This paper analyzes and compares the trend of neo-pragmatism in today’s Western Confucian studies and reveals how it constitutes a certain academic movement in this field.In the analysis of this trend,this paper expl...This paper analyzes and compares the trend of neo-pragmatism in today’s Western Confucian studies and reveals how it constitutes a certain academic movement in this field.In the analysis of this trend,this paper explores the similarities and differences between certain academic research topics and discusses the rationality of these controversial and even confusing issues.The significance of the neo-pragmatist trend in Confucianism is multiple:(1)it has opened a new stage for the development of contemporary Western Confucian studies;and(2)it can expand Confucius’s thought more widely and deeply to other humanitieselds of the Western intelligentsia,and even to ordinary people.展开更多
Benjamin Franklin is the Father of America. He is the pioneer of achieving the American dream. His pragmatism,which is the basis of American's values. The essay conclude the Benjamin Franklin's devotion on fri...Benjamin Franklin is the Father of America. He is the pioneer of achieving the American dream. His pragmatism,which is the basis of American's values. The essay conclude the Benjamin Franklin's devotion on friendship, education, diplomacy and writing in order to give some inspirations for us to achieve the Chinese dream.展开更多
Brazil has been considered to be an open and diversified economy with a wide array of opportunities across multiple productive sectors.Although Brazil is home to a competitive industrial sector,leading a number of ind...Brazil has been considered to be an open and diversified economy with a wide array of opportunities across multiple productive sectors.Although Brazil is home to a competitive industrial sector,leading a number of industries in Latin America,there are still numerous opportunities for business development in areas such as energy,oil and gas,health care,agribusiness,infrastructure,and innovation,amongst others.展开更多
Benjamin Franklin,a leading author,scientist,inventor,diplomat and politician,is the symbol of self-discipline and a role model who fulfills American dream.This paper attempts to bring Franklin back into discussions o...Benjamin Franklin,a leading author,scientist,inventor,diplomat and politician,is the symbol of self-discipline and a role model who fulfills American dream.This paper attempts to bring Franklin back into discussions of American pragmatism,and it concludes origins of pragmatism,reasons for Franklin’s pragmatic spirit,manifestation of pragmatic spirit and pragmatism in China.展开更多
The current prevailing embodied cognitive science is essentially the result of the pragmatic turn of cognitive science, and enactivism is the epitome of this turn. For a long time, most advocates of enactivism have co...The current prevailing embodied cognitive science is essentially the result of the pragmatic turn of cognitive science, and enactivism is the epitome of this turn. For a long time, most advocates of enactivism have consciously regarded phenomenology as their important source of thought but ignored its pragmatic roots. In fact, there are many similarities between enactivism and pragmatism, and pragmatism has foreshadowed some core ideas and principles of enactivism. In particular, enactivism contains a pragmatic assumption that there is interaction between organisms and their environment, and cognitive ability is evolved and developed by organisms in the history of interactions with their environment. Their interpretations of cognition both rely on the theoretical support of biology and emphasize the basic role of organisms' active capacities and environment in the formation of cognition. They hold a neutral monism position ontologically.Undoubtedly, pragmatism is the precursor of cognitive enactivism. Pragmatism not only provides rich conceptual resources for the development of enactivism, but also provides a unique perspective and method to solve some problems in its theory. Pragmatism is a rich mine for enactivists to further explore.展开更多
There is a short tale that requires careful reading. A philosopher took a ferry across the river. He asked the boatman： ＂Do you understand philosophy？＂ The boatman answered： ＂I don＇t.＂ The philosopher said： ...There is a short tale that requires careful reading. A philosopher took a ferry across the river. He asked the boatman： ＂Do you understand philosophy？＂ The boatman answered： ＂I don＇t.＂ The philosopher said： ＂In that way, you have lost half of your life.＂展开更多
After a two-year hiatus,French President Emmanuel Macron returned to China for a state visit from December 3 to 5,with stops in both Beijing and Chengdu.At a time when profound,generation-defining shifts in the global...After a two-year hiatus,French President Emmanuel Macron returned to China for a state visit from December 3 to 5,with stops in both Beijing and Chengdu.At a time when profound,generation-defining shifts in the global landscape are unfolding,the world economy is straining to regain momentum and geopolitical realignments are gathering speed,this high-level engagement between China and France,both permanent members of the UN Security Council and major powers that prize strategic autonomy,carries weight well beyond the bilateral relationship.展开更多
Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by Joh...Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by John Austin and further developed by John Searle, to investigate the influence of dialogues on characterization and plot development in Flipped. By exploring the theory of speech acts presented in dialogues between characters, the author deciphers the underlying intentions embodied in the dialogues and demonstrates the importance of the use of speech acts in dialogues in revealing the characters, driving the development of the plot and expressing the theme of the text.展开更多
With the popularization of social media,stickers have become an important tool for young students to express themselves and resist mainstream culture due to their unique visual and emotional expressiveness.Most existi...With the popularization of social media,stickers have become an important tool for young students to express themselves and resist mainstream culture due to their unique visual and emotional expressiveness.Most existing studies focus on the negative impacts of spoof stickers,while paying insufficient attention to their positive functions.From the perspective of multimodal metaphor,this paper uses methods such as virtual ethnography and image-text analysis to clarify the connotation of stickers,understand the evolution of their digital dissemination forms,and explore the multiple functions of subcultural stickers in the social interactions between teachers and students.Young students use stickers to convey emotions and information.Their expressive function,social function,and cultural metaphor function progress in a progressive manner.This not only shapes students’values but also promotes self-expression and teacher-student interaction.It also reminds teachers to correct students’negative thoughts by using stickers,achieving the effect of“cultivating and influencing people through culture.”展开更多
This paper focuses on the teaching of tea culture terminology translation against the backdrop of digital transformation in education.Based on the theory of pragmatic relevance,the research emphasizes shifting the foc...This paper focuses on the teaching of tea culture terminology translation against the backdrop of digital transformation in education.Based on the theory of pragmatic relevance,the research emphasizes shifting the focus of translation from static linguistic equivalence to more dynamic communicative effectiveness.This paper advocates the flexible application of various strategies.These include literal translation,free translation,transliteration with annotation,and adaptive translation based on the target audience’s cognitive context.The paper innovatively proposes digitally-enabled teaching implementation paths,including constructing modular online courses,building intelligent terminology case databases,conducting cloud-based workshops on translation,and implementing industry-academia collaborative project practices.These aim to reshape the teaching process utilizing digital technology,effectively cultivating higher vocational students’cultural communication abilities and practical translation skills,thereby providing high-quality language service talent support for the internationalization of Chinese tea culture.展开更多
It has long been noticed that focus is able to influence the truth-conditions of coun-terfactual conditionals.Namely,stressing different parts of a counterfactual leads to distinct interpretations.However,existing the...It has long been noticed that focus is able to influence the truth-conditions of coun-terfactual conditionals.Namely,stressing different parts of a counterfactual leads to distinct interpretations.However,existing theories,such as those by von Finte1 and Rooth,fail to ad-equately account for this phenomenon.In this paper,I exposit the drawbacks of these theories and then propose a novel account,ie.the Good Question-Answer(GQA)view.The GQA account posits that focus triggers question-answer pairs,and pragmatic pressures conceming the adequacy of such question answer pairs in contexts are able to affect the truth-conditions of counterfactuals.I also argue for the GQA account by appeal to its theoretical virtues.展开更多
In 2025,China and Singapore commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations-a partnership built on pragmatic cooperation,regional connectivity,and enduring mutual trust.From early trade exchange to today’s m...In 2025,China and Singapore commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations-a partnership built on pragmatic cooperation,regional connectivity,and enduring mutual trust.From early trade exchange to today’s multidimensional collaboration,the relationship has steadily evolved in response to shifting global dynamics and shared long-term interests.Long before diplomatic ties were established in 1990,economic exchange between China and Singapore was already taking shape.By the 1960s,Chinese-made products such as Hero fountain pens and Meilin luncheon meat were already common in Singaporean households.The city-state functioned as a regional distribution hub for Chinese goods moving into Southeast Asia-a role that reflected its early significance as a connector in the regional economy.展开更多
Marking 20 years as comprehensive strategic partners,Spain and China should now deepen their ties through sustained dialogue,mutual respect,and pragmatic cooperation.
This conceptual study proposes a pedagogical framework that integrates Generative Artificial Intelligence tools(AIGC)and Chain-of-Thought(CoT)reasoning,grounded in the cognitive apprenticeship model,for the Pragmatics...This conceptual study proposes a pedagogical framework that integrates Generative Artificial Intelligence tools(AIGC)and Chain-of-Thought(CoT)reasoning,grounded in the cognitive apprenticeship model,for the Pragmatics and Translation course within Master of Translation and Interpreting(MTI)programs.A key feature involves CoT reasoning exercises,which require students to articulate their step-by-step translation reasoning.This explicates cognitive processes,enhances pragmatic awareness,translation strategy development,and critical reflection on linguistic choices and context.Hypothetical activities exemplify its application,including comparative analysis of AI and human translations to examine pragmatic nuances,and guided exercises where students analyze or critique the reasoning traces generated by Large Language Models(LLMs).Ethically grounded,the framework positions AI as a supportive tool,thereby ensuring human translators retain the central decision-making role and promoting critical evaluation of machine-generated suggestions.Potential challenges,such as AI biases,ethical concerns,and overreliance,are addressed through strategies including bias-awareness discussions,rigorous accuracy verification,and a strong emphasis on human accountability.Future research will involve piloting the framework to empirically evaluate its impact on learners’pragmatic competence and translation skills,followed by iterative refinements to advance evidence-based translation pedagogy.展开更多
Words acquisition should be the most decisive and basic part, though modern English education does not take enough attention, especially in college English teaching. A recent survey on the Internet reveals that colleg...Words acquisition should be the most decisive and basic part, though modern English education does not take enough attention, especially in college English teaching. A recent survey on the Internet reveals that college students are worrying about their words power very much, eager to find an efficient and effective way. Hence, various modes of word memorizing methods are collected and a brief classification and remark are available. By an overall analysis of those methods, a new approach compromised by different kinds of methods turns out. This new approach completely abides by the philosophy of pragmatism, and every idea with practical use will be introduced to it, e.g. psychology of language and so on.展开更多
基金This paper is a preliminary result of the project History of Confucianism in the West[西方儒学史],a Guoxue project supported by 2018 Guizhou Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Program(Project No.18GZX16).
文摘This paper analyzes and compares the trend of neo-pragmatism in today’s Western Confucian studies and reveals how it constitutes a certain academic movement in this field.In the analysis of this trend,this paper explores the similarities and differences between certain academic research topics and discusses the rationality of these controversial and even confusing issues.The significance of the neo-pragmatist trend in Confucianism is multiple:(1)it has opened a new stage for the development of contemporary Western Confucian studies;and(2)it can expand Confucius’s thought more widely and deeply to other humanitieselds of the Western intelligentsia,and even to ordinary people.
文摘Benjamin Franklin is the Father of America. He is the pioneer of achieving the American dream. His pragmatism,which is the basis of American's values. The essay conclude the Benjamin Franklin's devotion on friendship, education, diplomacy and writing in order to give some inspirations for us to achieve the Chinese dream.
文摘Brazil has been considered to be an open and diversified economy with a wide array of opportunities across multiple productive sectors.Although Brazil is home to a competitive industrial sector,leading a number of industries in Latin America,there are still numerous opportunities for business development in areas such as energy,oil and gas,health care,agribusiness,infrastructure,and innovation,amongst others.
文摘Benjamin Franklin,a leading author,scientist,inventor,diplomat and politician,is the symbol of self-discipline and a role model who fulfills American dream.This paper attempts to bring Franklin back into discussions of American pragmatism,and it concludes origins of pragmatism,reasons for Franklin’s pragmatic spirit,manifestation of pragmatic spirit and pragmatism in China.
基金supported by the Youth Program of National Social Science Fund of China‘A Cognitive Phenomenological Study of Enactivism’(grant number 19CZX013)the Major Program of National Social Science Fund of China‘Philosophical Research on the Challenge of Artificial Cognition to Natural Cognition’(grant number 21&ZD061)the General Program of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Shanxi Province’s Universities‘Research on Philosophical Problems of Enactive Cognition’(grant number201803071)
文摘The current prevailing embodied cognitive science is essentially the result of the pragmatic turn of cognitive science, and enactivism is the epitome of this turn. For a long time, most advocates of enactivism have consciously regarded phenomenology as their important source of thought but ignored its pragmatic roots. In fact, there are many similarities between enactivism and pragmatism, and pragmatism has foreshadowed some core ideas and principles of enactivism. In particular, enactivism contains a pragmatic assumption that there is interaction between organisms and their environment, and cognitive ability is evolved and developed by organisms in the history of interactions with their environment. Their interpretations of cognition both rely on the theoretical support of biology and emphasize the basic role of organisms' active capacities and environment in the formation of cognition. They hold a neutral monism position ontologically.Undoubtedly, pragmatism is the precursor of cognitive enactivism. Pragmatism not only provides rich conceptual resources for the development of enactivism, but also provides a unique perspective and method to solve some problems in its theory. Pragmatism is a rich mine for enactivists to further explore.
文摘There is a short tale that requires careful reading. A philosopher took a ferry across the river. He asked the boatman： ＂Do you understand philosophy？＂ The boatman answered： ＂I don＇t.＂ The philosopher said： ＂In that way, you have lost half of your life.＂
文摘After a two-year hiatus,French President Emmanuel Macron returned to China for a state visit from December 3 to 5,with stops in both Beijing and Chengdu.At a time when profound,generation-defining shifts in the global landscape are unfolding,the world economy is straining to regain momentum and geopolitical realignments are gathering speed,this high-level engagement between China and France,both permanent members of the UN Security Council and major powers that prize strategic autonomy,carries weight well beyond the bilateral relationship.
文摘Flipped is a book written by American author Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a novel about young teenagers and was adapted into the famous film of the same name in 2010. The thesis employs speech acts, as pioneered by John Austin and further developed by John Searle, to investigate the influence of dialogues on characterization and plot development in Flipped. By exploring the theory of speech acts presented in dialogues between characters, the author deciphers the underlying intentions embodied in the dialogues and demonstrates the importance of the use of speech acts in dialogues in revealing the characters, driving the development of the plot and expressing the theme of the text.
文摘With the popularization of social media,stickers have become an important tool for young students to express themselves and resist mainstream culture due to their unique visual and emotional expressiveness.Most existing studies focus on the negative impacts of spoof stickers,while paying insufficient attention to their positive functions.From the perspective of multimodal metaphor,this paper uses methods such as virtual ethnography and image-text analysis to clarify the connotation of stickers,understand the evolution of their digital dissemination forms,and explore the multiple functions of subcultural stickers in the social interactions between teachers and students.Young students use stickers to convey emotions and information.Their expressive function,social function,and cultural metaphor function progress in a progressive manner.This not only shapes students’values but also promotes self-expression and teacher-student interaction.It also reminds teachers to correct students’negative thoughts by using stickers,achieving the effect of“cultivating and influencing people through culture.”
基金Special Project of Higher Education in the 2023,Educational Science Planning Project of the Leading Group Office of the Guangdong Provincial Educational Science Planning,“Research on the New Forms of Foreign Language Teaching in Guangdong Higher Vocational Colleges under the Background of Education Digitization”(Project No.:2023GXJK1052)。
文摘This paper focuses on the teaching of tea culture terminology translation against the backdrop of digital transformation in education.Based on the theory of pragmatic relevance,the research emphasizes shifting the focus of translation from static linguistic equivalence to more dynamic communicative effectiveness.This paper advocates the flexible application of various strategies.These include literal translation,free translation,transliteration with annotation,and adaptive translation based on the target audience’s cognitive context.The paper innovatively proposes digitally-enabled teaching implementation paths,including constructing modular online courses,building intelligent terminology case databases,conducting cloud-based workshops on translation,and implementing industry-academia collaborative project practices.These aim to reshape the teaching process utilizing digital technology,effectively cultivating higher vocational students’cultural communication abilities and practical translation skills,thereby providing high-quality language service talent support for the internationalization of Chinese tea culture.
基金supported by the Major Program of National Social Science Foundation of China(No.23&ZD240)。
文摘It has long been noticed that focus is able to influence the truth-conditions of coun-terfactual conditionals.Namely,stressing different parts of a counterfactual leads to distinct interpretations.However,existing theories,such as those by von Finte1 and Rooth,fail to ad-equately account for this phenomenon.In this paper,I exposit the drawbacks of these theories and then propose a novel account,ie.the Good Question-Answer(GQA)view.The GQA account posits that focus triggers question-answer pairs,and pragmatic pressures conceming the adequacy of such question answer pairs in contexts are able to affect the truth-conditions of counterfactuals.I also argue for the GQA account by appeal to its theoretical virtues.
文摘In 2025,China and Singapore commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations-a partnership built on pragmatic cooperation,regional connectivity,and enduring mutual trust.From early trade exchange to today’s multidimensional collaboration,the relationship has steadily evolved in response to shifting global dynamics and shared long-term interests.Long before diplomatic ties were established in 1990,economic exchange between China and Singapore was already taking shape.By the 1960s,Chinese-made products such as Hero fountain pens and Meilin luncheon meat were already common in Singaporean households.The city-state functioned as a regional distribution hub for Chinese goods moving into Southeast Asia-a role that reflected its early significance as a connector in the regional economy.
文摘Marking 20 years as comprehensive strategic partners,Spain and China should now deepen their ties through sustained dialogue,mutual respect,and pragmatic cooperation.
文摘This conceptual study proposes a pedagogical framework that integrates Generative Artificial Intelligence tools(AIGC)and Chain-of-Thought(CoT)reasoning,grounded in the cognitive apprenticeship model,for the Pragmatics and Translation course within Master of Translation and Interpreting(MTI)programs.A key feature involves CoT reasoning exercises,which require students to articulate their step-by-step translation reasoning.This explicates cognitive processes,enhances pragmatic awareness,translation strategy development,and critical reflection on linguistic choices and context.Hypothetical activities exemplify its application,including comparative analysis of AI and human translations to examine pragmatic nuances,and guided exercises where students analyze or critique the reasoning traces generated by Large Language Models(LLMs).Ethically grounded,the framework positions AI as a supportive tool,thereby ensuring human translators retain the central decision-making role and promoting critical evaluation of machine-generated suggestions.Potential challenges,such as AI biases,ethical concerns,and overreliance,are addressed through strategies including bias-awareness discussions,rigorous accuracy verification,and a strong emphasis on human accountability.Future research will involve piloting the framework to empirically evaluate its impact on learners’pragmatic competence and translation skills,followed by iterative refinements to advance evidence-based translation pedagogy.
文摘Words acquisition should be the most decisive and basic part, though modern English education does not take enough attention, especially in college English teaching. A recent survey on the Internet reveals that college students are worrying about their words power very much, eager to find an efficient and effective way. Hence, various modes of word memorizing methods are collected and a brief classification and remark are available. By an overall analysis of those methods, a new approach compromised by different kinds of methods turns out. This new approach completely abides by the philosophy of pragmatism, and every idea with practical use will be introduced to it, e.g. psychology of language and so on.
