Open-mindedness, Commitment and Peter Gardner

Against Peter Gardner, this article re-asserts a conception of open-mindedness as not requiring either the indecision or neutrality of persons concerning their beliefs, but rather a willingness on their part to form or revise beliefs in the light of evidence and argument. This conception, it will be argued, yields an educational ideal which is both important and coherent. It not only avoids the difficulties which Gardner sees as inherent in the promotion of open-mindedness in children, but also avoids some of the dangers implicit in his own view.     

Roberts,Peter. 2000. Education,Literacy, and Humanization. Exploring in the Work of Paulo Freire. Westport,Connecticut/London: Bergin & Garvey.

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网络英语词汇翻译中的归化、异化及文化取舍问题

归化、异化既是两种语言符号的转换,又是两种文化的统一.文化色彩主要是通过词汇表达出来的.网络词汇既有一般科技术语翻译的特点,又有它独特的翻译方法.对网络词汇的翻译要根据其接受程度和读者的文化包容性,以归化、异化融合并存为主.