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[Repost] Is full English-language instruction in the philosophy department worth promoting?

http://www.gotopku.cn/forum/viewthread.php?tid=52639&pid=587739 There is nothing here that is worth advocating! I remember Teacher Li Silong made a good point: after all, we are studying Western philosophy in China. The purpose is not merely to study Western philosophy itself, but also to understand philosophy in the Chinese context and to spread and develop it. This is neither about learning a useful skill nor about learning a game completely unrelated to our own culture. If Western philosophy is to be introduced into China, how to translate and teach it in Chinese is itself one of the missions of those who work in Western philosophy. Although a particular philosophy researcher may be free to…