This thesis is aimed at conducting a comparative study of the ecoethic thoughts in Silent Spring and Wolf Totem. It points out that Carson and Jiang's eco-ethics are relatively complete, ideal and objective. Moreo...This thesis is aimed at conducting a comparative study of the ecoethic thoughts in Silent Spring and Wolf Totem. It points out that Carson and Jiang's eco-ethics are relatively complete, ideal and objective. Moreover, the most shining features are that they not only unfold the grim fact of ecological crisis before the public, but also instil confidence and hope in each and every reader.展开更多
Silent Spring is Rachel Carson's scientific documentation of the widespread harmful consequences of undistinguished pesticide use, in which her ecological thinking is visible in every corner. Therefore the followi...Silent Spring is Rachel Carson's scientific documentation of the widespread harmful consequences of undistinguished pesticide use, in which her ecological thinking is visible in every corner. Therefore the following paper intends to analyze Carson's ecological thinking from the perspective of eco-criticism. The whole paper consists of three parts. The first part concerns the introduction of the author Rachel Carson, the work Silent Spring and the theory Eco-criticism applied in the paper. The second part is the mainbody, concerning the concrete analysis of Carson's ecological thinking by applying eco-criticism. Carson's ecological thinking can be summarized as the following four points: the first two points concern her criticism for anthropocentric values of system and over development of industrialization and science. The other two points concern her support for ecological holism and eco-morality. The last part arrives at the following conclusion that Carson's thinking has begun with the criticism for tangible harm of eco-crisis and has lifted to the intangible level of ideology. Besides, she attempts to solve the eco-crisis from its bottom- the ideology that causes such crisis. Besides, her diversified ecological thinking demonstrates her profound thinking and her deep concern for the eco-crisis.展开更多
Opposed to a commonly held interpretation that Confucian discourse regarding tianren heyi （天人合一） is simply a human-centred philosophical fusion of humanity and nature, this article argues that the Confucian disc...Opposed to a commonly held interpretation that Confucian discourse regarding tianren heyi （天人合一） is simply a human-centred philosophical fusion of humanity and nature, this article argues that the Confucian discourse is in fact composed of two contradictory orientations, one ten-centred （roughly equivalent to ＂anthropocentric＂） and the other tian-centred （＂nature-centric＂ in a specific sense）, which generally correspond to the two major camps of environmental philosophy in the West in the twentieth century. It will be further argued that the two orientations of the Confucian view have different yet related functions with regard to environmental protection and conservation： the tian-centred understanding establishes a metaphysical and religious framework for Confucian eco-ethical norms, in which ecological prohibitions and policies are built into the political and religious infrastructure, while the ten-centred orientation adds practical values and meanings to the ontological care of the human relation to the environment. In modem times, the two orientations of Confucian eco-ethics are under further development, moving away from being dualistic philosophies and converging on the eco-ethical way of life. Contemporary Confueians are investigating how the two traditional ＂orientations＂ can be unified as one holistic perspective which could provide theoretical and practical guidance for our understanding of the human position in the universe, the harmony between humans and nature, and the value of environmental protection and conservation.展开更多
文摘This thesis is aimed at conducting a comparative study of the ecoethic thoughts in Silent Spring and Wolf Totem. It points out that Carson and Jiang's eco-ethics are relatively complete, ideal and objective. Moreover, the most shining features are that they not only unfold the grim fact of ecological crisis before the public, but also instil confidence and hope in each and every reader.
文摘Silent Spring is Rachel Carson's scientific documentation of the widespread harmful consequences of undistinguished pesticide use, in which her ecological thinking is visible in every corner. Therefore the following paper intends to analyze Carson's ecological thinking from the perspective of eco-criticism. The whole paper consists of three parts. The first part concerns the introduction of the author Rachel Carson, the work Silent Spring and the theory Eco-criticism applied in the paper. The second part is the mainbody, concerning the concrete analysis of Carson's ecological thinking by applying eco-criticism. Carson's ecological thinking can be summarized as the following four points: the first two points concern her criticism for anthropocentric values of system and over development of industrialization and science. The other two points concern her support for ecological holism and eco-morality. The last part arrives at the following conclusion that Carson's thinking has begun with the criticism for tangible harm of eco-crisis and has lifted to the intangible level of ideology. Besides, she attempts to solve the eco-crisis from its bottom- the ideology that causes such crisis. Besides, her diversified ecological thinking demonstrates her profound thinking and her deep concern for the eco-crisis.
文摘Opposed to a commonly held interpretation that Confucian discourse regarding tianren heyi （天人合一） is simply a human-centred philosophical fusion of humanity and nature, this article argues that the Confucian discourse is in fact composed of two contradictory orientations, one ten-centred （roughly equivalent to ＂anthropocentric＂） and the other tian-centred （＂nature-centric＂ in a specific sense）, which generally correspond to the two major camps of environmental philosophy in the West in the twentieth century. It will be further argued that the two orientations of the Confucian view have different yet related functions with regard to environmental protection and conservation： the tian-centred understanding establishes a metaphysical and religious framework for Confucian eco-ethical norms, in which ecological prohibitions and policies are built into the political and religious infrastructure, while the ten-centred orientation adds practical values and meanings to the ontological care of the human relation to the environment. In modem times, the two orientations of Confucian eco-ethics are under further development, moving away from being dualistic philosophies and converging on the eco-ethical way of life. Contemporary Confueians are investigating how the two traditional ＂orientations＂ can be unified as one holistic perspective which could provide theoretical and practical guidance for our understanding of the human position in the universe, the harmony between humans and nature, and the value of environmental protection and conservation.
