“中和”思想的伦理价值及其现代转化

"中和"思想是中国传统文化的核心精神,不仅揭示了中华民族追求人与自然、人与人、人与自身以及不同民族和国家和谐统一的价值目标,而且蕴涵着以仁守中、以义时中、以礼制中、以智致中的"致中和"智慧。深刻理解和恰当转化传统"中和"思想中"仁义礼智"的伦理价值,对推进和谐文化建设、巩固和谐社会的思想道德基础具有重要的借鉴意义。     

论"循环经济"中的文化价值取向

循环经济是由人、自然资源和科学技术等要素构成,集经济、技术、社会于一体的复杂系统,本质上是一种善待自然的生态经济,倡导的是一种人与自然的和谐统一,蕴涵的价值观与中国传统文化的"天人调谐"思想的价值观是一致的,是对西方人与自然对立的文化观念的扬弃,深入研究其所蕴涵的价值理念和相关思想,必将进一步推动循环经济理论和实践的发展进程.     

工业设计材料选择过程应引入中国传统思想文化因素

当今奉行可持续设计,是指在生态哲学的指导下,将设计行为纳入"人--机--环境"系统,既实现社会价值又保护自然价值,促进人与自然的共同繁荣.可持续设计应该考虑合理使用材料,以最贴近自然的、对人体无害的、节省能源的材料满足产品功能的需要,以最少的用料实现最佳的效果.中国传统"天人合一"的思想,强调人与自然的和谐统一,而可持续设计所关注的正是如此,因此,观代的工业设计似乎可以从传统的中国思想文化中得到一些启示.     

和谐文化界说

和谐文化是以和谐为思想内核和价值取向,以倡导和谐理念、培育和谐精神、营造和谐氛围为主要内容的文化。中国传统文化源远流长,其中蕴含着丰富的和谐思想,为我们今天探讨和研究和谐文化提供了宝贵的思想资源。     

从“和”文化的内涵看“和谐社会”的构建

以"和"为核心的和谐思想在中国传统文化中有着悠久的历史,文章通过"和"文化的内涵分析了"和谐社会"的构建.     

"天人合一"的居住文化与房地产广告

"天人合一"是中国传统居住文化的精髓也是现代居住文化的核心之一.该文化必然成为房地产广告的文化观照之一."天人合一"的居住文化体现在中国传统建筑、风水、以及山居传统上.房地产广告可以以这些传统元素作为诉求点,更重要的是把握住"天人合一"的实质,即人与自然的和谐统一.     

传统和谐思想的源流考辨

纵观和谐的源与流可以发现,和谐思想经历了萌芽、形成、成熟和发展的历史过程:声乐相和,音调相谐是和谐的本义,也是和谐思想的萌芽;先秦时代是和谐思想的形成阶段,核心为自然无为,中和位育,这阶段的和谐思想由强调人与自然、主观与客观统一,被延伸到人类社会当中,用来表达人与人、人与社会之间关系的协调以及国家治理、平定天下的一种理想状态;自秦汉到明清是和谐思想的成熟阶段,核心为天人合一,内圣外王,这阶段的和谐思想成为中国封建社会的正统思想和普遍的价值取向;清末及近代是和谐思想的发展阶段,核心为天下为公,世界大同,这阶段的和谐思想已经不局限于伦理方面,它已涉及到政治、经济、文化等层面,是一个将本体论、价值论、实践论融为一体的思想体系。     

传统"中心论"向当代"和谐共生论"的复归 --"人"与"自然"得以显现的必然路径

人类中心论和非人类中心论都造成了"人"与"自然"的双重遮蔽.要使人成为真正的人,自然成为真正的自然,人与自然得以双重显现,就必须从传统中心论的束缚中解放出来,完成从"中心论"到"和谐共生论"的范式转变!"和谐共生论"着眼于共生理念、可持续理念、多元主体互动式交往理念和多元文明对话理念的有机融合,只有这四大理念的有机融合才能真正促成"人"与"自然"的显现,也才能真正解决当代人与自然的双重遮蔽在五层关系层面所表现出来的五重危机.     

儒家思想对图书馆管理的启示

儒家思想是中华传统文化的精髓。在中华文明中,儒家文化一直占据着主流地位,自孔子以来,直至今日,儒家思想一直深远的影响着中华民族,也是中华最为传统文化的代表。儒家思想中的"人本"、"德治"、"诚信"以及"和谐"等经典思想一直影响着中华儿女,在现代的社会中依旧具有时代感。如今将这些思想与图书馆管理相结合,包括"以人文本"、"仁爱之心"、"一信为先"以及以"礼"等这些思想能为图书馆管理带来启示。     

浅谈"整合"教育思想在幼儿美术教学中的运用

"整合"教育思想旨在结合幼儿园课程五大领域的基本内容和要求,打破传统幼儿美术教学中"为画而教"单学科领域的教学倾向,力图将"整合"教育思想贯穿于幼儿美术教学的过程中.幼儿教育工作者也应将"整合"作为一种意识和习惯,充分发挥"整合"在幼儿美术教学中的积极作用,希冀幼儿在以整合的主题为放射点的教学活动中获得全面、和谐、自主地发展.     

Low doses of a red wine ingredient figh diabetes in mice

Aresearch group led by Prof. ZHAI Qiwei from the Institute for Nutritional Sciences under the CAS Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences has discovered that even relatively low doses of resveratrol--a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine--can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a report in the October,2007 issue of Cell Metabolism. As insulin resistance is often characterized as the most critical factor contributing to the development of Type 2 diabetes, the findings“provide a potential new therapeutic approach for preventing or treating” both conditions, the researchers said.     

To serve and promote science development via innovation

CAS should stick to the principle of rendering service to, and giving impetus for, the development of China＇s science enterprise by making S＆T innovations, said CAS President LU Yongxiang. The CAS president made the remarks in a recent talk to communicate the gist of the winter session of the Party＇s Leading-member Group at CAS, which was held from 7 to 11 January in Beijing.     

Students' Reactions to the Introduction of Videoconferencing for Classroom Instruction

This study examined how students who had no prior experience with videoconferencing would react to the use of videoconferencing as an instructional medium. Students enrolled in seven different courses completed a questionnaire at the beginning of the semester and again at the end of the semester. Students at the origination and remote sites did not differ in their reactions toward videoconferencing but there was a significant difference for gender. Women reacted less favorably to videoconferencing. Compared to the beginning of the semester, students reported significantly less positive attitudes toward taking a course through videoconferencing at the end of the semester. There were no significant differences in students' attitudes toward videoconferencing across courses at the beginning of the semester but there were significant differences across the courses at the end of the semester. The results suggest the need for better preparation for both students and instructors.     

Tracing the origin and early radiation of birds——Paleornithologist ZHOU Zhonghe

With great care, Dr. ZHOU Zhonghe takes out a package wrapped by cotton tissue from a drawer and says: "This is the gem of our collections: the fossil of a bird that lived 125 million years ago!" Then, pointing at a tiny mound, he explains: "Look, this is the claw and that is the head. It was in the egg shell and ready to hatch ... The species fell into a family of waterside inhabitants."     

Cooler temperatures inductive to locust outbreaks

Ajoint study by Prof. ZHANG Zhibin from the CAS Institute of Zoology and his co-workers from Norway, US and Swiss have indicated that historical outbreaks of migratory locusts in China were associated with cold spells, suggesting that China＇s projected climate warming could decrease the pest＇s numbers. The study was published in Proceedings of theNational Academy of Sciences on 17 September, 2007.     

Exploring Multiplexity: Social Network Structures in a Computer-Supported Distance Learning Class

A computer-mediated group is a complex entity whose members exchange many types of information via multiple means of communication in pursuit of goals specific to their environment. Over time, they coordinate technical features of media with locally enacted use to achieve a viable working arrangement. To explore this complex interaction, a case study is presented of the social networks of interactions and media use among members of a class of computer-supported distance learners. Results show how group structures associated with project teams dominated who communicated with whom, about what, and via which media over the term, and how media came to occupy their own communication niches: Webboard for diffuse class-wide communication; Internet Relay Chat more to named others but still for general communication across the class; and e-mail primarily for intrateam communication. Face-to-face interaction, occurring only during a short on-campus session, appears to have had a catalytic effect on social and emotional exchanges. Results suggest the need to structure exchanges to balance class-wide sharing of ideas with subgroup interactions that facilitate project completion, and to provide media that support these two modes of interaction.     

Molecular motor assembly of a biomimetic system

Active biological molecules and functional structures can be fabricated into a bio-mimetic system by using molecular assembly method. Such materials can be used for the drug delivery, disease diagnosis and therapy, and new nanodevice construction.     

The Role of Intermediating Institutions in the Diffusion of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): How Industry Associations Intervened in Denmark, Finland, and Hong Kong

Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides means for interorganizational communication, creates network externalities, requires an advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure, and relies on standards. In the diffusion of such innovations, institutional involvement is imperative. Such institutions contain governmental agencies, national and global standardization organizations, local government, and nonprofit private organizations like industry associations. The last type of organizations we call intermediating institutions. They intermediate or coordinate ("inscribe") the activities of a group of would-be adopters. Unfortunately, little is known of how these organizations shape the EDI diffusion trajectory. In this article we examine one specific type of intermediating organizations?industry associations?and how they advanced the EDI diffusion process in the grocery sectors of Hong Kong, Denmark and Finland. We identify six institutional measures, placed into a matrix formed by the mode of involvement (influence vs. regulation) and the type of diffusion force (supply push vs. demand pull), that can be mobilized to further the EDI diffusion. Industry associations were found to be active users of all these measures to varying degrees. Their role was critical especially in knowledge building, knowledge deployment, and standard setting. Furthermore, institutional involvement varied due to policy and cultural contingencies and power dependencies.     

The Information Environment and Universal Service

This essay focuses on universal service and the Internet as means to support social and political participation. The emphasis on access to telecommunications systems in conventional approaches to universal service is contrasted with access to content. A model of the information environment is described that accounts for the roles of content and conduit, both of which are necessary conditions to achieve true access. A method is outlined for employing information indicators to observe or measure the information environment.     

How Electronic Publishers are Protecting Against Piracy: Doubts About Technical Systems of Protection

The increasing prospects of digital piracy has prompted the perceived need by electronic publishers to adopt technical systems of protection, and governments to reform their copyright laws. This article is a preliminary study of the management of intellectual property by electronic publishers, defined as those involved in the production of online databases, and CD-ROMs. It focuses on three main issues: (1) how electronic publishers view the increasing threat of piracy; (2) the methods of protection employed to protect intellectual property in digital format; and (3) the importance of technological protection of intellectual property in electronic publications. The analysis is based on a sample of 23 UK electronic publishers. The interviews revealed an interesting assortment of protection methods and did not show that technological protection was a preferred way. Instead, the means of protection, in addition to copyright law, comprised niche markets, pricing, trust, bad publicity, and nontechnical and technical means.