This article uses insights from the principles of textuality, through comparison and contrast of three translation versions on the same classical Chinese literature, intents to explain the functional dimension and pra...This article uses insights from the principles of textuality, through comparison and contrast of three translation versions on the same classical Chinese literature, intents to explain the functional dimension and pragmatic value achieved in the target text. It argues that informativity, intentionality, situationality and acceptability are crucial premeters for information transfer of the original text.展开更多
I. The Value Tyranny of the Universality of Western Human Rights Discourse From the perspective of history, human rights discourse originating in the West is first of all a kind of special discourse, rather than unive...I. The Value Tyranny of the Universality of Western Human Rights Discourse From the perspective of history, human rights discourse originating in the West is first of all a kind of special discourse, rather than universal words. ＂Human rights discourse is a language of rights, which is a language of Western culture. Therefore, in terms of concept, there is no concept of ＇human rights＇ in traditional Confucianism, not even the concept of ＇rights＇. In this sense, the concept ＇human rights＇ is a product of typical Western culture, although it appeared in modern times and it was the out- come of the development of civil society and democracy.TM Marked by unique Western color, human rights discourse originated from the special Western economic, political, histori- cal and cultural background and has its unique consciousness of problems and practical direction. For example,展开更多
Plato’s last dialogue,the Laws,occupies an anomalous position within his larger body of work.An individual identified as the“Athenian stranger”replaces Socrates and reverses key Socratic teachings,most notably by e...Plato’s last dialogue,the Laws,occupies an anomalous position within his larger body of work.An individual identified as the“Athenian stranger”replaces Socrates and reverses key Socratic teachings,most notably by endorsing tyranny.Scholars conclude that Plato abandoned his earlier political recommendations in favor of a more pragmatic vision.In that case,the Laws should be treated as Plato’s definitive work,the ultimate statement of his thought,when in fact,much more attention is paid to earlier dialogues,particularly the Republic.The problem is resolved and the true significance of the Laws revealed when the text is read as Plato’s ironic critique of his brilliant-but-rebellious student,Aristotle.Reasoning from Aristotelian premises,the Athenian stranger arrives at conclusions that Platonists and Aristotelians alike would find unpalatable or absurd.The alleged rupture between Plato’s earlier and later work disappears.The esoteric writings that are thought to have been the product of Aristotle’s later career are shown to have emerged from ideas that Plato himself was familiar with and rejected.展开更多
Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad and published as a whole in 1902.The story begins on a British ship"the Nellie"moored on the coast of the Thames.It mainly talks about what Marlow sees and thin...Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad and published as a whole in 1902.The story begins on a British ship"the Nellie"moored on the coast of the Thames.It mainly talks about what Marlow sees and thinks when he begins his journey up to the Congo Riveres and reveals a turning process of a white colonizer called Kurts who is at the very beginning,an idealistic white colonizer trying to bring"civilization"and"progress"to the Africa but in the end falls into a greedy,cruel person.The novel,on the one hand,describes the terrible life of African peple and reveals the tyranne,greed of western colonism and stong racism;and on the other hand,it also shows readers a strong orientalism towards the Africa.So my purpose of the paper is to analyse how Orientalism is revealed in the Heart of Darkness.展开更多
This thesis is to explore Anzaldua’s autobiographical book Borderlands/La Frontera:The New Mestiza,to discuss how multicultural environment influenced Gloria,why she considers herself as a border person,a person with...This thesis is to explore Anzaldua’s autobiographical book Borderlands/La Frontera:The New Mestiza,to discuss how multicultural environment influenced Gloria,why she considers herself as a border person,a person with multiple identities,to analyze how she struggles in a land where there is uniformity between sexual oppression and racial oppression,refusing to be reduced to the“other”.I will briefly introduce Anzaldua’s early experience as well as her identity as a colored lesbian.Her life is a crossover where gender,racial,sexuality,class problem connect with each other.In the first part,I will discuss about Anzaldua’s idea of taking Ideology as culture tyranny which creates visible and invisible pressure from outside that keeps shaping Chicano’s sense of self,objectifying the colored people.In the second part,I will analyze the oppression that Chicano women suffer from the male dominated white society,and how the ideological oppression shapes their identity.In the third part,I will explore Anzaldua’s radical theory--“new Mestiza consciousness”.展开更多
文摘This article uses insights from the principles of textuality, through comparison and contrast of three translation versions on the same classical Chinese literature, intents to explain the functional dimension and pragmatic value achieved in the target text. It argues that informativity, intentionality, situationality and acceptability are crucial premeters for information transfer of the original text.
文摘I. The Value Tyranny of the Universality of Western Human Rights Discourse From the perspective of history, human rights discourse originating in the West is first of all a kind of special discourse, rather than universal words. ＂Human rights discourse is a language of rights, which is a language of Western culture. Therefore, in terms of concept, there is no concept of ＇human rights＇ in traditional Confucianism, not even the concept of ＇rights＇. In this sense, the concept ＇human rights＇ is a product of typical Western culture, although it appeared in modern times and it was the out- come of the development of civil society and democracy.TM Marked by unique Western color, human rights discourse originated from the special Western economic, political, histori- cal and cultural background and has its unique consciousness of problems and practical direction. For example,
文摘Plato’s last dialogue,the Laws,occupies an anomalous position within his larger body of work.An individual identified as the“Athenian stranger”replaces Socrates and reverses key Socratic teachings,most notably by endorsing tyranny.Scholars conclude that Plato abandoned his earlier political recommendations in favor of a more pragmatic vision.In that case,the Laws should be treated as Plato’s definitive work,the ultimate statement of his thought,when in fact,much more attention is paid to earlier dialogues,particularly the Republic.The problem is resolved and the true significance of the Laws revealed when the text is read as Plato’s ironic critique of his brilliant-but-rebellious student,Aristotle.Reasoning from Aristotelian premises,the Athenian stranger arrives at conclusions that Platonists and Aristotelians alike would find unpalatable or absurd.The alleged rupture between Plato’s earlier and later work disappears.The esoteric writings that are thought to have been the product of Aristotle’s later career are shown to have emerged from ideas that Plato himself was familiar with and rejected.
文摘Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad and published as a whole in 1902.The story begins on a British ship"the Nellie"moored on the coast of the Thames.It mainly talks about what Marlow sees and thinks when he begins his journey up to the Congo Riveres and reveals a turning process of a white colonizer called Kurts who is at the very beginning,an idealistic white colonizer trying to bring"civilization"and"progress"to the Africa but in the end falls into a greedy,cruel person.The novel,on the one hand,describes the terrible life of African peple and reveals the tyranne,greed of western colonism and stong racism;and on the other hand,it also shows readers a strong orientalism towards the Africa.So my purpose of the paper is to analyse how Orientalism is revealed in the Heart of Darkness.
文摘This thesis is to explore Anzaldua’s autobiographical book Borderlands/La Frontera:The New Mestiza,to discuss how multicultural environment influenced Gloria,why she considers herself as a border person,a person with multiple identities,to analyze how she struggles in a land where there is uniformity between sexual oppression and racial oppression,refusing to be reduced to the“other”.I will briefly introduce Anzaldua’s early experience as well as her identity as a colored lesbian.Her life is a crossover where gender,racial,sexuality,class problem connect with each other.In the first part,I will discuss about Anzaldua’s idea of taking Ideology as culture tyranny which creates visible and invisible pressure from outside that keeps shaping Chicano’s sense of self,objectifying the colored people.In the second part,I will analyze the oppression that Chicano women suffer from the male dominated white society,and how the ideological oppression shapes their identity.In the third part,I will explore Anzaldua’s radical theory--“new Mestiza consciousness”.
