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On Heidegger’s Thought on Technology

AI & the Future of Technology2011.06.29
On Heidegger’s Thought on Technology
The previous article was another piece written by hastily asking for reinforcements. On the one hand, that was indeed because I have not been diligent enough lately; on the other hand, I was also busy planning the proposal for my doctoral dissertation, eager to design the overall line of thought, and as a result I could not settle down to concentrate first on some specific issue. The earlier “experience report” was like this too, and so is this set of reading notes on Heidegger’s later thought. Although they are all written rather superficially and in a somewhat scattered way, they really do have to do with a certain strategy for…
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2011年6月29日
Why Is the Three Gorges Dam Said to Be the Culprit Behind the Drought?

Culture & Public Commentary2011.06.06
Why Is the Three Gorges Dam Said to Be the Culprit Behind the Drought?
(Note: the image comes from Jandan’s Boring Pictures/original link, for amusement only~) The recent drought has once again made the much-controversial Three Gorges Dam the target of everyone’s criticism: some say the Three Gorges is the culprit behind the drought, earthquakes, and even all sorts of anomalies, while the pundits say that without the Three Gorges the drought would be even worse. So which is it? Obviously, the most “scientific” answer is: we don’t know! This is not like a hypothesis in physics, where we can design an experiment with controlled variables—holding all the other variables constant and looking separately at how things develop with and without the Three Gorges….
culture China technology environment
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2011年6月6日
ZZ Power Station Quietly Begins Construction / Nujiang Again in Crisis (Southern Metropolis Daily, 2008-03-17)

Life & Notes2010.08.18
ZZ Power Station Quietly Begins Construction / Nujiang Again in Crisis (Southern Metropolis Daily, 2008-03-17)
Old notes: At about 12:30 a.m. on July 26, a mudflow disaster occurred at the construction site of a hydropower station on the Migu River in Migu Village, Pula Di Township, Gongshan County, killing 11 people. The Ministry of Water Resources of China then issued a special emergency notice, requiring that safety measures for flood season be effectively strengthened at all water conservancy and hydropower projects under construction. On August 18, a mudflow suddenly struck Pula Township, Gongshan County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, and the village was suspected to have suffered a catastrophe of total destruction. CCTV footage: “A ferroalloy plant was completely buried by the mudflow.” The so-called experts…
everyday life China politics environment
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2010年8月18日
“Anthropocentrism” and “Pride” as the Root of Sin: A Collaborative Research Proposal

Philosophy & Thought2007.11.10
“Anthropocentrism” and “Pride” as the Root of Sin: A Collaborative Research Proposal
The team-based project topic mentioned last semester (see 团体研究可以考虑考虑) has finally begun to take shape. It seems that because there are hardly any people doing philosophy of science and technology, the teachers have roughly planned to support one project in political philosophy and one in religious studies. Since an excellent term-paper author is needed to take the lead, the religious-studies part is basically a matter for Yali. The elder brother recommended that I also join the religious-studies team, and I am very grateful for that. Of course, whether I can actually join still depends on their decision. Yali originally wanted to set up a project on investigating Haidian Church. Setting…
philosophy freedom human nature modernity
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2007年11月10日
On Jiang Jinsong’s Lecture 39 of the Science Forum, “The Experimental Scientific Tradition as the Root of Environmental Problems”

History of Science & Scholarship2007.10.20
On Jiang Jinsong’s Lecture 39 of the Science Forum, “The Experimental Scientific Tradition as the Root of Environmental Problems”
Although Teacher Wu didn’t come, this time the Keke Forum had far more listeners than usual. Many familiar senior students also went, and the atmosphere of discussion was unprecedentedly lively (a group from Peking University bullying one person from Tsinghua), which really showed Peking University’s distinctive style~~ In real life I’m usually rather timid; with so many teachers and senior students raising such good questions, I simply didn’t ask anything, especially since the teachers and senior students had already brought up everything that should have been said. But online I can be a bit more unrestrained, and I can still offer a few thoughts. I’ve already posted my comments on…
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2007年10月20日
Peking University 2008 Admission of Recommended Exempt-Admission Graduate Students: Personal Statement

Life & Notes2007.09.14
Peking University 2008 Admission of Recommended Exempt-Admission Graduate Students: Personal Statement
最近事情太多，凡事都想速战速决。这个陈述急急写好马上就交了，现在看来语句有点不通，内容也似乎太随意了点。不过将就着吧。 Peking University 2008 Admissions for Recommended Exempt-Examination Graduate Study P e r s o n a l S t a t e m e n t Please use about 1,500 Chinese characters to introduce your academic background, the research work you have done in the field you are applying for, as well as your study and research plans during graduate school and your career goals after graduation, etc. The personal statement should be completed independently by the applicant; if it is found to have been completed with assistance from others, the applicant’s exemption qualification will be canceled. Please handwrite or print this page; the back may be used. Be…
philosophy philosophy of science history autobiography
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2007年9月14日
James Lovelock: Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

History of Science & Scholarship2007.08.03
James Lovelock: Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
[English] James Lovelock: _Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth_, translated by Xiao Xianjing and Fan Xiangdong, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, June 2007, 21 yuan Preface, page 1: The word “Gaia” comes from my friend and neighbor—the novelist William Golding. He believed that such an idea should be named after the earth goddess in ancient Greek mythology. Preface, pages 12–13: Ancient belief and modern knowledge fuse together in an awe-inspiring and exciting way. With this fusion, astronauts, with their own eyes, and we through television, witness Earth’s full splendor and charm as it appears against the backdrop of the blackness of space. Yet however intense this feeling may be,…
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2007年8月3日
Midterm Discussion Outline for “Deng San” (On the Scientific Outlook on Development and Coordinating the Harmonious Development of Humanity and Nature)

Culture & Public Commentary2007.05.07
Midterm Discussion Outline for “Deng San” (On the Scientific Outlook on Development and Coordinating the Harmonious Development of Humanity and Nature)
……Would the teachers in the School of Marxism go insane after reading this? Outline for the Midterm Discussion of “Deng San” Requirement: choose one aspect of the “five coordinated balances” in the concept of scientific development and talk about your reflections. “The scientific outlook on development is, in essence, people-oriented, comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development.” We say that “people-oriented” is the essence and core of the scientific outlook on development—“Adhering to people-oriented development means taking the all-round development of people as the goal, seeking and promoting development from the fundamental interests of the people, continuously satisfying the people’s ever-growing material and cultural needs, earnestly safeguarding the people’s economic, political, and…
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2007年5月7日
Lawns Are Meant to Be Trampled!

Life & Notes2007.05.06
Lawns Are Meant to Be Trampled!
It is said that a few days ago there was a dispute on the BBS at Sanjiao Di. It seems a well-meaning student saw many people trampling the landscaped lawn on Peking University’s campus, went over and said a few words, but the other side paid no attention; the student came back and posted on the BBS to denounce them, and later the person who had actually trampled the lawn also went online to reply. Some even said that lawns are precisely for trampling, and so on. Exactly right! Lawns are precisely for trampling! …Why on earth did I actually say something like that? Didn’t I still pride myself on…
everyday life Peking University environment
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2007年5月6日
Planting Trees and Reforesting Is Not as Good as Preserving Wasteland

Culture & Public Commentary2007.03.31
Planting Trees and Reforesting Is Not as Good as Preserving Wasteland
At the time of Arbor Day, I had finished listening to the Keke Forum and was about to write this piece, but after jotting down a title, for some reason I put it aside and forgot about it… A while ago I saw a news item about a “barren mountain painted green” incident, saying that somewhere they had smeared an entire barren mountain with paint and counted that as greening; it really was laughable. Later I heard that this was all because of “feng shui.” Actually, if one really planted trees out of feng shui concerns, that would instead be a very good thing! I think if you rummaged through…
culture China tradition environment
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2007年3月31日