This paper addresses the relationship between ontology and ethics, as outlined in Charles Taylor's essay "Ethics and Ontology," problematizing it from a narrative ethics viewpoint. It attempts to overcome the "bin...This paper addresses the relationship between ontology and ethics, as outlined in Charles Taylor's essay "Ethics and Ontology," problematizing it from a narrative ethics viewpoint. It attempts to overcome the "binary" dichotomy presented in Taylor's essay, insisting instead in favour of an approach that distances itself from both reductionist naturalism and ancient and medieval ontological models. The move towards narrative ethics is positioned in relation to an implicit ontology. Taylor recognizes that man's way of life "consists of ways of sense making;" this human trait thus being an ontological presupposition, or precomprehension. Here, I suggest that this pre-narrative quality is in fact an ex ante projection of the work of meaning-making, arising ex post and, crucially, not universally attainable. If it were, it would be an unwarranted ontologization of features of human moral experience. Organizing the relationship between ontology and ethics within the perspective of narrative ethics does not mean doing away with the ontological dimension. Indeed, as this paper seeks to demonstrate, the ontological background of narrative ethics may be traced from a phenomenology of fragility, exposure, and interdependence. The definition of man as a self-interpreting animal should therefore be delineated in the sense of an endeavour; in this way, the individual can build up his own mediated relation with meaning, and, as a result, the practice of self-narrative becomes available to all.展开更多
Network has not only become a habit and lifestyle for university student, but also brought all sorts of ethical misconducts and ethical issues in society. Based on the analysis of college students' frustrations, this...Network has not only become a habit and lifestyle for university student, but also brought all sorts of ethical misconducts and ethical issues in society. Based on the analysis of college students' frustrations, this paper explores the causes of network behavior anomie for college students, which mainly include: dissatisfaction in real communication, game addiction to the network, craving online pornography, and hooking on online shopping. In addition, it also investigates the ways to wipe out mental frustration in such a cyber era. These ways mainly are to strenzthen online education and management, to make psychological counseling, and to carry on frustration education.展开更多
文摘This paper addresses the relationship between ontology and ethics, as outlined in Charles Taylor's essay "Ethics and Ontology," problematizing it from a narrative ethics viewpoint. It attempts to overcome the "binary" dichotomy presented in Taylor's essay, insisting instead in favour of an approach that distances itself from both reductionist naturalism and ancient and medieval ontological models. The move towards narrative ethics is positioned in relation to an implicit ontology. Taylor recognizes that man's way of life "consists of ways of sense making;" this human trait thus being an ontological presupposition, or precomprehension. Here, I suggest that this pre-narrative quality is in fact an ex ante projection of the work of meaning-making, arising ex post and, crucially, not universally attainable. If it were, it would be an unwarranted ontologization of features of human moral experience. Organizing the relationship between ontology and ethics within the perspective of narrative ethics does not mean doing away with the ontological dimension. Indeed, as this paper seeks to demonstrate, the ontological background of narrative ethics may be traced from a phenomenology of fragility, exposure, and interdependence. The definition of man as a self-interpreting animal should therefore be delineated in the sense of an endeavour; in this way, the individual can build up his own mediated relation with meaning, and, as a result, the practice of self-narrative becomes available to all.
文摘Network has not only become a habit and lifestyle for university student, but also brought all sorts of ethical misconducts and ethical issues in society. Based on the analysis of college students' frustrations, this paper explores the causes of network behavior anomie for college students, which mainly include: dissatisfaction in real communication, game addiction to the network, craving online pornography, and hooking on online shopping. In addition, it also investigates the ways to wipe out mental frustration in such a cyber era. These ways mainly are to strenzthen online education and management, to make psychological counseling, and to carry on frustration education.