简析实用主义的真理观

实用主义是西方哲学中的一个重要流派,而真理观是其重要而具有代表性的一个观点。长期以来,我们对实用主义有过多的偏见与误解,甚至有时完全否定其科学价值。通过考察詹姆士真理观的基本内涵和基本特征,可以看出实用主义真理观中,既有需批判的谬误又有可吸收的真理。我们应以科学的态度来评价它。     

《尤利西斯》独特的谋篇布局技巧探微

本文通过詹姆斯·乔伊斯代表作《尤利西斯》与《奥德赛》的故事情节、框架结构及主要人物的比较分析,揭示其独特的谋篇布局技巧：借助古代欧洲经典文本中的语言、情节和人物,从不同角度展现现代西方社会精神荒原同古代文明间的冲突,突出小说的反讽意义,从而深刻揭示了其鲜明的反英雄主题。     

The Hierarchical Erosion Effect: A New Perspective on Perceptual Differences and Business Performance

Organizations are coalitions of individuals with heterogeneous interests and perceptions (March and Simon, 1958/1993). We examine an important source of heterogeneity, namely the different perceptions individuals hold across hierarchical levels. We introduce the notion of a hierarchical erosion effect whereby individual perceptions about specific practices become less favourable the lower one goes in the hierarchy. Using data from 4,243 employees across four levels in 38 business units, we provide evidence that this effect exists, controlling for other factors, including the overall favourability of the business unit culture across eight practices. We show how the size of this hierarchical erosion effect varies depending on the nature of the organizational practice being evaluated and the extent to which executives share strategic information widely, and we also show that a lower hierarchical erosion effect is correlated with higher business unit growth. In doing so, we enrich understanding of two aspects of March and Simon's work, their notion of intra‐organizational heterogeneity and their distinctive view of the nature of hierarchy.     

Analysis of brand preference segments

Market segments are defined in this article on the basis of a vector of preference levels for alternative brands. The proposed analytical procedure does not require the usual assumption of homogenous perceptions. The resulting segments are shown to differ in perceptions of the brands, correlations of attribute-specific perceptions with preference, and product-oriented AIO measures. A common joint space developed from a common discriminanr configuration of brand perceptions is compared with separate joint spaces for two of the segments. The results reveal unique brand configurations and attribute orientations for these segments, and the fit of preference vectors in these unique spaces is superior to that in the common joint space. These findings lead to the conclusion that the commonly made assumption of homogenous preceptions is unwarranted and can lead to erroneous managerial implications.     

Behavior of default-risk premiums for corporate bonds and commercial paper

The question addressed in this paper is whether default-risk premiums for short-term and for long-term securities behave differently over time. The question is important because it affects decisions by corporations and state and local governments as to the maturity structure of their debt. It also affects decisions by investors as to the maturity and the type and grade of security in which they invest. Several hypotheses have been advanced about the behavior of default-risk premiums for different maturities. The purpose of this paper is to test these hypotheses empirically with a set of data heretofore unused. In so doing, new insights are gained into the behavior of default-risk premiums for different maturities.     

Technology transfer from government laboratories to industrial markets

The first purpose of this article is to explore the interface between Marketing and R&D. The intent is to illustrate the nature of the relationship that must be developed and maintained to assure the successful transfer of technology from Federal laboratories to the civilian and commercial sectors of the nation. The second purpose of this article is to explore how government participation affects the R&D—Marketing interface and other dimensions of the innovation process.     

From the laws of human nature to capital accumulation: James Mill's analysis of the states of society in the Elements of Political Economy

Abstract

James Mill's Elements of Political Economy is usually treated as a textbook of Ricardian political economy. Although this might be justified, there is a passage in this Ricardian textbook that is not Ricardian. The passage deals with Mill's analysis of the states of society, in which he underlines the laws of human nature conducive to capital accumulation. This paper investigates such states.     

从《尚书》两个英译本的比较看典籍英译问题

典籍英译意义重大而又任重道远。两个《尚书》英译本的比较显示：熟悉原著是基础，理解经叉是关键。要想提高典籍英译质量，除了英文造诣和翻译经验外，曼需译者认真研读典籍文本，充分吸收前人典籍研究和翻译的成果，并加强与汉语典籍专家以及以英语为母语的学者的合作。     

Constitutional Interpretation: Burke and Buchanan and their 18th Century Intellectual Roots

There is a respectable tradition of Burkean constitutional interpretation in legal scholarship whereas Edmund Burke is a relatively neglected figure in constitutional political economy. A comparison of the constitutional interpretations of constitutional political economy and Burkean legal scholarship provides a potentially fruitful outcome for both. This is particularly so given the 18th century intellectual roots of each. An examination of the Burkean tradition demonstrates why it is methodologically inductive, evolutionary and pessimistic, compared to the deductive, individualistic and optimistic approach of the Smithian tradition of constitutional political economy. Interestingly, these sharp distinctions in method produce similar results.

《鸽翼》中的女性形象分析

《鸽翼》的女主人公米莉.希尔,在公主—王子童话模式中的心理发展历程中,女性意识逐渐觉醒,她的独立,自尊,对自身及他人的洞察,超越了传统童话中消极被动的睡美人形象。从女性主义视角上看,这是对男权社会的积极挑战。