Agrarianism and the American philosophical tradition

Paul Thompson is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. His textbookEthics, Public Policy and Agriculture, written with Eileen Olsen VanRavenswaay and Robert Matthews, will be published by Macmillan in 1991. He is currently co-editing a book with Bill Stout on agricultural research policy entitledBeyond the Large Farm. He is guest editor of this issue.     

论图书馆文化建设的哲学基础

图书馆文化建设分为四个文化域,即物质文化,制度文化,精神文化和信息文化.图书馆物质文化的重心是物质资源的多样性和物质资源的动态平衡.图书馆制度建设是图书馆文化建设走向理性的标志,在文化理念和精神的完善上是不可缺少的.物质文化与信息文化在图书馆目前与未来的存在中是相互涵化、转变和一体同构的.图书馆的精神文化分为形象、道德、服务、职业精神、职业道德、价值观等方面.     

Taking agricultural ethics to the forefront: A practical guide to the organizational and philosophical issues

If the field of agricultural ethics is to realize its potential and if the agricultural and philosophical communities are to address the impending changes in world food production, there is a need for education in public, governmental, and academic arenas. The development of a symposium on agriculural ethics is an effective method for raising awareness of the imminent need for a consolidation of philosophical and agricultural expertise. Based on experience, a series of organizational guidelines and their associated philosophical issues are presented. The initial step is a determination of the purposes of the symposium, which leads to the consideration of the choice of speakers and topics. The best series of speakers will ultimately prove to be ineffectual if the logistics of the symposium are not carefully planned. The scheduling, format, timing and location of the talks are critical. Related to these practical aspects is the organization of promotional efforts. Since one of the goals is, presumably, to enlighten a target audience, effective promotion should be a central concern. Underlying all of these considerations is the budget. How the agricultural ethics symposium at the University of Wyoming addressed these issues is presented, with a critical review of our efforts based on external evaluations.Jeffrey A. Lockwood is an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Wyoming. The impetus for his organization of the symposium on Agricultural Ethics came from his participation in the 1986 workshop on the Ethical Aspects of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Policy conducted by the National Agricultural and Natural Resources Curriculum Project. He has team-taught courses and led seminars on agricultural ethics, assessment of values systems in pest management, understanding world hunger, and issues in sustainable agriculture. His research centers on insect ecology, with an emphasis on rangeland grasshoppers. He received a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in entomology in 1985 and a B.S. in biology from New Mexico Tech in 1982.     

导入和整合:康德教育哲学思想在近代中国

康德哲学及其教育思想是近代中国较早导入并产生重大影响的西方教育哲学思想之一.20世纪初期,蔡元培、经亨颐及杨贤江等中国进步人士在向西方寻求真理的过程中导入和传播康德哲学及其教育思想,他们以不同的途径和方式系统地研究、吸收和改造康德的学说,并努力将其转化为近代中国教育改革和发展的思想资源,从而为人们在新的历史条件下汲取西方教育思想的精华并使之本土化提供了可资借鉴的范例.     

马克思主义哲学思维的创新素质研究

对于个人创新素质的提升离不开哲学思维、科学思维、艺术思维的综合作用。马克思主义哲学思维作为个人创新立场的基础,以其实践性、唯实性、抽象性和辩证性、批判性等特征,同样具有激活人的创新方法,指导人的创新理念,为实现个体的创新过程提供创新素质价值,无疑是个人发展的重要无形资源。     

发展高校哲学社会科学的几点思考

高校的哲学社会科学正处在一个繁荣发展的重要战略机遇期,肩负着重大的历史责任。推进高校哲学社会科学的全面繁荣和发展要做好以下几点工作:树立以服务求支持、以贡献求发展的思想;凝炼学科方向,汇聚学科队伍,构筑学科基地;增强创新意识,提高创新能力,积极推动理论创新、制度创新和方法创新。     

运用哲学思想指导统计原理教学

统计原理作为经济类专业的基础课，其教学中蕴含着丰富的哲学问题与思想，需要从哲学的高度来认识和处理好诸如主导与主体的辩证统一，用辩证的观点把握教材体系，用变化的观点处理教学方法等一系列问题，从而正确把握教学中的对立统一关系，处理好教学中质与量的辩证关系，从联系观点出发，发掘和提炼统计思想方法，进而优化统计原理教学过程，有效地提高教学质量。