readx; For a long time, the leaders of China's public colleges and universities have administrative levels, and Jiangcheng University, a century-old university, is no exception, and even the party secretary and president are vice-ministerial-level cadres directly managed by the central government. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

What makes Tian Wenjian laugh is that since the general secretary appointed the "985" university, the setting up of the management structure of Jiang University and the specific functions it undertakes are developing in the direction of "first-class political axe". After being ranked as the top party and government leaders at the deputy ministerial level and the department level, there are also a large number of school leadership groups and a huge management body corresponding to the administrative departments of the political axe.

There is one secretary of the party committee, one executive deputy secretary, three deputy secretaries, and thirteen members of the standing committee of the party committee; There is one president, three executive vice-presidents, four vice-presidents, and there are as many as 26 management bodies, each of which has several deputy positions in addition to the main office.

The following faculties are also dominated by party and government leaders, management institutions, and management personnel. It is really "one corridor for school-level cadres, one auditorium for department-level cadres, and one field for section-level cadres".

There are many management institutions such as "Family Planning Office", "Retirement Management Office", "Letters and Visits Office" and so on, which cannot be found in foreign universities, which has opened Dr. Tianda's eyes.

The Department of Philosophy belongs to the Department of Reading Power and does not belong to any college, but is directly affiliated with Jiangcheng University. Because of this, the head of the department is on an equal footing with the deans of other faculties.

It's just that with the merger, merger, and re-merger, Wen Bo, an old professor who is dedicated to learning, has long since retreated to the second line, and the head of the department is served by the former Dean Chen of the merged J Provincial School of Economics and Business.

Regarding Tian Wenjian's return, Director Chen was very surprised. After all, such a thing is too unbelievable, but anyone who has a way will try to stay in the United States, and only those who can't get along abroad will go home.

Facing the aggressive gaze of Professor Wen, Director Chen finally put down the information in his hand and said with a smile, "...... In just four years, he not only completed his doctoral studies at his own expense, but also obtained a master's degree in law. It's not easy, it's not easy! Xiao Tian, you are the pride of our Department of Philosophy at Jiang University. ”

How could Wen Bo not know that he was playing haha, and without waiting for Tian Wenjian to speak, he said impatiently: "Director Chen, you have a good chance, let's not say those polite words, let's talk about how to arrange Wenjian's work." ”

Tian Wenjian is a young teacher who has agreed to study abroad at Jiang University, and in the past few years, he has even appeared on the list of Jiang University's personnel for further study abroad. In a sense, it can be regarded as fighting for Jiang Da a little light, making the data look much better. But the problem is that it's one thing to go out, it's another thing to come back. You must know that after the merger, the number of personnel in Jiang University has surged, and it is really impossible to find any position to arrange for this uninvited guest who is not low in education and has a position in the party.

"Don't worry."

Director Xu deserves to be the dean, and seeing that Tian Wenjian, the person concerned, did not make any requests, he simply laughed haha, and said with a smile: "I reported to President Wu and other school leaders the day before yesterday about Xiao Tian's return to China. The leaders spoke highly of his behavior of caring for the motherland and resolutely returning to China.

It stands to reason that ...... Talents like Oda, we should reuse. But the problem is that Xiao Tian is not only a member of our department who has gone abroad, but also a member of the training program for young and middle-aged cadres in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and even the organizational relationship is now in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee. This position in the party is really difficult to arrange for a while. ”

Hearing that the old man was in a hurry, he stood up suddenly, stared at his eyes, and asked angrily, "Director Chen, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Wen Lao, I'm talking about party positions."

Director Chen took a sip of tea, looked at Tian Wenjian and his wife with a smile, and said slowly: "A talent like Xiao Tian, our philosophy department still can't ask for it, how can it be pushed out like this?" The meaning of the school leader is very simple, that is, since the party positions cannot be arranged, let Oda devote himself to learning. First set an associate professor, and then become a regular when there is an opportunity in the future, or if there is a result. ”

The inability to arrange positions within the party means that Tian Wenjian has no deputy secretary of the party committee of the department before he went abroad, and naturally he will not be able to enjoy the treatment of a department-level cadre. Although there is only one word difference between associate professors and professors, there is a world of difference in treatment.

Seeing that the old man's face was pale, and he was about to go crazy, Tian Wenjian hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Associate professor, associate professor, Director Chen is right, and only in this way can you calm down and do your studies like you are old." ”

Tian Wenjian opened this mouth, and Wen Bo couldn't say anything, so he had to snort coldly, and asked angrily, "What about Cortana?" She's a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts, what are you going to do? ”

The veteran of the Department of Philosophy in front of him, Director Chen didn't dare to slack off, and while inviting him to sit down, he said with a smile: "Fat water doesn't flow into outsiders' fields, I don't want to cheapen Lao Han of the Art Academy." I want Cortana to stay in our department as a foreign language instructor, what do you think? ”

The new campus of the Academy of Arts by the river is more than ten kilometers away from the city, so it is indeed not convenient to get off work in the morning and evening. Old Man Wen pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Cortana, what do you see?" ”

"It's the same everywhere, I'm afraid I'm not up to it." Cortana reacted and hurriedly said with a smile.

"So be it." Seeing that Xiao Na had no opinion, the old man nodded slightly, and without even saying hello, he pulled the two out of the director's office.

Professor Wen's office is in the front of the teaching building, and he does not work in the administrative building with the administrative and support staff. After the old man's introduction along the way, Tian Wenjian learned that the relationship between the faculty and administrative cadres of Jiang University is very tense and there is a tendency to be incompatible.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. At this moment, the old man Wen even regretted his decision to ask Tian Wenjian and the others to return to China, and said helplessly while beckoning the two to sit on the sofa: "Those who don't want to come back are in a hurry to ask others to come back." Either Changjiang Scholar or Chair Professor. Those who came back voluntarily didn't pay attention to it, and if I knew this, I wouldn't have let you both come back at this time. ”

"I can't do anything to sell at a price, and if I really do that, you still have to point your nose and scold me for forgetting my roots?"

"That's just as well." The old man smiled, then his face turned straight, and he said very seriously: "Getting a degree does not mean that you have real talent and real learning, I want to see if you have learned to be famous." ”

There is no doubt that the old man is afraid that he will mislead others and test himself before going to the podium, Tian Wenjian reacted and couldn't help laughing: "Your old requirements are too high, right?" The philosophy is broad and profound, and the students have only learned a little scratch, how dare they get an axe in front of your old class. ”

Seeing that Xiao Na couldn't help but laugh, the old man showed a knowing smile, and while looking at Tian Wenjian's graduation thesis, he asked lightly: "Now there is a debate about 'universal values' during the Chinese New Year, and the debate is very fierce. Proponents of this concept advocate the introduction of more liberal and open-boiled elements in China. Opponents of this concept see it as a veneer of Western cultural hegemony, what do you think about this? Do you think there are 'universal values' that transcend culture and country? ”

The question is acute, but it does not go beyond the realm of political philosophy. Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment and then spoke eloquently: "This debate is of great political significance, so we should first figure out what the precise meaning of the word 'universal values' is?" I think there are two problems with this, one is philosophical 'universalism' and 'relativism'.

Do justice and morality simply mean customs that are prevalent in which country and in which period? In other words, it is the so-called national situation. I don't think so. It seems to me that justice and morality are not just customs that happen to prevail somewhere at a certain time, and in this sense, one cannot be a relativist. ”

After a pause, Tian Wenjian continued: "But there is another question in the debate on 'universal values', that is, how to find justice and moral principles that transcend a specific time and space? There can be different answers to this question. Throughout history, many philosophers have debated how to find principles of justice and morality that transcend "custom". I think it would be a mistake to assume that the universal surname of values is to impose the political system of one region on other countries, and it will cause people to resent the basic concept of "universal values". If that happens, it will be a loss......"

Old Man Wen nodded noncommittally, and then asked, "So, do you think there are 'moral facts' or 'moral truths'?" ”

The ginger is still old and spicy, and the problems are more acute and difficult than the other. Tian Wenjian pinched his nose and replied thoughtfully: "I think the statement of truth can be applied to morality, just as it can be applied to history. With regard to history, we can agree that it did or did not happen, but that historical facts are also open to interpretations, and those interpretations are of course arguable.

The same is true of morality, and the fact that there is an argument about moral truth does not mean that there is no right answer, just as the existence of different historical interpretations does not mean that there is no historical truth. I think morality can be 'true' just as history can be true. I admit that there are different interpretations, reasonable controversies, but that doesn't mean they can be equal. ”

The old man showed a satisfied smile, pointed to Tian Wenjian's graduation thesis, and said with emotion: "It seems that it is right to let you study abroad, it is indeed not easy to have this opinion." ”

Without waiting for Tian Wenjian to speak, Xiao Na smiled and said, "Don't praise him when you are old." If he hadn't found another way to specialize in moral philosophy, he probably wouldn't have even passed the doctoral qualifying exam. ”

The old man waved his hand and laughed: "Moral philosophy is also philosophy, and I still know that the Department of Philosophy of Harvard University still knows that the elimination rate is so high, and I don't talk about it at all, if you don't have a little unique insight, it's not so easy to get a degree." ”

A Ph.D. is glamorous, but who knows how much hard work they have to pay for it? The old man's words moved Tian Wenjian very much, and the sweetness and bitterness suddenly came to his heart, and he was stunned for a while before he whispered: "Teacher, I'm afraid I can't put into work for the time being, you have to give me some time to prepare." After all, Jiangda is different from Harvard, everything has to start all over again. ”

"Well, you have to prepare for class." Wen Bo nodded heavily, and agreed without hesitation: "Give you two months, and I'll ask Liu Yizhou to give you a copy of my previous lecture notes for your reference." ”

(To be continued)