內容大鋼
本書彙集了蔡元培、陶行知、潘光旦、夏丏尊、張伯苓等近現代中國思想與教育巨擘的經典篇目，並通過精準的英譯，旨在向世界呈現二十世紀初期中國知識分子對美育、文化、教育與社會改革的深刻思考與不懈探索。全書圍繞「美育」這一蔡元培先生極力倡導的理念展開，如《以美育代宗教說》系統闡述了美育之於人格塑造與社會進步的崇高價值。與之呼應，諸多篇章深入探討了「文化」的內核與傳承，如陸費逵對傳統哲學的見解，以及潘光旦對國學的剖析、對中西文化「尚同」與「尚異」的辯證思考，共同勾勒出那一代學人在古今中西文化激蕩中的定位與求索。與此同時，本書亦聚焦于「教育」這一改造社會的根本途徑。從《教授為學問之大敵說》所彰顯的學術自由與社會責任，到陶行知「生活即教育」的實踐智慧，再到陸費逵、舒新城等人對讀書、留學、普及識字的真知灼見，全面展現了先賢們致力於通過教育改革重塑國民精神、推動國家現代化的宏偉實踐。
目錄
The Exegesis of With Parents Living, One Does Not Travel Afar; If Travel Is Necessary, Let It Be with a Definite Plan
The Exegesis of Investigating Things
Exegesis of To Learn and Timely Practice
Winter at White Horse Lake
An Interpretation of the University Education
National Third Sun Yat-sen University Orders Primary Schools to Abandon Classical Language
Reading and Meditation
Reflections on a Visit to America
On the Study of Chinese Language and Literature
Viewpoints
Chinese Painting Also Needs Promotion Now
Proficiency Assessment for the Chinese Language Subject
What to Read outside the Chinese Language Curriculum
The Spirit of the Franco-Chinese Educational Association
Liberation of Intellectual Life During Holidays
Faculty Compensation and the Rise of Part-time Lectureships
The Professor as the Great Enemy of Scholarship
Introducing a Few Forgotten Words
The Old Pedant and the Old Nursemaid
The Issue of Overseas Students
On Learning
Four Daily Reflections
The Beginnings of Studying in Europe
Popularizing Literacy
Random Memories of Bygone Days
The Work-Study Movement and Studying in France
Advocating Uniformity and Advocating Diversity
On the Cultivation of Educators During Summer Vacation
The Power of Literature
My Youth
My Middle School Days
The Fundamental Difference Between New Education and Old Education
On School Curriculum
Scholarship and Current Trends
The Focal Point in Studying the National Language
Replacing Religion with Aesthetic Education—Address Delivered at the Beijing Shenzhou Society
How to Read
Is This the Growth of Mushrooms or Bamboo Shoots?
An Open Letter to Middle School Students
China's Cultural Renaissance—Speech at the Royal Labour University of Charleroi, Belgium
Chinese People and the Study of National Heritage
The Mania for Writing, the Obsession with Publishing
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