The Turning of Philosophy Undergraduate Education for the Emerging of Top-notch Philosopher in the Era of Technological Civilization
Philosophers are needed more than ever before in the era of technological civilization.The construction and development of philosophy,as well as the cultivation of philosophers,are crucial for the construction of emerging humanity and social science programs and education.Over the past cen-tury,the distinctive traces of scientific knowledge and technology in the academic background and in-tellectual structure of several Chinese and Western philoso ph ers and their philosophical thinking al-ready showed clues that indicate the knowledge structure of philosophers requires to be different from before,which reveal the need for a turnning in undergraduate education to cultivate top-notch philoso-pher.The organization of philosophy majors group at several world-class universities such as Oxford University has provided direction inspiration.At present,philosophy should become a certain axis,dynamically connecting with various disciplines such as technology,natural sciences,rather than sim-ply as"assorted cold cuts"or"interdisciplinarity"which is quite different from"Ent-sprechen".A majors group centered around philosophy with"Ent-sprechen"feacure should be built,bringing students to the frontier of technology and science and inspiring them to ask questions there.Other suggestions include:emphasizing the role of curriculum,minor/double major/micro-credential pro-grams,and the second bachelor's degree in enriching students'knowledge structure with technical and scientific knowledge,creating an environment for the emerging of philosopher and allowing more philosophers to"spring up".
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