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  • [Reprint] “History of Science and Technology” Graduate Entrance Exam Questions (2009)

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    [Reprint] “History of Science and Technology” Graduate Entrance Exam Questions (2009)

     http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_51fdc0620100eb54.html If I were to do these directly now, I’d almost certainly fail, but if I get the chance I’ll try to write out all of these questions~ Questions for the Master’s Entrance Examination in “History of Science and Technology” (2009-06-19 17:29:20) The examination questions for the 2009 master’s entrance exam in the “History of Science and Technology” subject for the History of Science and Technology program and the Philosophy of Science and Technology program at Peking University are published below, for reference in candidates’ exam preparation. Young people with aspirations are warmly welcome to apply to Peking University’s program in the history of science and technology or philosophy of…

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  • Philosophy and Poetry

    Philosophy & Thought

    Philosophy and Poetry

    I had long wanted to write an article about poetry, but I kept putting pen to paper, and the folder I had created called “Music—Poetry” had never lived up to its name. One reason I kept not writing was that I felt I was, after all, a complete illiterate, utterly ignorant; how could I presume to talk about poetry? Apart from the Tang poems I learned in class as a child, and the poetry collections by Bei Dao, Hai Zi, and the like that I now very occasionally flip through at random, I have virtually no firsthand experience of reading poetry at all. At the same time, as for criticism…

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  • Notes from the Xindao Salon, 09-04-18

    Notes from the Xindao Salon, 09-04-18
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    Notes from the Xindao Salon, 09-04-18

    · Today’s salon had some newcomers dropping by, though the meaning of the café had not yet fully revealed itself to them. Welcome, friends, please keep spreading the word~ · The little ones were calling for Senior Brother Bu Tianshi, hmm~~ · In my view, a double major and a minor are not very meaningful. If you want to sit in on classes, it would be better to use the electives allotted by your own department to choose courses. But I won’t say too much about this either. · As for questions like course selection guidance, it is better to ask senior students than to ask your advisor~ · Science…

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  • Notes from Today’s Xindao Salon 09-04-11

    Notes from Today’s Xindao Salon 09-04-11
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    Notes from Today’s Xindao Salon 09-04-11

    The previous few times I was rather lazy; starting today I’ll try to jot down a few fragments after every salon, so friends who didn’t take part may be able to get a rough idea of what we talked about indirectly (of course I won’t record everything), and friends who did take part may be able to consolidate what they gained, or find a few more hints on related topics (things I didn’t mention on the spot will be marked in bold). First of all, friends who have no particular topic they especially want to hear or speak about are welcome to come as they please (if you’re worried the…

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  • Introduction to the Dialogues of Xindao

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    Introduction to the Dialogues of Xindao

    I haven’t updated the blog much these past several times. On the one hand, it’s because lately I’ve been busy with all sorts of miscellaneous things and haven’t had any mental free time; on the other hand, because some time ago I suddenly had the urge to write in a “dialogue” form, but got stuck halfway through. Only today did I finally rekindle the urge to write, and I’ve now finished the previously stuck draft of the No. 〇 piece, but I still have no motivation to write the first piece (though I already have the title). According to my plan, all of these “dialogues” will be written by me…

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  • Scattered Reflections on Love and Hate During My Retreat

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    Scattered Reflections on Love and Hate During My Retreat

    To write a long essay on the idea of “love,” the conception of this project began at least three years ago. But because of fluctuations in my thinking and other factors, I could not bring myself to start. Only just before my period of seclusion did I finally set down an “introductory note” and begin formally brewing this essay. What I post below is a tiny germ produced in the course of that brewing. The formulations here mainly come from the opportunity to exchange views with UNIC, and those exchanges also led to her distancing herself from me. Of course, all contextual information has been cut away; in any case,…

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  • The Politics and Jurisprudence Behind the Philosophy of Science

    History of Science & Scholarship

    The Politics and Jurisprudence Behind the Philosophy of Science

    From Plato onward, from the “freedom” of ancient Greece to the “Enlightenment” of the modern era, the issues of philosophy of science and political philosophy have always been entangled, impossible to disentangle. By the time we reach the “official history” of twentieth-century philosophy of science, we see this especially clearly: from Popper’s liberalism to Kuhn’s “revolution” and then to Feyerabend’s anarchism, the development of philosophy of science was practically a debate in political philosophy. Looking back at the history of thought from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment, we can be certain that philosophers of science borrowing political terminology is by no means merely a coincidence or a metaphor. Ancient Greece…

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  • Platonic Love

    Philosophy & Thought

    Platonic Love

    Someone may ask, “Do you believe in Platonic love?” Questions like that are baffling. Is it really so hard to believe that Platonic love exists? Only the childish sort of person who imagines that everyone thinks exactly as he does would disbelieve it. Since we can believe in the existence of all kinds of unreasonable people, and even believe in the existence of all kinds of perverse feelings, why would we not believe in the existence of a certain kind of love? The question really worth asking is, “Do you approve of / recognize / long for Platonic love?” Of course, before that, we also need to make clear what…

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  • What Is the Olympics?

    Culture & Public Commentary

    What Is the Olympics?

    My many acquaintances in the world of science and culture are rather indifferent to the Olympic Games. They point out many problems, such as excessive commercialization, and the fact that high-intensity athletic training is often a brutal assault on athletes’ bodies rather than a form of exercise. Rather than pouring massive resources into the vanity of chasing Olympic gold medals, it would be better to invest more in building up basic sports, in promoting public exercise, and in work that fosters health. Here, I disagree with those teachers. I think this line of thought is, in fact, pragmatic and utilitarian. On the one hand, I certainly acknowledge that the spread…

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  • The Mood for Going to a Café

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    The Mood for Going to a Café

    Today’s effort to make yet another return to the café has once again failed. This time it was not entirely due to subjective reasons; there were also some objective factors: Plato Café has changed. When I came in today, I was first startled by the “Merry Christmas” decoration at the door: at this point in the year, we are in the period farthest from both the previous Christmas and the next one, so why is “Merry Christmas” still posted at the entrance? Still, I gathered my courage and charged in, only to discover after entering that the room layout had been adjusted, and I didn’t recognize a single one of…

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