In this paper,we are looking at a philosophical approach on creation and evolution.We try to search for the possibility of an evolution in Augustine theological thought and Thomas Aquinas’works.St Augustine thinks th...In this paper,we are looking at a philosophical approach on creation and evolution.We try to search for the possibility of an evolution in Augustine theological thought and Thomas Aquinas’works.St Augustine thinks that Earth received from God a capacity to produce plants,Thomas Aquinas claims a progressive development of plants’species in their characteristics.Concerning animals,Augustine thinks that water received the capacity to produce fishes and marine animals.In his worldview,he takes account of spontaneous generation.During the modern period,the theologians no more understood perspectives about a progressive creation:God created each living species in a Linnaean sense.An Augustinian rereading removes the opposition between evolution and creation.展开更多
The Chinese study of medieval philosophy has undergone an extraordinary historical process, and it has made great advances in the last 40 years. This paper provides a retrospective analysis of the pioneering Chinese s...The Chinese study of medieval philosophy has undergone an extraordinary historical process, and it has made great advances in the last 40 years. This paper provides a retrospective analysis of the pioneering Chinese scholars, both traditional and modern, who have played significant roles in the establishment and development of this historical field of inquiry. It pays particular attention to the important scholars, their works, methodologies, and findings over the course of the last forty years, and it also looks to the challenges currently facing this area of study and addresses the current state of the field and its future prospects. Although Chinese scholarship on medieval philosophy has already achieved great accomplishments, compared with the level of international research in the field abroad, there is still a huge gap to be remedied and therefore, we must recognize that there are great opportunities for Chinese scholars who will undertake the study of medieval philosophy with all due seriousness.展开更多
This article is a response to Morality And Law In A Global Society： A Place For Natural Law Theory？ The first part is a summary and comments on Honorable Rollin A. Van Broekhoven＇s survey of the natural law traditi...This article is a response to Morality And Law In A Global Society： A Place For Natural Law Theory？ The first part is a summary and comments on Honorable Rollin A. Van Broekhoven＇s survey of the natural law tradition and its relevance to the analysis of the controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Then it addresses Mencius and the Chinese natural law tradition based on the researches of Hu Shih and John C. H. Wu, and the affinity of the natural theories of Meneius and Thomas Aquinas are explored. The third part analyses the sensational case ofYu Huan （2017） from the point of view of natural law and takes it as an example of the relevance of natural law to the theory and practice of contemporary Chinese law.展开更多
文摘In this paper,we are looking at a philosophical approach on creation and evolution.We try to search for the possibility of an evolution in Augustine theological thought and Thomas Aquinas’works.St Augustine thinks that Earth received from God a capacity to produce plants,Thomas Aquinas claims a progressive development of plants’species in their characteristics.Concerning animals,Augustine thinks that water received the capacity to produce fishes and marine animals.In his worldview,he takes account of spontaneous generation.During the modern period,the theologians no more understood perspectives about a progressive creation:God created each living species in a Linnaean sense.An Augustinian rereading removes the opposition between evolution and creation.
文摘The Chinese study of medieval philosophy has undergone an extraordinary historical process, and it has made great advances in the last 40 years. This paper provides a retrospective analysis of the pioneering Chinese scholars, both traditional and modern, who have played significant roles in the establishment and development of this historical field of inquiry. It pays particular attention to the important scholars, their works, methodologies, and findings over the course of the last forty years, and it also looks to the challenges currently facing this area of study and addresses the current state of the field and its future prospects. Although Chinese scholarship on medieval philosophy has already achieved great accomplishments, compared with the level of international research in the field abroad, there is still a huge gap to be remedied and therefore, we must recognize that there are great opportunities for Chinese scholars who will undertake the study of medieval philosophy with all due seriousness.
文摘This article is a response to Morality And Law In A Global Society： A Place For Natural Law Theory？ The first part is a summary and comments on Honorable Rollin A. Van Broekhoven＇s survey of the natural law tradition and its relevance to the analysis of the controversial U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Then it addresses Mencius and the Chinese natural law tradition based on the researches of Hu Shih and John C. H. Wu, and the affinity of the natural theories of Meneius and Thomas Aquinas are explored. The third part analyses the sensational case ofYu Huan （2017） from the point of view of natural law and takes it as an example of the relevance of natural law to the theory and practice of contemporary Chinese law.
