The Medieval Origins of Conceivability Arguments

The central recommendation of this article is that philosophers trained in the analytic tradition ought to add the sensibilities and skills of the historian to their methodological toolkit. The value of an historical approach to strictly philosophical matters is illustrated by a case study focussing on the medieval origin of conceivability arguments and contemporary views of modality. It is shown that common metaphilosophical views about the nature of the philosophical enterprise as well as certain inference patterns found in thinkers from Descartes to Chalmers have their origin in the theological concerns of the Scholastics. Since these assumptions and inference patterns are difficult to motivate when shorn of their original theological context, the upshot is that much post‐Cartesian philosophy is cast in an altogether unfamiliar, and probably unwelcome, light. The methodological point, however, is that this philosophical gain is born of acquaintance with the history of ideas.     

钱大昕的易学成就

作为清代乾嘉学派的代表人物,钱大昕博通群经,邃于经义,兼擅众长,在易学领域也取得了一定成就。他对汉代象数易学、宋代“图”“书”易学以及清代的易学著述等都做过深入思考和系统研究,提出了一些具有启发意义的学术见解,体现了象数、义理并重的治《易》倾向。在这一过程中,他充分发挥文献考证的优势和特点,同时又注意借助《周易》和易学来表达自己的思想主张。我们研究中国易学史,应该重视钱大昕的易学成就。     

A hundred flowers

The paper discusses where philosophy is going at the moment. Various current trends are singled out for comment. It then moves to the question of where it ought to be going. After a brief discussion of what this question means, it concludes that no guidance can be given except that each philosopher should pursue what they think to be important.     

What to do? Upgrade!

The contents of what we transmit in colleges and universities as philosophic traditions need upgrading. But so do the methods of transmission.     

多维范式下神经组织行为学的哲学基础、理论框架和研究方法

神经组织行为学是指通过探究组织现象背后的生物学运作机理, 从神经生理视角发展并重构组织行为学框架的新兴多领域交叉学科。多维范式下的神经组织行为学包括从还原论到涌现论的哲学基础, 基于社会情境认知理论、跨层次研究和逆向推理的理论框架, 以及神经成像法和ANS测量法并行的研究方法。未来研究应注意神经组织行为学可能给组织理论带来的变革, 以及研究方法的未来走向。     

Prolegomenon to a Theory of Philosophical Transposition,with Reference to Confucianism in America

What factors shape the movement of systems of thought from one historical‐cultural context to another? This paper provides a preliminary answer to this question by constructing an analytic framework drawn from the sociology of philosophy, and it uses this framework to consider the prospects for the contemporary transposition of Confucianism from China to America. The central, though still provisional, conclusion is that while global power dynamics matter, the particular conditions of the “philosophical fields” of both the original and the recipient locations are of primary importance in determining the extent and significance of any particular case of philosophical transposition. Therefore, due to the dynamics of the philosophical fields in both countries, it is unlikely that Confucianism will gain greater intellectual and political influence in the United States.     

Philosophical Expertise and Philosophical Methodology

In recent years a new discussion on the nature of philosophical expertise has emerged: whether philosophers possess a special kind of expertise, what such expertise would entail, how to measure it, and related concerns. The aim of the present article is to clarify certain related points across these debates in the hope of paving a clearer path forward, by addressing the following. (1) The expertise defense, which seems central to many discussions on methodology and expertise, has been misconstrued at times. (2) Questions of expertise and methodology could be separated more clearly. (3) The study of expertise may be important in its own right; however, there may be good reasons to give priority to methodological concerns. (4) Finally, when viewed in light of methodological concerns, a new project emerges when engaging with recent contributions to the expertise debate. The present article attempts a brief outline of this project.     

王肃易学刍议

本文以王肃易学为中心,概述了魏晋之际经学大师王肃的易学之来源、性质、内容、作用及其发生、发展的内在和外在原因。认为王肃易学是郑玄易学和王粥易学的中间环节,对于义理派经学具有较大的影响。     

《周易》的智慧

《易经》和《易传》是《周易》中不同的两个部分。《易经》的产生 ,与上古社会环境、文化氛围密切相关 ,是当时天与人、因与果、天命不易与靡常冲突融合的产物。《易经》中最具特色的是辩证的变易观。《易传》实现了由《易经》卜筮向义理的转化 ,“太和”是其人文精神的精髓。《周易》智慧对中西方均产生了重要影响     

易理诠释与哲学创造：以熊十力为例

创造性的诠释懦家经典特别是《周易》是熊十力建构其“新唯识论”的重要理路。这种与古代经学方法有别的经典诠释,部分地归因于20世纪的历史语境：后经学时代自由解经的空间、对动力式文化精神的哲学追求、近代以来的哲学变革;部分地则归因于熊十力本人将现代观念与传统智慧的创造性结合,并且由此实现了哲学的创造。但其经典诠释方式存在着相对主义与独断论的紧张,“譬喻”说则是为其经学诠释所做的方法论辩护。