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Research On The Ethics Of Liu Cixin’s Science Fiction Novels

Posted on:2022-06-30Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306539954309Subject:Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
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In the 1990s,China’s science fiction literature gradually began to revive,and some new writers began to engage in the creation of science fiction literature.For example,Liu Cixin,Wang Jinkang and others’ works were published in "Science Fiction World" and won awards,becoming the founders of science fiction literature.Among this group of writers,Liu Cixin is loved by the public for his high-quality sci-fi works and is hailed as the "first Chinese contemporary sci-fi".science and technology,and they also have their own unique and profound thinking about morals and ethics.The relationship between the two has been examined by him in multiple dimensions and contexts.Unlike other authors who tend to focus on "fiction" in science fiction,Liu Cixin pays attention to the basic nature of "science" in science fiction.The imagination in his works is a possible extension of real science.The ethical influence of man and natural society,to explore the good and evil choices of man in the development of science and technology.This article discusses the reasons for writing ethical issues in Liu Cixin’s science fiction works from three levels: the curiosity and imagination that Liu Cixin’s childhood experience gave him,his recognition of the basic status of science in science fiction,and the recognition of people and society.The consideration of the relationship between,nature,and technology is incorporated into my writing dimension.Based on a certain understanding of the causes of writing,this article analyzes the presentation dimensions of ethics in his works from three aspects: bioethics,science and technology ethics,and environmental ethics,and tries to interpret Liu Cixin’s ethical framework of science fiction;In this framework,we discuss the performance of specific ethical issues in Liu Cixin’s sci-fi works: survival and morality in the doomsday background,"moral alienation" caused by "human alienation",and national sentiments with Chinese characteristics that convey human civilization.The analysis is in concrete。The ethical attitude and thinking conveyed by Liu Cixin in the situation.Finally,Liu Cixin’s science fiction works on ethical issues are considered in the context of the entire history of Chinese science fiction literature,and the positive significance of his thinking on science fiction ethics in improving the construction of styles and promoting the development of science and technology ethics in China is analyzed.Highlight the unique position of Liu Cixin’s science fiction works in the history of Chinese science fiction.The thesis hopes that through the research of Liu Cixin’s science fiction novels based on "science" and "fantasy" as the pillar,combined with human,nature,society and other ethical elements,it will provide a novel perspective and a new perspective for the academic research on Liu Cixin’s science fifiction works.More comprehensive analysis.
Keywords/Search Tags:Liu Cixin, Science fiction, Scientific and technological imagination, Ethical thinking, Practical significance
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