In The Portrait of a Lady, Isabel Archer values her liberty higher than a sense of security that might be guaranteed by possessing great fortune. But there are some paradoxes in Isabel Archer's view of freedom, wh...In The Portrait of a Lady, Isabel Archer values her liberty higher than a sense of security that might be guaranteed by possessing great fortune. But there are some paradoxes in Isabel Archer's view of freedom, which have caused her failure in the fulfillment of her view of freedom.展开更多
John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-wors...John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-worshiper and writes under thedeep influence of European Romanticism.This paper is to explore the similarities and differences of the two poets' contemplationupon life and death in their view of nature, focusing on Ode to a Nightingale by Keats and Fruit-Gathering by Tagore, aiming tobetter understand the two great poet's poetics in a comparative dimension.展开更多
In Death of a Traveling Salesman,Eudora Welty's idyllic view on life in the countryside,her nostalgic feelings for the loss of the American Southern tradition,and her protest against the industrialization of the c...In Death of a Traveling Salesman,Eudora Welty's idyllic view on life in the countryside,her nostalgic feelings for the loss of the American Southern tradition,and her protest against the industrialization of the city life are demonstrated by compar ing the"alone"of the couple in the countryside and the"lonely"of R. J. Bowman as a traveling salesman in the city.展开更多
James Fenimore Cooper is a very famous and popular writer in America who is the founder of the America literature on romanticism, so he is called the first American novelist. In 1820, Cooper publishes his first novel,...James Fenimore Cooper is a very famous and popular writer in America who is the founder of the America literature on romanticism, so he is called the first American novelist. In 1820, Cooper publishes his first novel, from then on he publishes over 50 novels altogether. The characters we are talking about are from one of his best known novels"The Last of the Mohicans",the second part of The Leatherstocking Tales which is his most famous and influencing novel. Through the novel, the author believes that the process of the early American movement towards the west is actually a process of massacre of American Indians.The article points out that James Fenimore Cooper has sympathy with American Indians, but at the same time showing his ambiguities on many issues.展开更多
This paper has briefly examined Marx's conception of freedom in modern industrial society. Even a rapid comparison indicates Marx says different things at different times.The emphasis shifts from,say,an initial vi...This paper has briefly examined Marx's conception of freedom in modern industrial society. Even a rapid comparison indicates Marx says different things at different times.The emphasis shifts from,say,an initial view of freedom based on a quasi-Hegelian view of radical equality and even love to freedom beyond the division of labor,then later a very different view of freedom based on a shorter working day,and so on.展开更多
Movies have great power to shape the system of values in contemporary culture. In this paper, we deal with theological reflection of suicide and euthanasia and their presentation as free decisions of individuals shown...Movies have great power to shape the system of values in contemporary culture. In this paper, we deal with theological reflection of suicide and euthanasia and their presentation as free decisions of individuals shown in the movies Seven Pounds and The Sea Inside. Also, we shall present theological reflection on culture of life and culture of death aimed to find common ground for dialogue between two opposed points of view. In the first, introductory part, we will present two views of human freedom, and we will point out that just a theological speech about freedom includes the category of responsibility. On the other hand, what happens often is neglecting categories of resposibility and absolutisation or marginalization of free will. Then we will, as an introduction to the interpretation of films, present global statistics that justify global concerns when it comes to suicide and euthanasia. Next, we will show in central part the concept of quality of life, and we will interpret it through the two mentioned films. In the last section, We conclude, despite opposition between culture of life and death, to offer category of altruism as a starting point for dialogue between the two cultures.展开更多
Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck and Jim,a white boy and a black slave,who run away in search of freedom.The first part of this thesis is the literature review.Focus is put on t...Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck and Jim,a white boy and a black slave,who run away in search of freedom.The first part of this thesis is the literature review.Focus is put on the review of the freedom theme and analysis.The main body starts from the second part which divides Huck’s escape into three stages:Huck’s aversion and tolerance to the civilized society before escape,his decayed initiative in the pursuit of freedom during the escape and his return to search for freedom at the end.Through above analysis,the conclusion is reached:Mark Twain’s view of freedom in this novel is vague and ambiguous,and there are many paradoxes in it.He longs for personal freedom but cannot escape from the secular society.He is willing to resist repressing civilization but unable to revolt its invasion.展开更多
The Awakening,written by the famous American writer Kate Chopin,is an early feminist literary work.It mainly tells us the process of a miserable woman,Edna's awakening,and in Edna's process of awakening,she ex...The Awakening,written by the famous American writer Kate Chopin,is an early feminist literary work.It mainly tells us the process of a miserable woman,Edna's awakening,and in Edna's process of awakening,she experiences misery as well as freedom;she struggles the way to the free and equal world.展开更多
The news media are often replete with sad stories of religious intolerance,with some gory pictures of the victims thereof.In Joshua 24:1-28,the Israelites were asked by Joshua to choose whom they would like to serve.I...The news media are often replete with sad stories of religious intolerance,with some gory pictures of the victims thereof.In Joshua 24:1-28,the Israelites were asked by Joshua to choose whom they would like to serve.It smacks of religious freedom.Using the text as a theological fulcrum,this study emphasises the fundamental human right of freedom of worship in the context of the religious freedom embedded African-Igbo religious tradition.Given the diverse religious views in the world,it is dialogue and mutual respect which would make religious peace possible.Bad religious leaders and teachers mislead their adherents to do violent and bloody proselytization.But people should not be held under duress to accept a particular religious idea or to adhere to a particular group of worshippers,sometimes with only one alternative,that is death!Indeed,every religion should recommend itself by the amount of love and peace it engenders in the world.展开更多
A key to understand Immanuel Kant's philosophy is his views on humanity,and the cornerstone of Kant’s philosophy is the idea that“beauty is a symbol of morality”.From the perspective of his views on humanity,we...A key to understand Immanuel Kant's philosophy is his views on humanity,and the cornerstone of Kant’s philosophy is the idea that“beauty is a symbol of morality”.From the perspective of his views on humanity,we can have a deep understanding of Kant*s analysis of beauty and the sublime and his aesthetics.The focus of Kant's aesthetics is the realization of human freedom and the sublime,and this is of special humanistic feature.展开更多
文摘In The Portrait of a Lady, Isabel Archer values her liberty higher than a sense of security that might be guaranteed by possessing great fortune. But there are some paradoxes in Isabel Archer's view of freedom, which have caused her failure in the fulfillment of her view of freedom.
文摘John Keats, a good observer and interpreter of Mother Nature, makes a life-time quest for the beauty of nature and themeaning of life in his poems. Likewise, Tagore, a world-renowned Indian poet, is also a nature-worshiper and writes under thedeep influence of European Romanticism.This paper is to explore the similarities and differences of the two poets' contemplationupon life and death in their view of nature, focusing on Ode to a Nightingale by Keats and Fruit-Gathering by Tagore, aiming tobetter understand the two great poet's poetics in a comparative dimension.
文摘In Death of a Traveling Salesman,Eudora Welty's idyllic view on life in the countryside,her nostalgic feelings for the loss of the American Southern tradition,and her protest against the industrialization of the city life are demonstrated by compar ing the"alone"of the couple in the countryside and the"lonely"of R. J. Bowman as a traveling salesman in the city.
文摘James Fenimore Cooper is a very famous and popular writer in America who is the founder of the America literature on romanticism, so he is called the first American novelist. In 1820, Cooper publishes his first novel, from then on he publishes over 50 novels altogether. The characters we are talking about are from one of his best known novels"The Last of the Mohicans",the second part of The Leatherstocking Tales which is his most famous and influencing novel. Through the novel, the author believes that the process of the early American movement towards the west is actually a process of massacre of American Indians.The article points out that James Fenimore Cooper has sympathy with American Indians, but at the same time showing his ambiguities on many issues.
文摘This paper has briefly examined Marx's conception of freedom in modern industrial society. Even a rapid comparison indicates Marx says different things at different times.The emphasis shifts from,say,an initial view of freedom based on a quasi-Hegelian view of radical equality and even love to freedom beyond the division of labor,then later a very different view of freedom based on a shorter working day,and so on.
文摘Movies have great power to shape the system of values in contemporary culture. In this paper, we deal with theological reflection of suicide and euthanasia and their presentation as free decisions of individuals shown in the movies Seven Pounds and The Sea Inside. Also, we shall present theological reflection on culture of life and culture of death aimed to find common ground for dialogue between two opposed points of view. In the first, introductory part, we will present two views of human freedom, and we will point out that just a theological speech about freedom includes the category of responsibility. On the other hand, what happens often is neglecting categories of resposibility and absolutisation or marginalization of free will. Then we will, as an introduction to the interpretation of films, present global statistics that justify global concerns when it comes to suicide and euthanasia. Next, we will show in central part the concept of quality of life, and we will interpret it through the two mentioned films. In the last section, We conclude, despite opposition between culture of life and death, to offer category of altruism as a starting point for dialogue between the two cultures.
文摘Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck and Jim,a white boy and a black slave,who run away in search of freedom.The first part of this thesis is the literature review.Focus is put on the review of the freedom theme and analysis.The main body starts from the second part which divides Huck’s escape into three stages:Huck’s aversion and tolerance to the civilized society before escape,his decayed initiative in the pursuit of freedom during the escape and his return to search for freedom at the end.Through above analysis,the conclusion is reached:Mark Twain’s view of freedom in this novel is vague and ambiguous,and there are many paradoxes in it.He longs for personal freedom but cannot escape from the secular society.He is willing to resist repressing civilization but unable to revolt its invasion.
文摘The Awakening,written by the famous American writer Kate Chopin,is an early feminist literary work.It mainly tells us the process of a miserable woman,Edna's awakening,and in Edna's process of awakening,she experiences misery as well as freedom;she struggles the way to the free and equal world.
文摘The news media are often replete with sad stories of religious intolerance,with some gory pictures of the victims thereof.In Joshua 24:1-28,the Israelites were asked by Joshua to choose whom they would like to serve.It smacks of religious freedom.Using the text as a theological fulcrum,this study emphasises the fundamental human right of freedom of worship in the context of the religious freedom embedded African-Igbo religious tradition.Given the diverse religious views in the world,it is dialogue and mutual respect which would make religious peace possible.Bad religious leaders and teachers mislead their adherents to do violent and bloody proselytization.But people should not be held under duress to accept a particular religious idea or to adhere to a particular group of worshippers,sometimes with only one alternative,that is death!Indeed,every religion should recommend itself by the amount of love and peace it engenders in the world.
基金Key project of Humanities and Social Sciences of Anhui provincial Education Department(SK2017A0380)General project of Humanities and Social Sciences of Anhui provincial Education Department(SKHS2016B08)School-level Research Platform(KYPT201816)
文摘A key to understand Immanuel Kant's philosophy is his views on humanity,and the cornerstone of Kant’s philosophy is the idea that“beauty is a symbol of morality”.From the perspective of his views on humanity,we can have a deep understanding of Kant*s analysis of beauty and the sublime and his aesthetics.The focus of Kant's aesthetics is the realization of human freedom and the sublime,and this is of special humanistic feature.
