Bao Tianren(包天仁,以下简称BAO): Ms. Clementson, I'm very glad to meet you at the University of Brighton. What subject do you teach? Theresa Clementson(以下简称TC): Good morning, Professor Bao. I thank you for inv...Bao Tianren(包天仁,以下简称BAO): Ms. Clementson, I'm very glad to meet you at the University of Brighton. What subject do you teach? Theresa Clementson(以下简称TC): Good morning, Professor Bao. I thank you for inviting me for this interview. I teach pre-sessional students, and in the summer pre-masters students. I also teach on the masters in TESOL and an undergraduate English Language module.展开更多
Late in 705, newly enthroned emperor of the freshly restored Tang dynasty Zhongzong 中宗 （r. 684, 705-710） went to the southern gate-tower of Luoyang by chariot to observe ＂cold-splashing barbarian plays＂ （pohan ...Late in 705, newly enthroned emperor of the freshly restored Tang dynasty Zhongzong 中宗 （r. 684, 705-710） went to the southern gate-tower of Luoyang by chariot to observe ＂cold-splashing barbarian plays＂ （pohan huxi 泼寒胡戏）. Several months later, a low-ranking minister, Lu Yuantai 吕元泰, drafted a memorial, contending, ＂If governance is proper, cold will follow its proper season. Why is it necessary for naked savages to drum and dance？＂ While the Zhongzong did not cancel the performance of these ＂barbarian plays,＂ Lu Yuantai＇s criticism set in motion a decade-long debate reflecting the rapidly changing discursive terrain of ethnicity, rulership, and religion. This paper will explore the nature of the debates and the surprisingly high stakes surrounding these so-called barbarian plays （huxi 胡戏） in the early eighth century.展开更多
Growth is an important concept in Dewey＇s philosophy, and, indeed, its ultimate focus. It is not, however, an easy task to posit growth as an ethical ideal, for here Dewey immediately faces a metaphysical dilemma： w...Growth is an important concept in Dewey＇s philosophy, and, indeed, its ultimate focus. It is not, however, an easy task to posit growth as an ethical ideal, for here Dewey immediately faces a metaphysical dilemma： whether to offer us an objective standard of growth, which becomes a type of absolutism, or to inevitably fall into relativism. This paper explores how Dewey avoids this dilemma with his concept of experience, which is interrogated through the relationship between human beings and nature. Still, human growth in nature involves the cultivation of virtuosities （de 德） in accordance with the rhythm of nature, and requires a completely different way of life other than our technological one. For this reason, I use Chinese philosophy, specifically ideas from the Yijing, to show how growth can be illustrated through the interaction between humans and the natural world.展开更多
文摘Bao Tianren(包天仁,以下简称BAO): Ms. Clementson, I'm very glad to meet you at the University of Brighton. What subject do you teach? Theresa Clementson(以下简称TC): Good morning, Professor Bao. I thank you for inviting me for this interview. I teach pre-sessional students, and in the summer pre-masters students. I also teach on the masters in TESOL and an undergraduate English Language module.
文摘Late in 705, newly enthroned emperor of the freshly restored Tang dynasty Zhongzong 中宗 （r. 684, 705-710） went to the southern gate-tower of Luoyang by chariot to observe ＂cold-splashing barbarian plays＂ （pohan huxi 泼寒胡戏）. Several months later, a low-ranking minister, Lu Yuantai 吕元泰, drafted a memorial, contending, ＂If governance is proper, cold will follow its proper season. Why is it necessary for naked savages to drum and dance？＂ While the Zhongzong did not cancel the performance of these ＂barbarian plays,＂ Lu Yuantai＇s criticism set in motion a decade-long debate reflecting the rapidly changing discursive terrain of ethnicity, rulership, and religion. This paper will explore the nature of the debates and the surprisingly high stakes surrounding these so-called barbarian plays （huxi 胡戏） in the early eighth century.
文摘Growth is an important concept in Dewey＇s philosophy, and, indeed, its ultimate focus. It is not, however, an easy task to posit growth as an ethical ideal, for here Dewey immediately faces a metaphysical dilemma： whether to offer us an objective standard of growth, which becomes a type of absolutism, or to inevitably fall into relativism. This paper explores how Dewey avoids this dilemma with his concept of experience, which is interrogated through the relationship between human beings and nature. Still, human growth in nature involves the cultivation of virtuosities （de 德） in accordance with the rhythm of nature, and requires a completely different way of life other than our technological one. For this reason, I use Chinese philosophy, specifically ideas from the Yijing, to show how growth can be illustrated through the interaction between humans and the natural world.
