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2023 Volume 3 Issue 1  Published: 2023-03-20
    Ecology, Humanity, and Future
  • Xinde Li
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.001

    Since the beginning of the new century, Chinese nature literature has gradually developed into a unique genre that stands alongside American nature literature and environmental literature. This article focuses on the contributions of Han Jin, who is a writer and critic, to the theoretical development of Chinese nature literature and his achievements in the study of Liu Xianping's nature literature. The author believes that Han has tracked and commented on Liu's nature literature, constructed a self-contained theory of Chinese nature literature, and for the first time has provided a theoretical account of the historical lineage and future development of the "Anhui phenomenon" in Chinese nature literature from a theoretical perspective. The author looks forward to more new works by Han in this field, and that more scholars will participate in the study of Chinese nature literature represented by Liu's works. At the same time, the Chinese nature literature and criticism community should also engage in more dialogues and exchanges with American nature literature, environmental literature writers, and Western environmental aesthetics thinkers.

  • Ecology, Humanity, and Future
  • Wenzhong Fu
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.002

    American contemporary biologist, naturalist, and popular science writer Edward O.Wilson has strong ecological consciousness, he vigorously advocates ecological ideas, such as "Biodiversity", "Half-Earth", "Biophilia" and so on, in his popular science works. Wilson has practiced these concepts by dedicating himself to the protection of biological diversity, pursuing the symbiosis of nature and human beings, and building an intimate relationship between man and nature. The formation and development of Wilson's ecological consciousness is largely due to his strong interest in the study of nature and his relentless pursuit of scientific truth. His ecological thoughts, ecological practice, and popular science works are valuable references and inspirations for contemporary ecological literature and ecological popular science writing.

  • Studies on Science Writing
  • Xudong Tan
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.003

    There is an inextricable relationship between popular science writing and children's literature writing. The concepts of "popular science", "science literature and art" and "children's literature" have their own independent connotations and extensions, and it is important to pay attention to the differences and the independent qualities of each, but also to the connections among them. The creative values of popular science and children's literature are undeniable, and they can be promoted and developed together from various paths.

  • Studies on Science Writing
  • Youwen Chen , Yiping Wang
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.004

    "Cyborg" is based on the technical replacement, enhancement, or extension of the body, and "body" is a key dimension of its image that cannot be ignored. Among the many "cyborg" images in contemporary Chinese science fiction literature, the "miniature" conception of body structures, related to the "miniaturization" orientation of cognition and technological development, implies a desire to seek breakthroughs in material boundaries, forming a unique aesthetic sense of "mutuality" with the whole body. The "miniaturization" of the body implies a re-examination of human values and aesthetics. In the subsequent stages, the process of human-computer adaptation has individual differences due to differences in technical complexity and understanding of the relationship between mind and body, and this variation is reflected in hierarchy and diversity of the "symbiosis" process. In the final stage, the transformation of the body leads to a change in identity, and t the concept of "human" changes dynamically in the "new human-old human" divide resulting from the integration or non-integration of technology, while the "swarm intelligence" setting is an experimental presentation of the shifting relationship between the individual and the collective.

  • Studies on Science Writing
  • Weixuan Xi
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.005

    Chinese science fiction tends to have the mandate to enlighten the public and popularize science, Taiwanese author Egoyan Zheng's full-length science fiction novel The Dream Devourer not only popularizes science but also demonstrates the lyrical dimension of Chinese science fiction, expressing the identity concerns and cultural nostalgia of the post-human era. While constructing a technocentric post-human landscape, The Dream Devourer attempts to respond to the call of posthumanism by subverting anthropocentric views. However, the novel reduces humanity, a norm of values, to emotion, making it the key to distinguishing between human and non-human. Ultimately, the novel remains a quest for the "Man". At the same time, the novel uses "emotion" as a medium to explore the path of human redemption in a post-human era with technology at the center, but it also exposes the limit of humanist emotions. In conclusion, The Dream Devourer shows the "emotion-orientation" of Chinese science fiction, but also presents a post-human myth.

  • Studies on Science Writing
  • Chenyu Yang
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.006

    The fun features of Li Yupei's mathematical fairy tales allow children to increase their knowledge and pursue truths while having fun, ultimately achieving the effect of fun and enjoyment in learning. Under the "double-reduction" educational policy, Li's mathematical fairy tales complement the classroom and achieve the purpose of reducing students' learning pressure and increasing their learning effectiveness. This article focuses on fun features of the texts and analyzes Li's fairy tales from several aspects, including literary images, subject matters, storylines, styles, social relevance, and ideological guidance. This paper attempts to demonstrate the disciplinary features of mathematical science fiction, analyze the fun elements of Li's stories and summarize the main reasons for the excellence of his works, so as to present his works as a reference path and a quality model for the creation of mathematical popular science books of the new era.

  • Studies on Science Writing
  • Xiaocheng Yao , Min He
    doi: 10.19957/j.cnki.kpczpl.2023.01.007

    As an important part of postmodern literature, American postmodern science fiction implicates the unique aesthetic thought of Zen, which is significant for the interdisciplinary postmodern comparative study in China and the West. Starting from the relation between American postmodern science fiction and Zen, this article mainly analyzes the classic works, the Dune Chronicles and the Hyperion Cantos. Based on "the method of no differentiation" that belongs to the vital thinking mode of Chinese Zen aesthetic thought, it discusses the connections and distinctions between the artificial intelligence and all living things in the fiction, and then shows the dilemma of language in the light of Zen aesthetics. Meanwhile, the analyzing focus is on the path to enlightenment for all beings, revealing the true direction of the future human race, and further suggesting that the Zen aesthetics offer useful lessons for understanding the self and the other in the context of the rise of artificial intelligence. Moreover, in the post-theoretical era, the aesthetic thought of Zen, including "the method of no differentiation", as the idea that originates from China, is another example for the construction of Chinese discourse in the field of foreign literary studies.