The efforts Oedipus has made against the oracle can be seen as using personal rationality to confront the destiny that the God have already arranged.Through the tragedy of Oedipus,Sophocles shows to people the irrecon...The efforts Oedipus has made against the oracle can be seen as using personal rationality to confront the destiny that the God have already arranged.Through the tragedy of Oedipus,Sophocles shows to people the irreconcilable contradiction between rationality and destiny.By analyzing the rational elements in Oedipus’actions and the role of God in Oedipus’tragic destiny,this paper aims to discuss the relationship between rationality and destiny so as to further represent Sophocles’views on theocratic and humanistic rules.展开更多
In Tibet, Buddhism coupled with its theocratic history has given its cities and urban areas unique forms and structures. As the political, religious, and economic center of Tibet, Lhasa City has a special urban form a...In Tibet, Buddhism coupled with its theocratic history has given its cities and urban areas unique forms and structures. As the political, religious, and economic center of Tibet, Lhasa City has a special urban form and has experienced typical urban transformation processes for a thousand years. The city has been experiencing significant urban structure transformation that has accompanied the socio-economic development in recent decades since the peaceful liberation and democratic reform of Tibet during the 1950 s. Hence, this study presents the time-series of urban structure changes in Lhasa City for the purpose of understanding the characteristics and mechanisms of transformation under the republican political system. First, the study illustrates the urban socio-economic changes of Lhasa City beginning in the 1950 s via statistical data analysis. We then divide the urban development into several stages. Subsequently, we identify the transformation characteristics of urban structure by investigating urban growth, street structure, land-use, and religious facilities via maps of the city from every development stage. This paper ultimately discusses the regulation of city transformation. This study clarifies several probable issues facing Tibetan cities and proposes suggestions for future urban development of Tibetan cities.展开更多
文摘The efforts Oedipus has made against the oracle can be seen as using personal rationality to confront the destiny that the God have already arranged.Through the tragedy of Oedipus,Sophocles shows to people the irreconcilable contradiction between rationality and destiny.By analyzing the rational elements in Oedipus’actions and the role of God in Oedipus’tragic destiny,this paper aims to discuss the relationship between rationality and destiny so as to further represent Sophocles’views on theocratic and humanistic rules.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51308463 and 51578453)the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(No.2014JY0231)
文摘In Tibet, Buddhism coupled with its theocratic history has given its cities and urban areas unique forms and structures. As the political, religious, and economic center of Tibet, Lhasa City has a special urban form and has experienced typical urban transformation processes for a thousand years. The city has been experiencing significant urban structure transformation that has accompanied the socio-economic development in recent decades since the peaceful liberation and democratic reform of Tibet during the 1950 s. Hence, this study presents the time-series of urban structure changes in Lhasa City for the purpose of understanding the characteristics and mechanisms of transformation under the republican political system. First, the study illustrates the urban socio-economic changes of Lhasa City beginning in the 1950 s via statistical data analysis. We then divide the urban development into several stages. Subsequently, we identify the transformation characteristics of urban structure by investigating urban growth, street structure, land-use, and religious facilities via maps of the city from every development stage. This paper ultimately discusses the regulation of city transformation. This study clarifies several probable issues facing Tibetan cities and proposes suggestions for future urban development of Tibetan cities.
