虚静：文学活动必备的心理状态

“虚静”作为中国古代文论中的一个理论范畴,最早是作为一种人生态度从哲学认识论的角度提出的。虚静是认识主体以其独有的心理体验方式,对其自身精神内涵进行深度的挖掘,达到一种理想的审美人生状态,从而实现对世界的认识。这为探讨和指导文学创作和欣赏具有重大的价值和实践意义。     

Klansman on the Court: Justice Hugo Black's 1937 Radio Address to the Nation

Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, known for being a liberal First Amendment absolutist and a courageous defender of individual freedom, is considered one of the best justices ever to serve on the nation's high court. This essay examines the events surrounding Justice Black's controversial nomination to the Supreme Court, focusing on his nationally broadcast radio address on October 1, 1937, to answer charges that the then Alabama Senator was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Utilizing archival research from both the Franklin Roosevelt and Hugo Black papers, the analysis focuses on how Black's rhetorical philosophy and his adaptation to multiple audiences resulted in a remarkable "minimalist" address that, despite first impressions, ultimately contributed to his success in pacifying the situation.