Overview
- A philosophical critique on the cultural consequences of mankind’s unparalleled material civilization
- Reflects on the history of civilizations and analyzes the conditions for humankind’s sustainable development
- Coins the concept of “Human oriented new culture” and proposes it as our cultural goal
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Critique of Economic Activities and Human Existence
- Heteronomy to Autonomy
- Human Oriented New Culture
- Knowledge Economy
- Market Economy and Alienation
- Political Democratization
- Rationalization of economic growth
- Revolution of the value of Knowledge
- The Humanization and Dehumanization of Technology
- The Rule of Man and the Rule of Law
About this book
Contemporary China, in an era of globalization and in the midst of transition, now faces both great opportunities and unprecedented challenges. People are more and more becoming “economic man,” “technological man” and “one-dimensional man,” and are increasingly losing the virtue, dignity and beauty of human nature. When humanity’s habitat grows smaller and smaller as economic, technological, informational and social interaction become more and more intense, while conflicts of interest and clashing values are growing increasingly heated, how should different religions, national groups and states deal with each other? As environmental pollution worsens, our ecosystem becomes increasingly unstable and population growth becomes an unbearable burden, where shall we look for a homeland where we can rest our weary minds? … To answer these daunting questions and address their attendant challenges, all human activities, including institutional arrangements, economic constructions, and science and the arts, must all start from the change of humankind, re-think the true nature of humankind and its needs, and consider the prospect of humankind evolving into a “better humankind.” This book is an exploration of such inquires.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The “New Culture”
Book Subtitle: From a Modern Perspective
Authors: Weiping Sun, Mingcang Zhang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48011-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Heilongjiang Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-48010-6Published: 03 September 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51695-9Published: 22 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-48011-3Published: 25 August 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 218
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Philosophy of Man