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Assignment:

Isknowledgeofthepastnolongerusefulforustoday?

【2005-12】

2.Peopleareoftentoldtoobeytherules.Inreality,theserulesarenotpermanent:

whatisrightatagivenpointintimemaybedeclaredwrongatanothertimeandviceversa.Theworldchangessorapidlythatrulesareout-of-datealmostassoonastheyarecreated.Peoplecannotrelyonestablishedguidelinestodeterminewhattheyshouldandshouldnotdo.

AdaptedfromGregoryD.Foster

Areestablishedrulestoolimitedtoguidepeopleinreal-lifesituations?

【2006-6】

3.Newnesshasbecomeourobsession.Noveltyismoreinterestingtousthancontinuingwithwhateveris"

triedandtrue."

Wediscardtheoldsowecanacquirethemostrecentmodel,thelatestversion,thenewestandmostimprovedformula.Often,wereplacewhatisusefuljustbecauseitisnolongernew.Notonlywithmaterialgoodsbutalsowithculturalvalues,wepreferwhateveristhelatesttrend.

Shouldpeoplealwaysprefernewthings,ideas,orvaluestothoseofthepast?

【2008-1】

4.Ifanoldtraditionisstillaroundtoday,wecanassumethatitdeservestoremaininexistence.Well-establishedcustoms,stylesthatarestillpopular,andideasthatpeoplestillfindsensiblesurvivebecausethesetraditionsarestrongenoughtosurvive.Continuityguaranteesquality.Old-fashionedhospitality,old-fashionedpoliteness,old-fashionedhonorinbusiness—allthesetraditionshavequalitiesofsurvival.Fortunately,thesewillalwaysbewithus.

AdaptedfromJacobBraude,JacobBraude'

sSecondEncyclopediaofStories,Quotations,andAnecdotes

Doallestablishedtraditionsdeservetoremaininexistence?

【2008-11】

5.Weareoftenurgedtosolveproblemsbyignoringtraditionalapproachesandbyfindingsolutionsthatareinnovativeorunconventional.Weareencouragedtobecreativeandtotrustthatanewwayofthinkingwillyieldnewinsights.Butinnovationmaybeimpracticalandunnecessary.Thebestwaysoffixingproblemsareoftenthetried–and–trueways.

Isitalwaysnecessarytofindnewsolutionstoproblems?

【2007-11】

6.ThephilosopherJohnLockeoncesaidthatnewideasareusuallyopposedfornootherreasonthanthatpeopleareunfamiliarwiththem.Lockethoughtpeopleshouldnotbesuspiciousofnewideas.Hemayhavebeenright.Afterall,peopleonceopposedtheideathattheEarthisround.Still,peopleshouldnotacceptnewideassimplybecausetheyarenew.Itisfoolishnottoquestionnewideas.

Shouldnewideasalwaysbequestioned?

【2009.11】

1.2Creativity/originalityvs.conformity

1.Thereisnoprogressunlesssomeonecomesupwithanewwayoflookingatthings,oftryingthingsthathaveneverbeendoneorthoughtofbefore.Wecannotmoveforwardbylookingbackwardtooldcustomsandpastexperience.Therecanbenoadvancementorimprovementunlesstherearepeoplewholookforwardinpursuitofthenewanduntried.

Doesprogressdependonpeoplewithnewideasratherthanonpeoplewhoseideasarebasedonthecurrentwayofdoingthings?

【2005-5】

2.Conflictisnotnecessarilybad,anditdoesnotnecessarilyindicateafailedinteraction.Itisasignal,amessagethatsays,“Thingsaren’tworkingaroundhere.We’vegottodosomethingdifferent.”Thus,conflictcanbeacatalyst-amotivatingforce-encouragingpeopletointeractandcommunicateinwaysthataremoresatisfying.Conflictcanactuallybenefitpeoplebypushingthemtomakenecessarychanges.

AdaptedfromBeverlyPotter,FromConflicttoCooperation

Isconflicthelpful?

【2005-11】

3.Thefreeexpressionofthoughtsandopinionsisoneofhumanity’smostpreciousrights.Everycitizenmustbeabletospeak,write,andpublishfreely,providedthatheorsheisheldaccountablefortheabuseofthislibertyincasesdeterminedbythelaw.

AdaptedfromThomasPaine,RightsofMan

Isitnecessarytolimitorputrestrictionsonfreedomofthoughtandexpression?

4.Sometimesitisnecessarytochallengewhatpeopleinauthorityclaimtobetrue.Althoughsomerespectforauthorityis,nodoubt,necessaryinorderforanygroupororganizationtofunction,questioningthepeopleincharge-eveniftheyareexpertsorleadersintheirfields-makesusbetterthinkers.Itforcesallconcernedtodefendoldideasanddecisionsandtoconsidernewones.Sometimesitcanevencorrectolderrorsinthoughtandputanendtowrongactions.

Isitimportanttoquestiontheideasanddecisionsofpeopleinpositionsofauthority?

【2006-10】

5.Allpeoplejudgeorcriticizetheideasandactionsofothers.Attimes,thesecriticismshurtorembarrassthepeoplereceivingthem.Othercriticismsseemtobeintendedtomakethecriticsappearsuperior.Andyetcriticismisessentialtooursuccessasindividualsandasasociety.

AdaptedfromKenPetress,"

ConstructiveCriticism:

AToolforImprovement"

Iscriticism—judgingorfindingfaultwiththeideasandactionsofothers—essentialforpersonalwell-beingandsocialprogress?

6.Thinkcarefullyabouttheissuepresentedinthefollowingexcerptandtheassignmentbelow.

Itisbettertotrytobeoriginalthantomerelyimitateothers.Peopleshouldalwaystrytosay,write,think,orcreatesomethingnew.Thereislittlevalueinmerelyrepeatingwhathasbeendonebefore.Peoplewhomerelycopyorusetheideasandinventionsofothers,nomatterhowsuccessfultheymaybe,haveneverachievedanythingsignificant.

Isitalwaysbettertobeoriginalthantoimitateorusetheideasofothers?

【2008-01】

7.Insomecircumstancesweareencouragedtoconform—tofollowothers,todoandthinkwhateveryoneelseisdoingandthinking.Inothercircumstances,however,wearetoldtobeindividualsandareremindedthatmostpeopleweconsidergreatarenotafraidtobedifferent.Conformitymaybeappropriateinday-to-daylife,butweshouldsaveourhighestpraiseforpeoplewhochoosetobeunique.

Shouldoriginalityalwaysbemorehighlypraisedthanconformity?

【2010-10】

8.Fromthetimepeopleareveryyoung,theyareurgedtogetalongwithothers,totryto"

fitin."

Indeed,peopleareoftenrewardedforbeingagreeableandobedient.Butthisapproachismisguidedbecauseitpromotesuniformityinsteadofencouragingpeopletobeuniqueanddifferent.Differencesamongpeoplegiveeachofusgreaterperspectiveandallowustomakebetterjudgments.

Isitmorevaluableforpeopletofitinthantobeuniqueanddifferent?

【2007-3】

9.Asocietycomposedofmenandwomenwhoarenotboundbyconvention—inotherwords,theydonotactaccordingtowhatotherssayordo—isfarmorelivelythanoneinwhichallpeoplebehavealike.Wheneachperson'

scharacterisdevelopedindividuallyanddifferencesofopinionareacceptable,itisbeneficialtointeractwithnewpeoplebecausetheyarenotmerereplicasofthosewhomonehasalreadymet.

AdaptedfromBertrandRussell,TheConquestofHappiness

Isitbetterforasocietywhenpeopleactasindividualsratherthancopyingtheideasandopinionsofothers?

【2008-6】

10.Arequirementformembershipinanygroupisconformity.Membersmustagreeonsuchvitalissuesashowdecisionswillbemade,whowillserveasleaders,andhowmuchfreedomgroupmemberswillhave.Thequalityofdecisionmaking,however,isbetterwhengroupsencouragenonconformityanddisagreementamongtheirmembers.Althoughitsometimescreatesdisorderandconflict,disagreementmaypreventpowerfulmajoritiesfrommakingmistakes.www.liuxue.la

Dogroupsthatencouragenonconformityanddisagreementfunctionbetterthanthosethatdiscourageit?

【2011-6】

1.3Personalviewvs.commonview

1.Alonewecanaffordtobewhollywhateverweareandtofeelwhateverwefeelabsolutely.Withotherswearebusywonderingwhatdoesmycompanionseeorthinkofthis,andwhatdoIthinkofthis,andwhatdoIthinkofit?

Theoriginalimpactofourfeelingsgetslostorreduced.

AdaptedfromMaySarton,TheRewardsofLivingaSolitaryLife

Doesworryingtoomuchaboutotherpeople'

sopinionspreventusfromseeingthingsclearly?

2.Inordertobethemostproductiveandsuccessfulpeoplethatwearecapableofbeing,wemustbewillingtoignoretheopinionsofothers.Itisonlywhenwearecompletelyindifferenttoothers'

opinionsofus—whenwearenotconcernedabouthowothersthinkofus—thatwecanachieveourmostimportantgoals.

Arepeoplemorelikelytobeproductiveandsuccessfulwhentheyignoretheopinionsofothers?

【2006-12】

3.Beautyisnotaqualityinpeopleorinobjectsthemselves.Itexistsinthemindthatperceivesthoseobjects,andeachmindperceivesbeautydifferently.Toseekrealbeauty,insomeabsolutesense,ispointless.Whereonepersonseesbeauty,anothermayevenseetheopposite.Forthisreason,wealloughttoacceptourownperceptionsofwhoorwhatisbeautiful,andnotbeinfluenced 

bytheperceptionsofothers.

AdaptedfromDavidHume,“OftheStandardofTaste”

Shouldourperceptionsofbeautybeinfluencedbytheperceptionsofbeautyofotherpeople?

4.Wedonottakethetimetodeterminerightfromwrong.Re