In this paper I argue first for a revisionary ontology, that is, for an understanding of "existence" as the property of a field not to be empty. In this context, I distinguish between "metaphysics" (the theory of...In this paper I argue first for a revisionary ontology, that is, for an understanding of "existence" as the property of a field not to be empty. In this context, I distinguish between "metaphysics" (the theory of totality or of fundamental reality) and "ontology" (the systematic investigation into the meaning of "existence"). In the second part, I provide a sketch for a corresponding revisionary theory of the modalities in light of the new ontology proposed.展开更多
Don DeLillo is one of the post-modernist novelists with most important position in America.His work White Noise is the most classic art of post-modernist literature in America,which hit great commercial successes and ...Don DeLillo is one of the post-modernist novelists with most important position in America.His work White Noise is the most classic art of post-modernist literature in America,which hit great commercial successes and deserved universal atten tion in the field of criticism immediately after its publication.This paper is trying to analyze the functions of mass media in White Noise,discuss the double dominations of mass media on psychological world and sense instinct through analyze the effects of mass media on psychology,action and values of modern people,and then pay attention to the role of mass media in post-modernist so ciety.Then all of these may provide some implications to work and life of modern people who depend on mass media overly.展开更多
文摘In this paper I argue first for a revisionary ontology, that is, for an understanding of "existence" as the property of a field not to be empty. In this context, I distinguish between "metaphysics" (the theory of totality or of fundamental reality) and "ontology" (the systematic investigation into the meaning of "existence"). In the second part, I provide a sketch for a corresponding revisionary theory of the modalities in light of the new ontology proposed.
文摘Don DeLillo is one of the post-modernist novelists with most important position in America.His work White Noise is the most classic art of post-modernist literature in America,which hit great commercial successes and deserved universal atten tion in the field of criticism immediately after its publication.This paper is trying to analyze the functions of mass media in White Noise,discuss the double dominations of mass media on psychological world and sense instinct through analyze the effects of mass media on psychology,action and values of modern people,and then pay attention to the role of mass media in post-modernist so ciety.Then all of these may provide some implications to work and life of modern people who depend on mass media overly.