readx; The salary system adopted by Jiang University for Tian Wenjian and these associate professors is the basic salary plus allowances and incentives. Most www.biquge.info of the allowances and rewards are earned by themselves, which is the so-called "scientific research commission".

Try every means to apply for the National Social Science Fund, and after getting the project, you will withdraw a certain percentage of money depending on whether the project is vertical (referring to political axe topics) or horizontal (referring to social cooperation projects). Up to 40% in the horizontal direction and about 10% in the vertical direction. In other words, before the research has been carried out, part of the funds have already gone into the pockets of the researchers, and this is still allowed by the regulations.

Although Tian Wenjian has just entered the gate of Jiang University, he does not know anything about the depth of "academic rivers and lakes". In fact, as long as he has this idea, with the old connections he established in the years before going abroad, it is not a problem to apply for a program at all. As for whether it can pass the acceptance, it is even more important.

After all, in the allocation of scientific research funds led by the administration, there is a general problem of "emphasizing project approval and ignoring research". Once the topic is in hand and the research has not yet been carried out, it has already been regarded as the "scientific research achievement" of the scientific researcher.

For example, the chief scientist of a certain plan is only an academic research position, and the chief scientist is required to perform corresponding duties and carry out major scientific research. However, after the project was established and he became the chief scientist, it became an academic reputation. Even if there is no research result with a real surname, researchers can continue to use this academic reputation to mix with academic affairs.

What's more, this is a humane society, and various interests are intricately intertwined.

If you let a project not pass, the next project you preside over will most likely not pass. In order not to make enemies, you have to think in the long run; If you insist on not signing the review conclusion prepared in advance by the person being reviewed, you may soon receive a call from all parties to "move with emotion and reason". If you insist on your opinion, you may be excluded from the reviewers on the spot and never appear among the reviewers again in the future. A more serious consequence is that it will be very difficult to apply for the project founder's topic...... It is conceivable that in the current scientific research management system, can scientific research acceptance be taken seriously?

Obviously, President Su's plan to reduce the regular teaching tasks and let him have enough time for scientific research is not only as simple as requiring him to devote himself to his studies, but also assigns him income-generating tasks in disguise, after all, the school is the majority of the project commission.

Because of this, although there are many professors at Jiang University, there are very few who teach in the front line. Those who have a way to become "trapeze" and go everywhere. There is no way to apply for the project, and I want to become a "well-known scholar" with academic friends all over the world, and I don't have to worry about the subject and the fund.

So much so that some students who applied for the "fist" major of Jiang University did not see the professor in class. The real teaching in the front line are all graduate students led by professors in this department, and their teaching level can be imagined.

In the face of President Su's "kindness", Tian Wenjian weighed it and said resolutely: "Thank you leaders for your love for Wenjian, but you always have to be a little self-aware. I have a few pounds and a few taels, and I still weigh it clearly, and I am not satisfactory in undergraduate teaching, but I am a little unable to do research. ”

Seeing that Principal Su frowned suddenly, Professor Wen immediately interjected, pointed to the students behind him who had not dispersed and were looking at this side, and said with a smile: "Principal, the students are still unsatisfied, why don't you let Wen Jian communicate with them first?" Let's talk about the research later, let's talk about it. ”

Although the two-hour public class was a success in everyone's eyes, Tian Wenjian, the main speaker, was not satisfied. You know, in a class like this, Harvard students will rush to participate in the discussion. Of course, this does not mean that they all love to discuss, and they can't help it, because the teacher has such a request, and if they don't participate in the discussion, they may quickly fail to follow the class.

Communicating with the students is much happier than talking to the principal who should have moved the stools for the teachers and students, and without waiting for Principal Su to speak, Tian Wenjian gave several bigwigs an apologetic smile, and then walked over without looking back.

"Professor Tian, you spoke so vividly, it turns out that philosophy is not so boring, and you are deeply taught and taught by it!"

"Professor Tian, why do you feel so relaxed listening to your lectures, but it is difficult to read philosophical works?"

As soon as Tian Wenjian walked over, he was surrounded by nearly 100 students. Looking at their elated appearance, Tian Wenjian nodded slightly, and while beckoning everyone to sit around him, he smiled and said, "Please rest assured, I have time this afternoon." If there are any questions, just ask, but they must come one by one. ”

The classmates calmed down, took out their pens and papers one by one, and stared at his eyes with expressions full of anticipation. Xiao Na, who had just stepped off the podium, let out a long sigh, shook her head at the three of them and smiled bitterly: "It seems that he won't be able to get out of his body for a while, why don't we go back first?" ”

Without waiting for Xiao Pepper to speak, Yang Jie, who also has a strong interest in philosophy, shook his head again and again and said: "It's okay, it's idle anyway, it's better to take this opportunity to learn something." ”

"Yes, yes, my brother-in-law's class is so exciting, I want to listen to it for a while."

Even Xiao Pepper, a girl who "doesn't learn and doesn't know how to learn", said this, Xiao Na could only nod helplessly, and took the three of them to Tian Wenjian's back from afar, for fear of affecting his communication with the students.

"This student's question has two key words, one is 'difficult to read' and the other is 'philosophy'."

At this time, Tian Wenjian opened the chatterbox, and while looking around at the students around him, he talked eloquently: "I admit that if you get a paper or a book, and only the author knows what he is talking about, then 99.999% of the time it may be nonsense." According to Wittgenstein's argument against 'private language', it is highly likely that even the author himself does not know what he is talking about. ”

The students burst into laughter, and became more interested in the young professor next to them and his class.

"Clarity is the duty of philosophers, and it is also the duty of all scholars who engage in research, which makes people ...... At least being able to "read" your argument by an expert is the minimum requirement for a book. ”

After a pause, Tian Wenjian continued: "Now let's talk about the second key word - philosophy. Although I cannot give a precise definition, there should be a distinction here, and that is that philosophy in a broad sense can be divided into 'popular philosophy' and 'academic philosophy'.

Here I will tell you my own story, once in Boston, I was wearing a jumper with the KCL logo on the subway on it, and an old American man chatted with me and asked me what I was studying, and I said I studied philosophy. The old man immediately asked me excitedly, 'Do you think Mao Zdong was a great philosopher?'

I thought for a moment and replied, 'In a sense he is, but it is in this sense that both Hitler and Saddam Hussein were philosophers. The old man who admired [***] very much looked up and frowned in confusion for a while, and then laughed and argued, "No, no, no, philosophers must be morally noble, the people you are talking about are not, but Mao Zdong is." ’

I replied, 'Then it would be up to the true academic philosophers to discuss what it means to be morally high.' I think this dialogue should be an example of the distinction between 'popular philosophy' and 'academic philosophy'. ”

In such a serious place as the Great Hall, you really dare to say that [***] is compared with Hitler and Saddam! Fortunately, this is not the time of the Cultural Revolution, and the discussion is not about sensitive political issues.

The female student who asked the question pondered for a moment, with an expression that seemed to understand but did not understand, and then asked, "Then what is moral nobility in the true sense?" ”

It is not easy to figure out what is meant by "moral nobility," or to understand the conditions, origins, and reasons for morality. At least in the West, from Socrates to Aristotle, to Kant to Mill, to Hume, to Williams...... There are so many extremely intelligent minds searching for an answer to this question, which is enough to explain the difficulty of the work of 'academic philosophy'.

…… Those great philosophers, in order to simplify their respective theoretical positions and classify categories, set up many terms with "ism". For example, when discussing ethics and morality, there have been names such as "Platonism", "Virtue Ethics", "Deontology", "Consequentialism", "Nihilism", "Skepticism", and so on.

The problems are not limited to these, and the conclusions of various ethical or moral philosophical theories are also entangled with the ontology, epistemology, methodology, historical background, political views, and ideological currents of these philosophers. When they discuss problems, they inevitably involve different intuitive premises, language and logical techniques. Therefore, it is not impossible for an ordinary person to read their ethical writings, but it will take a lot of effort to get a glimpse of the essence and mystery of them. ”

Speaking of this, Associate Professor Tian changed his words and said with a smile on his face: "This is still the study of moral phenomena by philosophers, and moral phenomena can at least be intuitively felt, reflected, and understood by each of us in the ordinary life of three meals a day. Other research topics of 'academic philosophy' are not "visible" or "touchable" by ordinary people.

If my father was seven or eight years ago, he knew that my job now was to figure out if this bowl of braised pork existed? It's even being studied whether he's a weirdo with a ** but no heart? Or if he is thinking about the exact knowledge of why 1+1 equals 2, then he will definitely consider sending me to the Blue Sky Technical School in Longjiang to learn to be a chef, and he will not support me to study philosophy as much as he does now. ”

It's so funny, so humorous, that everyone, including Pepper, laughs again. The students sitting around him gave him a round of warm applause.

At this time, Tian Wenjian's face was straight, and while signaling everyone to be quiet, he said solemnly: "However, these are exactly the things that academic philosophers have been doing for thousands of years. I'm sure there will be people who will jump out and scold that philosophers are a bunch of well-fed moths!

I don't have much energy to refute the assertion that maybe we are moths. But the problem is that most countries in the world have not completely eradicated all these moths. Of course, there was a time when our country almost did it. But in any case, there is a natural reason for the existence of these moths.

You might be able to interpret it as maintaining biodiversity, but not completely eradicating these borers. But from another point of view, the continuation and improvement of human civilization may require these guys who think about extreme issues. At least a spirit of reflection and criticism is well preserved in them, otherwise all the "isms" in the world would have been left to politicians, businessmen and street crooks. ”

A seemingly simple question, but it led to such a serious philosophical reflection, that everyone suddenly fell silent, and only the sound of "rustling" was heard.

Just when everyone was reminiscing about the philosophy, Tian Wenjian cleared his throat and concluded: "In short, the generation process of all beautiful and extraordinary things is difficult, and a round and smooth pebble also needs to go through a hundred years of flowing water, and appreciating and understanding the beauty and excellence of these things also requires our attention and efforts.

The profundity of philosophy is also its beauty, and some excellent philosophical documents are meant to be exhibits. Their raison d'être is to show the great achievements in the history of philosophy. Through these philosophical works, people know what philosophers say and see the greatness of truth, but they do not necessarily know exactly what they "say". More philosophical writings that are deep, dynamic, and exploratory require our superior understanding and painstaking study, and only in this way can you enjoy the magnificence and splendor of the truth. ”

After a long burst of applause, a male classmate stood up and asked, "Professor Tian, my name is Jiang Mingguo, I am a master's student in the Law School, I have watched the video of your last class, it is very exciting, it can be said that it will be unforgettable for a lifetime." ”

The gold and silver cups are not as good as the students' reputation, Tian Wenjian spontaneously felt an inexplicable sense of pride, nodded and smiled: "Thank you, thank you." ”

"No thanks, it's really exciting."

Jiang Mingguo lifted his glasses and continued excitedly: "In the last class, you said that there are certain risks in studying philosophy, what I want to ask is, does philosophy bring you happiness or pain, and if so, what is the difference? ”

"Very interesting question."

Tian Wenjian pondered for a moment, and said with emotion: "The feeling of happiness or pain is difficult to describe, and I prefer to regard this question as a philosophy that benefits me more, or suffers more?" I think it's more about how many options you have to decide whether you're benefiting or being harmed.

Maybe in the early days, if I hadn't chosen to do philosophy, material life would have been better. But as my experience grew, philosophy increasingly limited my other possibilities. Philosophy became my profession and I had to love it. In line with the principle of doing one line and loving one line, I will teach wholeheartedly, and if possible, I also want to write something of a high standard. As for whether there is a possibility of doing something else in the future, I am cautiously optimistic. ”

"What do you dislike most about philosophy?"

"What dislikes me most about philosophy is that it seems to have a seductive force. Often the more unfit a person is to do philosophy, the more philosophy attracts him. This may be the reason why I, an undergraduate student majoring in photography, turned to philosophy. It's a bit like marriage, the more unfit a person is, the more attractive marriage is to him, the more he gets married, and I don't know if it's a dissatisfaction. ”

As the exchange deepened, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and even Yang Jie, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but ask a question. Tian Wenjian realized that he had to go back to entertain the guests, and after showing an apologetic smile to Xiao Chili, who was grimacing at him, he immediately stood up, with a sincere expression, and said seriously:

"Actually, I don't think these two sessions were very successful, but I just want to give you the opportunity to really think about some philosophical questions and train some philosophical skills through this way of teaching, and provide a possible surname. Because philosophy is very strange in our China, some people regard it as history, and some people regard it as it, and the former is the majority.

I would like to put some important issues before you not in the way of the history of philosophy, but for you to try to make a little contribution of your own. I hope you will write something in the form of "The Ideal Country" or "The Monad". Even if your success doesn't reach that height, it's not like writing something like "A Guide to the Ideal Country" or "Commentary on the Monogram", thank you! ”

The sharp and humorous words made everyone feel that the associate professor in front of them was different. Seeing that he got up to apologize to everyone and was about to end this wonderful exchange, the students once again gave warm applause and sent him outside the auditorium in a cluster, only to disperse.

Seeing that there was no one around, Xiao Pepper couldn't hold back any longer, and quickly chased after him, holding his arm with a big grin, and laughing with his eyebrows: "Brother-in-law, you can fool too much!" Look at those students who were stunned for a while, I think I can go on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala with Uncle Benshan. ”

Her compliment made Dr. Tian University laugh, and while nodding and greeting Zheng Xiaolan and Yang Jie, she said with a wry smile: "People are big stars, and there is no comparable surname between the two." ”

Zheng Xiaolan stepped forward, with an excited expression on her face, and said excitedly: "Uncle Tian, you speak so well, you are much better than the philosophy professor in our school." ”

"Don't talk about that."

Tian Wenjian waved his hand, stared at Yang Jie behind her, and said with a smile: "Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, she will become a big girl." Lanzi ...... Teacher Bai told me about you on the phone. Hehe, it's better to be famous than to meet, it's really a spiritual guy, not bad, really good. ”

Zheng Xiaolan's pretty face was flushed, and after peeking at Yang Jie, a classmate, colleague, comrade-in-arms and lover, she lowered her head embarrassedly. Xiao Na didn't want to embarrass her, so she immediately walked up, took her arm, and said with a smile: "You can decide your own business, am I right?" ”

The person in front of him is half of Xiaolan's parent, but in the face of Tian Wenjian, who has worked as a reporter, a soldier, an official, and eventually became a university professor, Yang Jie, whose social experience is no different from that of a junior high school student, really didn't know how to say hello, so he simply stepped forward with an arrow and saluted: "Hello old dean, Yang Jie of the 9527 Unit Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, I am very happy to see you." ”

Among so many titles, Tian Wenjian valued the most was the former president of Longjiang Air Force Hospital, and now the associate professor of the Department of Philosophy, seeing Yang Jie saluting himself with a standard military salute, he immediately had mixed feelings, and couldn't help but raise his hand to salute back: "I'm also very happy." ”

(To be continued)