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Ethical Interpretation Of The Image Of "Scientific Man" In Wang Jinkang’s Science Fiction

Posted on:2022-08-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Y SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306485983209Subject:Chinese Language and Literature
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The image of "scientific man" occupies a very important position in Wang Jinkang’s science fiction.It is not only an important part of the characters in Wang Jinkang’s novels,but also a concrete presentation of his scientific and technological ethics,which embodies his conscious aesthetic pursuit.Based on the detailed reading of the text,this paper attempts to systematically explore the characteristics of the image of "scientific man" in Wang Jinkang’s science fiction,explore the ethical connotation behind them,and map out Wang Jinkang’s scientific and technological ethics.This paper mainly discusses from the following three aspects:The first part explores the ethical relationship between the image of "scientific man" and self in Wang Jinkang’s novels,mainly from the confusion of ethical identity and the elimination of subjectivity.Just as human beings regard "scientific man" as their own mirror image," scientific man " also regards human beings as other people who view themselves.Unlike human beings who have completed the confirmation of their own essential power in contrast ",scientific man" gradually tends to ethical confusion in the collision between themselves and others.In Wang Jinkang’s works," scientific man " is an alienated mirror image.It is not a human " original image reproduction ",but a product of scientific and technological alienation,so it does not have human ethical attributes.In the collision between self and others,it is easy to fall into the confusion of ethical identity.In addition," scientific man " is the product of the era of scientific choice and the intelligent life body created by scientists with instrumental standpoint to serve the basic purpose of human production and life.This position determines that "scientific man ",although it has rational objective existence,can not become an end itself,but can only be used as a tool or means to help human beings achieve purpose.Therefore,it is difficult for " scientific man " to escape the fate of "tool man " in his life.The second part interprets the ethical relationship between the image of "scientific man" and family in Wang Jinkang’s novels,mainly from three aspects: family form,emotional bond and kinship ethics.The emergence of "scientific man" eliminates individual differences and rewrites the human body at the root.The uniformity of appearance,the gradual elimination of personality,the uneventful emotion and the vague orientation of human relations are the concrete presentation of the transformation of social homogeneity by science and technology in the scientific choice era.In the process of transformation,the existence of "scientific man" has a great impact on the existing family ethics.First of all,the "scientific man" with the same shape and emotional memory replaces the identity and status of the original in the family,breaking the monogamous family form.The "scientific man" made like mass production factory parts has changed the traditional way of sexual reproduction and eliminated the foundation of family existence.In addition,how to get along with the human family after entering the human family is also a problem discussed by Wang Jinkang in his novel.Relatively speaking,the "scientific man" in family relations and human emotional ties are more fragile.Finally,because "scientific man" lacks the father and mother in the traditional sense at the biological level,this directly leads to the problem that "scientific man" has unclear ethical concepts and vague orientation in the family ethical environment.Increased the risk of offending incest taboos.The third part studies the ethical relationship between the image of "scientific man" and society in Wang Jinkang’s novels,mainly from three aspects: ethical crime,immortal dream and Frankenstein.When the free will in the "scientific man" suppresses the rational will,the evil part of the unethical morality occupies the dominant position,which makes it present the characteristics of "irrational" as a whole,and makes the behavior of destroying the civilized order and trampling on the ethical bottom line.As a science and technology practitioner,Wang Jinkang holds a devout belief in science,and he soberly sees the huge energy behind science and technology.At the same time,he stood in the position of humanism and poured compassion on the social crisis caused by the disorderly development of science and technology.In the writing of social problems such as new ethical crimes,excessive pursuit of eternal life and the disorder of science and technology and ethics caused by fanatic scientists in the era of scientific choice,Wang Jinkang conveyed his concern about science and technology ethics with a solid scientific core and excellent science fiction conception.Alert the world to keep the ethical bottom line.
Keywords/Search Tags:Wang Jinkang, Science fiction, "Scientific man", Literary ethics
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