernst Tugendhat's interpretation of mysticism as an overcoming of egocentricity and a pursuit of peace of mind, it focuses on philosophical Daoism as a distinctive form of mysticism that emphasizes the rationality of stepping back from one's excessive volitional attachments in light of the validity of other perspectives. Mysticism, thus conceived, has a distinctive potential that does not depend on religious revelation or ineffable experience. Its genuine appeal consists in stepping back from oneself and one's desires, even including the pursuit of peace of mind.