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Secluding Myself and Shutting Down the Blog

Site Matters2008.02.22
Secluding Myself and Shutting Down the Blog
As of today (such a 222 kind of day), the blog is under lock and key. The time of reopening is undecided. In any case, let everyone first welcome the Olympic Games. Comment replies huyong 2008-06-25 00:47:56 [reply] Very envious; I very much hope to join you all, and long to receive help! Gu Du 2008-03-29 21:30:47 [reply] I don’t know the situation in Peking University’s Marxist philosophy, so I can’t make a judgment. Personally, I still don’t see much of a future for the Marxist philosophy circles in China; Marxist philosophy anywhere isn’t going to be all that great. The key is simply which advisor you end…
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2008年2月22日
Why Suixuan Is Not Afraid of Plagiarism

Life & Notes2008.02.22
Why Suixuan Is Not Afraid of Plagiarism
Not long after Suixuan first started running, a friend reminded me to be a little careful: academic articles posted there would always inevitably face the risk of plagiarism and theft. More recently, an older fellow student also suggested that I might as well submit more pieces to newspapers, which would both earn a bit of author’s fee and, to some extent, protect copyright. But for me, whether writing for newspapers or submitting papers to magazines, first, it is not commensurate with my present qualifications and level; second, it more or less sacrifices freedom; third, it is unnecessary, because I am neither short of money nor afraid of plagiarism and theft….
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2008年2月22日
The Inertia of the Bystander

Site Matters2008.02.21
The Inertia of the Bystander
On the operation of blogs and the management of BBS forums, the most vexing problem is not that nobody reads, but that those who do read are often willing only to be “audience,” not to participate, and not even willing to leave a single word now and then (such as “great, upvote, dizzy, read, re, omg, orz,” etc.). But it is not that they are uninterested, or simply disdain it. In fact, many people come by frequently to have a look, and some of them will occasionally say “inspiring” (which, after all, is also a form of feedback, albeit an indirect one). But on the whole they are just too…
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2008年2月21日
The Benefits of Mathematical and Logical Training for Studying Philosophy

Philosophy & Thought2008.02.15
The Benefits of Mathematical and Logical Training for Studying Philosophy
Although I entered the philosophy department as an undergraduate, I still unabashedly identify myself as “from a science background.” Of course, the current Chinese practice of splitting high school students into arts and sciences is very bad; the so-called “science students” in high school are not necessarily all that “scientific” in any meaningful sense—after all, most of them choose physics. And it is even harder to say how much “literature” arts students have actually come into contact with—how can middle-school history, politics, and the like be called “literature”? But when I say I am “from a science background,” I do not mean that I was a high school science student;…
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2008年2月15日
The Difference Between “Argumentation” and “Bamboozling”

History of Science & Scholarship2008.01.22
The Difference Between “Argumentation” and “Bamboozling”
Sometimes, out of irony, I also call activities such as argument, persuasion, and admonition “brainwashing.” But if we really press the matter, I must insist that “argument” and “brainwashing” are by no means equivalent. In fact, we can all feel the difference between the two; otherwise we would not laugh at the “brainwashing” displayed in Zhao Benshan’s comic sketches. First of all, the purposes of “argument” and “brainwashing” are simply not the same. On the one hand, the former requires the other person to “actively” come to accept it, whereas the latter only requires the other person to “passively” receive it; on the other hand, the former is oriented toward…
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2008年1月22日
Relativism and Absolutism Are Birds of a Feather

Philosophy & Thought2008.01.07
Relativism and Absolutism Are Birds of a Feather
Some people fly the banners of relativism and postmodernism, claiming to oppose absolutism and universalism; in fact, they are unconsciously poisoned by absolutism, and at bottom they are nothing more than a further development of absolutism itself. Relativists will say one moment, “There is no absolute, universal, singular standard,” and then a moment later, either bluntly or obliquely, they say: “There is no standard”; one moment, “There is no interpretation beyond context,” and then a moment later, “interpretation is nothing but telling stories”; one moment, “Every argument has its limits,” and then a moment later they can, with righteous assurance and in complete ignorance of those limits, use their own…
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2008年1月7日
Reading as a Way of Thinking

History of Science & Scholarship2007.11.10
Reading as a Way of Thinking
This piece was prepared for another column in *Gongqingyuan*, and it can also be regarded as a continuation of the previous essay, “Me and Philosophy.” In “Me and Philosophy,” I wanted to say that I have chosen to live the life of a philosopher—that is, to confront those “big questions” with persistence rather than evade them or deceive myself. But how is such a life possible? At least for me, this way of life as I understand it does not mean brooding day after day in deep contemplation, standing in the posture of a “thinker,” pondering problems without a moment’s pause. If it were like that, it would be far…
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2007年11月10日
What Is “Literature”?

Culture & Public Commentary2007.10.08
What Is “Literature”?
I claim that this year I’m going to make a serious study of literature, so what exactly do I mean? What is literature? Although I understand that I’ll have more of a say on this question only after I’ve read more literary books, if I have no idea what “literature” is, then what exactly am I planning to read? Of course, the simplest method is to follow the categories already made by others and look for books on the literature shelf in a bookstore; that would count as reading literature. But as someone who does philosophy, I really shouldn’t be too lazy. Besides, this topic has come up recently anyway,…
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2007年10月8日
[Repost] Peking University Master’s Degree Admissions Program Directory

Life & Notes2007.09.27
[Repost] Peking University Master’s Degree Admissions Program Directory
http://www.pku.edu.cn/cgi-bin/websql/zhcx/graduate/yjs/zs_ss_zy.hts?xsh=023 Department/Program Name Department of Philosophy Total Enrollment 47 students. Program Notes Of these, 25 are expected to be admitted through recommendation and exemption from the entrance exam. For examinees, the weight of the re-examination is 40%. Programs and Numbers of Students to Be Admitted 010101 Marxist Philosophy 6 010102 Chinese Philosophy 6 010103 Foreign Philosophy 7 010104 Logic 3 010105 Ethics 4 010106 Aesthetics 5 010107 Religious Studies 6 010108 Philosophy of Science and Technology 7 071200 History of Science and Technology 3
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2007年9月27日
Peddling the Philosophy of Science

History of Science & Scholarship2007.09.18
Peddling the Philosophy of Science
I am scheming how to sell philosophy of technology to that junior female student. In previous years my sales tactic was just to lend them a few books and let them browse freely. I hoped that if they were interested in those books, they would borrow more books to read, or ask me about information on related books; the best possible outcome would be that they would come find me to discuss them. So far, though, the best case has been only that a junior said to me that that book was very interesting—nothing more. More often, after half a year or a year, they would come and say to…
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2007年9月18日