Before the Spring Festival, I’m too lazy to update the blog any further, so let me first wish all the friends who follow or happen to pass by my blog a happy Spring Festival and a happy New Year!
To the friends who still plan to keep following this blog in the coming year: in the midst of your busy schedules, please be sure to leave a few words here by the way. Thanks for your support.
Comments and replies
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2008-04-04 12:45:20 Anonymous 221.230.20.16 [Reply]
Since Brother Gu has said so, then I’ll go register right now!
Gu Zhuo
2008-04-02 12:51:08 [Reply]
By the way, I still haven’t received the “official” admission notice.
My seclusion isn’t for cultivation; it’s just a business shutdown for rectification and adjustment。。。
s
2008-04-02 12:05:32 Anonymous 222.186.212.231 [Reply]
Sure, but I want to wait until the official notice comes out before going to report in. Recently, I’m also following Brother Gu’s example and going into seclusion to cultivate for a while too (I’m hiding in our school’s library)!
Gu Zhuo
2008-03-31 18:43:22 [Reply]
Haha, not bad, not bad, congratulations~~~
How about going to KKBBS to check in? (http://hps.phil.pku.edu.cn/bbs)
Send me an email and tell me the username you want to use~
s
2008-03-31 17:08:46 Anonymous 222.186.103.210 [Reply]
Brother Gu Zhuo, you still haven’t come out of seclusion yet? I wonder how much longer you still need to cultivate. This year I was fortunate enough to take part in Peking University’s second-round examination for philosophy of science and technology. The results came out just today, and thank heavens I somehow squeaked through (my score was rather low, and I was so startled I broke out in a cold sweat). I think by September we should be classmates. So I’ve come especially to thank Brother Gu and Senior Brother Suiyuan for your guidance! Let me once again bring this “Spring Festival” post back to the top—Brother Gu Zhuo won’t mind, will he!
s
2008-02-17 19:53:29 Anonymous 221.230.20.2 [Reply]
Many thanks to Brother Gu Zhuo and Brother Suiyuan for your guidance! And may Heaven bless me so that I can enter the second-round examination this year! Better yet, if I can get into Peking University and study in the same school and department—or even the same major—as you two, that would be a truly extraordinary stroke of luck!
Suiyuan
2008-02-15 23:26:53 Anonymous 124.17.18.213 [Reply]
Actually, the details of the second-round examination vary a bit from year to year, but generally there may be several parts: (1) briefly introduce yourself; (2) you’re given a passage from an original text in English, asked to read it aloud once, and then interpret it on the spot. Usually it’s somewhat difficult, but don’t be afraid; just do your best; (3) they ask what books you’ve read, and then choose one book’s contents to ask a question about, so, as Little Gu said, it’s still better to be realistic and practical; (4) usually there won’t be a written exam anymore, but there are exceptions—my year still had a one-hour written exam, probably because Teacher Wu wasn’t in China, hehe; (5) your thoughts and plans for future study; (5) the school-wide English listening test, with a classroom loudspeaker—sometimes you may not hear it very clearly, so be mentally prepared; (6) other major-related questions. That’s about all I remember; report finished!
Gu
2008-02-15 22:58:55 Anonymous 123.112.78.223 [Reply]
I really know very little about the issue of graduate entrance exams, or perhaps Butian or Senior Brother Suiyuan could say something about it?
“Second-round examination” means an interview? If so, there’s no need to panic too much; the teachers in the philosophy of science and technology teaching-and-research office are still quite decent, and I expect they won’t make things difficult for you. In any case, whether it’s an interview or a written exam, the best attitude is to be modest, cautious, and eager to learn; by all means avoid pretending to know what you don’t know, or talking glibly and grandly, and never bluff your way through something you haven’t read—that would be the worst.
Be sure to distinguish the quality of “second-hand materials”; when the teacher asks what books you’ve read, don’t rattle off a bunch of trash books to pad the list, and don’t read a book without even being clear about the author and publisher. In any case, during the interview they will most likely ask what books you’ve read.
s
2008-
02-15 22:06:36 Anonymous 221.230.20.6 [Reply]
“Gu: If you want to communicate, then let’s do it online.”
All right, once we’ve gotten to know each other better and I’ve come to Beijing, if there’s a chance I’ll definitely come to visit in person!
Hello! This is the first question I want to ask you:
May I ask, when taking the entrance exam for a master’s program in philosophy of science and technology at your university as a student from another major, what should one pay attention to during the second-round examination? I’ve heard that Peking University’s Department of Philosophy places considerable emphasis on reading original texts. My undergraduate major was engineering, and for beginners, original texts seem too difficult, too time-consuming, and not worth the trouble. As an introduction and for the sake of the exam, just “second-hand materials” are already more than enough to keep one busy. For this situation in which I’ve basically never read the original texts, I beg you, brother, to show me a broad and smooth path to handling the second-round examination! I thank you in advance here!
Qingjian. Lian
2008-02-14 00:11:26 Anonymous 124.89.45.54 [Reply]
Till here.
unic
2008-02-13 19:56:47 Anonymous 222.82.76.17 [Reply]
You really want to lock it up? Then lock it for four or five months. Or just lock it for a year or two.
Gu
2008-02-13 11:49:00 Anonymous 123.112.77.167 [Reply]
Even though the Spring Festival has passed, you can still leave messages here.
I keep thinking whether I should do a retreat and lock the blog; I’m still hesitating. In any case, let’s set it aside for a while longer~
I didn’t read much over winter break, and once I got back home I was completely out of the mood. I’ve been too lazy to write notes on the more than a dozen books I skimmed through in Beijing. Still, one book, The Revolt of the Masses, was quite excellent and worth recommending; when the blog resumes, I’ll post excerpts from it.
butian
2008-02-13 08:43:56 Anonymous 124.17.19.33 [Reply]
The Spring Festival has already been over for several days!
I only said I was too lazy to update before the Spring Festival; I never said I’d definitely update after it. It’s also possible I’ll let it sit for another three or five months……
s
2008-02-11 22:21:03 Anonymous 221.230.22.176 [Reply]
May I ask if you’re from Shanghai? I’m quite interested in philosophy, and if there’s a chance I’d like to discuss things with you.
Gu: If you want to communicate, then let’s do it online.
Xingkong
2008-02-07 19:24:31 Anonymous 124.207.169.27 [Reply]
Happy New Year! Looking forward to enjoying your great works in the coming year
Chu Jing
2008-02-06 02:57:53 Anonymous 60.24.53.223 [Reply]
Paying New Year’s respects! In the new year, keep studying hard and making progress every day, all right!
yeziqiu
2008-02-04 10:55:41 Anonymous 221.0.53.54 [Reply]
Happy Spring Festival!
Will keep following~~~
Suiyuan
2008-02-03 21:19:18 Anonymous 124.17.18.213 [Reply]
For the master of Suixuan who wants to live a philosophical life in this life, let me bow in admiration once again! Your father and mother should feel very gratified: in such a restless society, they actually raised such a Peking University talent who is content to read the books of the sages and willing to carry forward the unfinished learning of the former sages! As the New Year arrives, I wish your whole family peace, health, and happiness in the new year! I wish the master of Suixuan an ever broader academic path!
UNIC
2008-02-02 19:30:06 Anonymous 222.82.76.72 [Reply]
Correction: Chinese people only truly get the feeling of the New Year after the Spring Festival has passed.
unic
2008-02-02 19:29:13 Anonymous 222.82.76.72 [Reply]
Chinese people only truly get the feeling of having celebrated the New Year after the Spring Festival has passed.
In 2008, both for individuals and for the country, there is bound to be no shortage of variables. So let me just wish everyone good health and smooth lives in the new year!
Also, best wishes to the whole Suixuan household for health and peace!
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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