杜威的中國經驗與對全球民主的啟示

本文以探討美國哲學家約翰•杜威(John Dewey)於1919年至1921年間參訪中國的學思經驗為主軸，進而思考杜威的中國經驗對全球民主的啟示。本文主要分成三大部分：第一，杜威與中國的「緣」與「圓」，描述杜威如何將他與五四中國無意的邂逅和種種的因緣巧合，轉化成自身圓融的生命經驗，也就是探討杜威在中國經歷了什麼，學到了什麼，對他的日後思想上的影響又是什麼？第二，從杜威對「中國問題」的探究，論述杜威如何抱持著實用主義不斷探究的精神，企圖從中國人的角度瞭解中國的心路歷程。第三，杜威的中國經驗對其民主理念的激盪，檢視杜威對民主理念的體會與詮釋，經歷了何種改變，並且與其所接觸的中國社會文化之經驗有何關連。結論的部分，筆者將探討杜威的中國經驗，對現今推行全球民主的啟示。

關鍵字

杜威；五四運動；羅素；中國問題；全球民主

並列摘要

The paper discusses John Dewey's two-year trip to China from 1919 to 1920, focusing particularly on what he thought and learned during the trip and what implications we can draw from his experiences regarding the promotion of global democracy. The paper is divided into three sections: first, what happened to Dewey in China, what he learned, and how he transformed these experiences into meaningful learning events; second, how Dewey attempted to study the China problem via the pragmatic sense of continuous experimentation and inquiry; third, how Dewey's experiences in China influenced his matured thinking about democracy. In conclusion, the paper delineates some implications for how we should promote and deepen democracy in today's globalizing world.

並列關鍵字

Dewey ； May Fourth Movement ； Russell ； The China Problem ； Global Democracy

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