The dual nature of materialism. How personality shapes materialistic value orientation

This article presents two empirical studies examining different types of materialism as identified in an analysis of connections between materialism and HEXACO personality traits. Two groups of materialistic subjects and one non-materialistic group were revealed in both studies. In one group, a high level of materialism was accompanied by low levels of honesty-humility, agreeableness, and emotionality and higher levels of extraversion (Peacock type). In the second group, materialism was found alongside lower levels of honesty-humility, agreeableness and extraversion but higher levels of emotionality (Mouse type). “Peacocks” were more prone than “Mice” to look for immediate financial gains and ostentatious consumption, whereas “Mice” were more anxious and insecure in their ambivalent attitudes to money and were more concerned about their financial futures. Despite the similar importance attached to material possessions, the two types of materialism should be considered separately in future research.     

哲学辞典与中国现代哲学语汇的定型——中国现代哲学语汇的缘起与定型研究之五

20世纪上半叶的《哲学辞典》《新哲学辞典》《辩证唯物论辞典》《最新哲学辞典》等四本中文哲学辞典,勾勒了中国现代哲学语汇的缘起与定型过程,同时,也代表了西方哲学和苏俄哲学的两种方向,从时间和逻辑的统一上,似可说,从《哲学辞典》到《辩证法唯物论辞典》,代表了从西方到苏俄的转向,同时也是中国现代哲学语汇的简化和规范化;从《辩证法唯物论辞典》到《新哲学辞典》《最新哲学辞典》,呈现了在基本转向后苏俄语汇自身的简化和规范的规律,进而揭示出中国现代哲学在语汇体系上的建立过程。     

试论马克思主义唯物史观的理论贡献

唯物史观是马克思主义思想体系的理论基石。其理论贡献之一是把“现实的个人”作为前提和出发点,从而确立了人的自我创造、自我生成的历史主体地位,也奠定了人的历史制约性的科学依据,从而克服了以往一切社会历史理论和社会科学的根本缺陷。马克思唯物史观实现了唯物主义本体论到方法论的转变,使社会科学真正变成科学,并为所有社会科学提供了一条重要的方法论原则。     

试论“三个代表”重要思想唯物史观的创新

"三个代表"重要思想把社会发展和党的建设联系在一起,从先进生产力、先进文化和绝大多数人民群众的根本利益三个方面,在理论和实践上开辟了马克思主义唯物史观的新境界。     

科学知识社会学中的相对主义

科学知识社会学持认识论相对主义立场,其相对主义立场的显著特征是：相对主义是绝对主义的对立面,在唯物主义与唯心主义的区分中坚持唯物主义,在客观主义与主观主义的区分中坚持客观主义,在普遍主义与特殊主义的区分中坚持特殊主义,反对绝对的普遍主义,这种相对主义立场主要是通过经社会学修正的自然主义与社会实在论等途径实现的。     

论"世界观"意义上的历史唯物主义

马克思的"历史唯物主义"不仅仅是"历史科学"和"历史观",更主要是作为一种"世界观".只有从"历史唯物主义的三重内涵"、"新世界观的存在方式"以及"前反思状态中的世界观"三个方面把作为"世界观"意义的"历史唯物主义"清理出来,才能准确把握马克思哲学的根本性质.     

Postmodern society and the individual: The structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are

The notion that personality is pluralistic and not a rigid construct is widely acknowledged within the social sciences. However, factors affecting multiplicity outside of clinical enquiry are still poorly understood. The idea that postmodern society has influenced how the individual conceives of their self-concept is frequently discussed, however, seldom theorized and empirically inspected. This study tests a number of psycho-sociological hypotheses that being immersed within consumption and part of a technology-based culture are contributing factors to self-pluralism. Data is collected from 201 individuals living in postmodern societies. Results indicate that technology exposure and materialistic beliefs are related to levels of self-pluralism and that materialism plays a partial mediatory role in technology's influence on multiplicity. These findings add support to postmodern understandings of the self and society and show everyday experiences associated with modern living influence how one conceives of their identity.     

论孙中山的民生思想及其现实意义

民生思想作为三民主义的重要组成部分,在中国近现代史上起过重要的作用。但是,由于孙中山是资产阶级革命家,过去的学术研究往往对他着重从阶级性方面去探讨,而不太重视他在当时对社会进步和思想发展的具体意义。孙中山的民生主义思想不是完整的最先进的思想,但是他在当时提出并阐述民生主义时,已经在经济、社会的研究方面站在了中国人的前列,至今仍然具有积极的现实意义。     

西方马克思主义关于唯物史观的论争辨析

西方分析派马克思主义以捍卫和补充历史唯物主义作为其核心任务,强调以＂微观基础＂分析方法补充唯物史观,对马克思历史唯物论的基本概念和原理进行了清晰的解释和严密的论证。但他们对唯物史观的态度并非是一致的,既有持赞成、支持和为之辩护的立场,也有的持怀疑态度,并从理论上进行了抨击,必须予以重视和回应。基于理论上的需求,当代法兰克福学派的代表人物哈贝马斯企图＂重建＂历史唯物主义来解决西方社会的难题和危机。他用解释学的方法理想地建构现代交往理性,因而是文化主义的,而非真正意义上的科学的历史唯物主义的思想方法。