From the Fulfillment of Enlightenment Programs to the Tools of Self-Defense:On the Construction and Mutation of Zhou Zuoren's"Common Sense"
Zhou Zuoren,based on his highly personalized eclectic experience during his studies abroad,constructed a modern"common sense"supported by disciplines such as anthropology,biology,and literature,hoping to renew the Chinese people's understanding of"human beings".However,as the popularization work unfolded,the connotation of Zhou Zuoren's"common sense"increasingly shifted from the application of disciplinary knowledge to the intuitive grasp of physical human emotions,and its function gradually shifted from enlightenment to personal relief,ultimately becoming a tool for defending his pro-Japanese behavior.