279 research outputs found

    The Influence of Smartphone Use on Undergraduate Students’ Self-Directed Learning

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    Abstract Date Presented 4/1/2017 This study explores smartphone use in undergraduate students’ self-directed learning. The factors were identified, providing an understanding of how undergraduate students could be more motivated and effective in their short-term, self-directed learning under the influence of smartphone use. Primary Author and Speaker: Ya-chun Chang Additional Authors and Speakers: Kuan-Chen Chen, Wen Ting Chen, Ya-syuan Cai Contributing Authors: Chang-Chih Robin Kuo</jats:p

    论香港同志电影的发展特点 = The characteristics of Hong Kong gay movies

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    本文主要以香港同志电影作为独立的研究对象,观察其发展特点,探讨香港同 志电影从误解到理解,以及后来走向社会关怀的发展脉络。本文也通过比较男性与女 性执导的女同志电影,讨论女性导演如何以女性情欲颠覆男性霸权,而女同志又如何 在争取权益的同时被社会的规范所限制。此外,本文也将以张国荣作为个案研究,探 讨明星文本如何影响香港同志的文化呈现,以及依靠明星推动的同志运动在发展上的 限制。本文通过香港同志电影与同志现况的连接,探讨香港同志电影的发展特点及社 会限制。 This article takes Hong Kong gay movies as an independent object of study, observes its characteristics, and discusses the development of Hong Kong gay movies from misunderstanding to understanding, and later towards social care. This article compares the lesbian movies directed by male director and female director, discussing how female directors deconstruction androcentrism with female eroticism, and how lesbians are restricted by social norms. This article will also take Leslie Cheung as a case study to observe how a celebrity affects the cultural representation of homosexual in Hong Kong, as well as the restrictions on gay movements promoted by celebrities. This article will be analysing the characteristics and limitations of Hong Kong's homosexual through the connection between Hong Kong's gay movies and the current situation of homosexual.Bachelor of Arts in Chines

    A Study of the Application of Triangular Marketing Strategies of Service Industry to Market Universities\uef\ubcA Case Study of National Sun Yat-Sen University,Taiwan

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    The purposes of this study, taking National Sun Yat-Sen University\uef\ubcNSYSU\uef\ubcas an example, are to understand the current status of external marketing, internal marketing and interactive marketing endeavors and also to analyze the perceptive difference in different backgrounds of undergraduates of NSYSU. Based on the results of investigation, conclusions and recommendations has been generated, providing analytical design for higher education institutions and also act as a reference for future research. This study is taking place by the method of interviewing and questionnaire survey. In the section of interviews, a generalized interview summary has been written in the accordance of the documentary analysis. One representative person is selected from among the groups of marketing affairs in National Sun Yat-Sen University, five persons in total and a semi-structured interview method has been adopted. As for the questionnaire survey, based upon the paradigm questionnaires by Wang I-Ting, Lee Chun-Ling, Cheng Jane-Pei et al., a questionnaire was revised from several paradigms by the researcher and named \ue2Questionnaire of National Sun Yat-Sen University Marketing Strategies\ue2, and were delivered to 600 undergraduates of NSYSU with 497 copies returned valid. The results and information collected from the questionnaire were analyzed and compared by statistical methods of item analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, mean, standard deviation, t test, one-way ANOVA. After integrating the results both from interviews and questionnaire survey, some conclusions have been reach and several recommendations were raised by the researcher. The conclusions of this research are as follows\uef\ubc 1. The current external marketing level of\ue3NSYSU is right in the middle level, with perception of \ue2place strategy\ue2 being the highest among students, but the perception experience with \ue2all marketing strategy\ue2 is lowest. 2. The current internal marketing strategy of NSYSU are \ue2refresher course training \ue2, \ue2participation and authorization\ue2, \ue2positive encourage\ue2, \ue2high-grade environment\ue2 and \ue2congregate the communication\ue2. 3. The current interview marketing level of\ue3NSYSU is slightly low, with perception of \ue2service capacity strategy\ue2 being the highest among students, but the perception experience with \ue2service enthusiasm strategy\ue2 is lowest. 4. The senior students have better awareness of school external marketing strategies. 5. The senior students and girl students have better awareness of school interviewing marketing strategies . According the results as stated above, the researcher advances the suggestions for \ue2National Sun Yat-Sen University\ue2, and \ue2Related Research in the Future\ue2, hoping that they can be of referential value as far as related research and practice are concerned

    九十年代香港城市书写 :以董启章《繁胜录》为例 = Narrating Hong Kong in 1990s : a case study of Dung Kai-Cheung’s visible city

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    关于香港的文学文本大致存在三种叙述,即殖民者视角的叙述,中国大陆国族主义视角的叙述,以及二十世纪七十年代浮现的带有香港意识的本土叙述。二十世纪八十年代中英谈判让香港人开始致力于审视本土历史,试图确认自我身份。 董启章是二十世纪九十年代的香港小说家代表之一,其作品体现香港本土意识。本文通过对《繁胜录》的细读分析,研究作者城市书写的特点,以及在九七回归前后的特定历史背景下,城市文学如何反映香港人的共同心态。 绪论介绍二十世纪九十年代香港意识产生的背景,梳理关于当时文学和电影特征的研究和讨论。第一章分析《繁胜录》卷一如何从整体性的概念出发,揭示香港的矛盾状态,以及作者如何表现香港本土意识的萌发。第二章探讨作者对于物化社会的想象以及社会批判。第三章从节日庆典的角度,关注生与死的主题在香港本土呈现的面貌。在三卷的不同侧重之下,分别分析文本如何反映出九十年代末期香港人对于九七回归主题的共同心态。 For such a long time, there have been three kinds of narrations concerning Hong Kong’s literary style as following: the narration from perspectives of colonists, nationalists in mainland China as well as the local narration with Hong Kong consciousness emerged in 1970s. Since the Sino-Britain negotiation, people in Hong Kong gradually began to focus more on their history and made attempts to identify themselves. Dung Kai-Cheung is an important Hong Kong writer in the 1990s. His works have been considered as a representation of local consciousness. This thesis is mainly written to analyze his Visible Cities through close-reading, aiming to explore the author’s fiction writing characteristics and how urban literature reflects the common mentality of people in Hong Kong under the specific historic background in the late 1990s. The introduction part will give an account of the background of Hong Kong native consciousness in the 1990s, as well as research and discussion on the characteristics of literature and film at that special period. The first chapter mainly analyses the beginning volume of Visible Cities about how the author reveals the paradoxical status of Hong Kong from the concept of integrity and depicts the germination of Hong Kong consciousness. The second chapter focuses more on the author’s imagination of materialized society and social criticism. From the perspective of festival celebration, the third chapter attaches importance to the local representation of life and death. With different emphases of three volumes, how the text reflects the common mentality of people in Hong Kong towards 1997’s return in the late 90s is analyzed respectively.Bachelor of Arts in Chines

    Er tong zu sai xing shui mian zhi xi zheng de yi chuan he jia zu ju ji xing: Xianggang Hua yi bing li dui zhao jia ting yan jiu

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    Ph.D.Background: Previous studies suggested the presence of familial aggregation of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults. However, there is so far no relevant family study involving both adult and paediatric subjects. It is unclear whether OSA in children is genetically linked with OSA in their parents and siblings, and whether familial aggregation is present in both obese and non-obese subtypes of childhood OSA.Objectives: The primary aim of this project was to examine familial aggregation of OSA using paediatric probands, and to see whether obesity would have any modulation effect. The secondary aims were (1) to identify significant correlates of childhood OSA, and (2) to explore the genetic basis for the association between OSA severity and its potential correlates.Methods: Children aged between 6 and 18 years who attended our paediatric sleep disorder clinic with symptoms suggestive of OSA were invited to undergo nocturnal polysomnography (PSG). Control subjects without habitual snoring were recruited from a concurrent population-based epidemiological study. Children with obstructive apnoea hypopnoea index (OAHI) between 1 and 5/h were defined as having mild OSA, while those with OAHI >=5/h had moderate-to-severe OSA. Parents and siblings of both cases and controls were also invited to undergo anthropometric measurement and nocturnal PSG. A subgroup also underwent x-ray cephalometry, sonographic measurement of lateral parapharyngeal wall thickness (LPW), serum lipid profile determination.Results: Two hundred and twenty-nine children, together with 412 first-degree relatives were recruited. Overall the heritability of OAHI was insignificant (h²=0.03). However, interaction analysis found that overweight significantly modified the heritability of OAHI (p=0.041). In subgroup analysis, it was found that OAHI had significant heritability (h²=0.43) in families of overweight children but not in those of normal weight children (h²=0). Overweight, either in probands or relatives, also modulated the effect of probands’ OSA on relatives’ OAHI. Significant associations were only found in overweight subgroups.A subgroup of 101 families consisting of 127 children and 198 adults underwent x-ray cephalometry, LPW measurement and lipid profile determination. Most of cephalometric measurements (h² range: 0.31–0.64), LPW thickness (h²=0.68), serum lipid profile (h² range: 0.55–0.87), fasting glucose level (h²=0.46) and resting systolic (h²=0.36) and diastolic blood pressure (h²=0.43) had significant heritability. However, among these heritable traits, only LPW thickness and resting systolic blood pressure were both phenotypically (adjusted p=0.004 and 0.037, respectively) and genetically (adjusted p=0.040 and 0.029, respectively) associated with OAHI. A longer distance from mandibular plane to hyoid bone (MP-H), i.e. a lower hyoid bone position, was also phenotypically (adjusted p=0.001) associated with a higher OAHI. The genetic association was insignificant, however (adjusted p=0.19). Similar findings were obtained in overweight subgroup but not in normal weight subgroup, in which LPW thickness and hyoid bone position were only phenotypically but not genetically associated with OAHI, and no association between resting blood pressure and OAHI could be observed.We also utilized the data collected from paediatric subjects to derive prediction models for classifying OSA severity. This analysis included 129 children, of whom 67 had OAHI5/h, while all the false positive had mild OSA.Conclusions: Heritability of OAHI and familial aggregation of childhood OSA was significantly modified by obesity, supporting that childhood OSA should be separated into normal weight and overweight/obese subtypes. The significant heritability of OAHI in overweight but not normal weight participants also supported that OSA in overweight children OSA is more adult-like whereas OSA in normal weight children may be considered as a distinct disorder that is different from adult OSA. Besides, LPW thickness and resting blood pressure had significant heritability and had shared genetic variances with OAHI, implicating that these traits may be helpful for future gene discovery study of childhood OSA. Finally, the prediction model for classification of OSA severity would be useful for screening and prioritisation for overnight PSG or even treatment if the model is further validated in a prospective cohort.背景:之前在成人的研究發現阻塞性睡眠窒息症(OSA)有家族聚集性。然而,到目前為止還沒有涉及成人和兒童受試者的相關家庭研究。目前尚不清楚兒童的OSA是否與其父母和兄弟姐妹的OSA有關聯,以及肥胖會否影響兒童OSA的家族聚集性。目標:這項研究的主要目的是使用兒童作先證者以探討OSA的家族聚集性,並觀察肥胖會否改變OSA的家族聚集性。次要目標是(1)找出與兒童OSA的顯著相關因素,及(2)探索這些相關因素與OSA嚴重程度指標的潛在遺傳基礎。方法:我們邀請6至18歲的兒童作為這項家庭研究的先證者。於兒科門診就診並有出現OSA症狀的兒童會被邀請進行夜間睡眠監測(PSG)。我們同時亦從另一項同時進行的社區流行病學研究中招募沒有習慣性打鼾的兒童作對照。阻塞性呼吸暫停低通氣指數(OAHI)在每小時1和5次之間的兒童會被定義為患有輕度OSA,而OAHI≥每小時5次的兒童則會被定義為中度至重度OSA患者。此外,先證者的父母和兄弟姐妹也會一併被招募進行測試。當中一部份的參加者更會接受了X光面顱測量、側咽壁厚度(LPW)的超聲波測量,以及抽取空腹血液作血脂測定。結果:我們共招募了229名兒童和412名第一近親。總體而言,OAHI的遺傳率並不顯著(h²=0.03)。然而,進一步分析發現超重會顯著改變OAHI的遺傳力(p=0.041)。在次群組分析中,我們發現OAHI在超重兒童家庭中具有顯著的遺傳性(h²=0.43),但在正常體重兒童家庭中沒有(h²=0)。無論是先證者或其親屬超重,都會影響先證者OSA與親屬OAHI的關係。而僅在超重的次群組中才能發現顯著的關聯。這項家庭研究當中的101個家庭共包括127名兒童和198名成人接受了X光側面面顱測量、LPW測量和血脂測定。大多數面顱測量(h2範圍:0.31–0.64),LPW厚度(h2=0.68),血脂(h2範圍:0.55–0.87),空腹血糖水平(h2=0.46)和靜態收縮(h2=0.36)和舒張壓(h2=0.43)具有顯著的遺傳性。然而,在這些遺傳特徵中,只有LPW厚度和靜態收縮壓同時是表型上(分別調整為p=0.004和0.037)及遺傳上(分別調整p=0.040和0.029)與OAHI相關。從下頜骨平面到舌骨的距離(MP-H,即舌骨位置)也與OAHI表型上相關(調整p=0.001)。然而,遺傳關聯卻不顯著(調整後p=0.19)。在超重的次群組中也找到類似的結果,但在正常體重次群組中卻沒有,其中LPW厚度和舌骨位置僅是表型上但不是遺傳上與OAHI相關,而靜態血壓和OAHI之間更是沒有任何顯著關聯。我們還利用從童兒受試者收集的數據推導出用於OSA嚴重程度分類的預測模型。該分析包括129名兒童,其中67名的OAHI<1/h,36名的OAHI1-5/h,26名的OAHI≥5/h。由年齡,性別,體重指數z評分,頸圍,夜間症狀,扁桃體大小,LPW厚度和舌骨位置組成的預測模型顯著地解釋了OAHI的58%的方差。具有相似預測因子的另一個序數回歸模型能夠正確識別出79.5%的無OSA病例(OAHI<1/h),而所有假陰性病例都只有輕度OSA。該模型還能正確識別出83.3%的中度至嚴重(OAHI≥5/h)病例,而所有的假陽性病例都有輕度OSA。結論:肥胖對OAHI的遺傳性和兒童OSA的家族聚集性有顯著的影響,這發現可作為將兒童OSA分為正常體重和超重/肥胖兩類型的根據。OAHI只在超重的群組中展現顯著的遺傳性,意味著超重兒童的OSA比較類似成人OSA,而正常體重兒童的OSA則可視為與成人OSA不同的獨特疾病。另外,LPW厚度和靜態血壓具有顯著的遺傳性,並且與OAHI具有共同的遺傳方差,暗示這些特徵可能有助於未來兒童OSA的基因發現研究。而用作OSA嚴重程度分類的預測模型或可用於篩選和區分兒童進行睡眠測試或甚至接受治療的優先次序,但須透過前瞻性隊列研究進一步驗證該模型的分類能力。Au, Chun Ting."October 2018."Thesis Ph.D. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2019.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-128).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on …).Au, Chun Ting

    Blow-up Analysis for Nonlinear Parabolic Equations on Bounded Domains

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    \ue3\ue3The blow-up phenomenon appears in a lot of evolution problems. In this thesis, we study two basic nonlinear equations, namely the heat conduction problem with nonlinear internal source, or nonlinear boundary source. \ue3\ue3We shall give some sufficient conditions for blow-up. We shall also study the blowup set as well as the upper and lower estimates for the blow-up rate associated with the above two cases. In the case of blow-up rates, the solutions are due to Friedman-McLeod and B. Hu. Assuming that u_t \ue2\ua5 0 initially, they made use of comparison method to show that u_t > 0 all through. Then an auxiliary function (for internal source) or a doubling lemma (for boundary source) to give an inequality for u. It is interesting to note that the diffusion term does not seem to affect the blow-up rate at all, when the source involves functions like f(u) = e^u, u^p or u[log(u+1)]^p. From these examples, we can see that the blow-up rate for a function f as a boundary source is in general slower than that associated with f as an internal source. \ue3\ue3This work is based on B. Hu\ue2s monogragh, summarizing the pioneering works of Kaplan, Friedman-McLeod and Hu-Yin. Our exposition tries to be self-contained, clear and detailed with simplication at some places. It is believed that the methods and techniques described will be useful for more sophisticated blow-up problems

    古今女性社会性别建构的跨文本研究 :以木兰诗词、戏、电影为例 = Mulan’s cross-text research on the construction of female gender identity in ancient and modern times

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    “木兰”作为华人学术界里广受欢迎的研究题材,在长久的历史进程中曾反复吸 引了许多文人、戏剧家、电影工作者进行不同解读与创作。本文针对木兰文学、木兰 戏曲、木兰电影进行分析,探讨其中从“忠孝”到“女性”的主题演变脉络,借不同 文本中的木兰塑造,来揭示蕴藏在木兰符号背后的女性社会性别建构 (Female Gender Identity) ,从中窥探古今社会对于女性角色的定义与塑造,梳理历代木兰符号被社会赋 予的象征意义与价值观内涵。 Mulan is a popular research topic in the Chinese academia. Since ancient times, Mulan has repeatedly captured the interest of many literati, dramatists and film workers. In their own unique angle, each of them shed light on the story through different perspectives and established Mulan as a symbol for Loyalty, Filial Piety and Feminism. In this research paper, the author analyses the different remake of Mulan in various texts. She also explores how its theme gradually shifted from traditional discourse of Confucian principles to modern-day’s Feminism. Through such observations, the author then aims to reveal the topic of Female Gender Identity in Mulan’s stories, and explore how female gender roles have been defined and shaped by society’s beliefs over the years. Subsequently, the author seeks to dissect the symbolic meaning(s) and cultural value(s) represented by Mulan.Bachelor of Arts in Chines

    Explainable AI and trust: how news media shapes public support for AI-powered autonomous passenger drones

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    This study delves into the intricate relationships between attention to AI in news media, perceived AI explainability, trust in AI, and public support for autonomous passenger drones. Using structural equation modelling (N = 1,002), we found significant associations between perceived AI explainability and all trust dimensions (i.e., performance, purpose, process). Additionally, we revealed that the public acquired the perception of AI explainability through attention to AI in the news media. Consequently, we found that when the public pondered upon support for autonomous passenger drones, only the trust in performance dimension was relevant. Our findings underscore the importance of ensuring explainability for the public and highlight the pivotal role of news media in shaping public perceptions in emerging AI technologies. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.National Research Foundation (NRF)The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore, under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) program. Some sections of this manuscript have been copy edited by large language models

    A research on Chen Ting-zuo's Yi thoughts and his philosophy

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    碩士本論文是從程廷祚的《大易擇言》、《易通》及《讀易管見》等著作中,理出他的《易》學淵源,並由他對佛、老的導正,架構出他的時中觀,另外,則是爬梳他的《易》學著作中的義理,把握他「彰顯天德,挺立人道」的思想脈絡,分別按單元主題論述,呈現他的天道論、人性論、實踐論。   本論文凡八章,第一章分別是研究動機、研究方法,並且對前人的研究成果做一分析評論。第二章分別介紹其家世淵源、顏李學派的關係、交遊關係及學術著作,大致勾勒廷祚一生的學行。第三章分別探討其《易》學淵源、對義理及象數的會通,進而建立起其實踐為導向的《易》學觀。第四章此部分筆者運用清儒王船山的「二端一致論」來確立乾坤生成是宇宙生生不息的外緣,而「易簡」則是維持宇宙秩序和諧的內因,順此理路言之,筆者又依據曾春海所提出的三大宇宙運動變化的自然律(相互對待的變通律、總體和諧的均衡律、終則復始的循環律)來確立廷祚《周易》著作中的天道觀。第五章此部分則討論廷祚的性命一元論、人性論,進而從心知肯定主體的價值。第六章此部分說明廷祚以為「心」只有一個,至於人心與道心,天理與人欲皆只是權說,最終目的是要回復天理、道心,俾使人道完成。第七章此部分乃廷祚針對佛氏舍命言性的貴空思想,老氏遺形全神的尚無精神,以致外王事業無法開出的癥結,提出了「時中」理念,唯有掌握「時中」,王道方有可能。第八章則是對本論文的回顧及檢討。The thesis analyzes the origin of Chen Ting-zuo’s Yi thoughts from his writings of Da-Yi-Ze-Yan (The opinions of the Yi thoughts), Yi-Ton (Understanding of the Yi) and Du-Yi-Guan-Jian (Sights when reading the Yi). Besides, it also builds up his Shi-Zhong theory (the principle of obeying the mean) by his rectification to Fo (Buddha) and Lao (Lao-tzu). Moreover, by holding his thoughts of “enhancing the moral philosophy and keeping up the humanity”, the thesis also excavates the principles and meanings of his Yi writings, and discusses his theories of Tian-Dao (moral philosophy of the universe), humanity and practices. There are eight chapters in the thesis. The first one is constituted by the research motive, methodology, and literature review. “Chen Ting-zuo’s autobiography” in Chapter 2 draws the outlines of his study and behavior by introducing his family background, relationship with Yen-Lee school of thoughts, associations and academic writings. “Ting-zuo’s thoughts of the Yi” in Chapter 3 probes into the origin and understanding of his Yi philosophy and discusses his practice-oriented point of view. In Chapter 4, “the moral philosophy of Ting-zuo’s Yi thoughts”, the author uses Wan Chuan-shan’s theory of “unity in two extremities” to establish firmly that Quan Kun (heaven and earth) is the rim to make the universe alive and kicking, and Yi Jian (simple) is the principle part to make the universe concord and harmonic. In view of the above, the author again uses Zen Chun-Hai’s “natural theory of the three changes in the universe (flexibility of mutuality, equilibrium of macro-coordinance , and rounding of circulation” to assure Ting-zuo’s moral philosophy in his writing, “Cho Yi.” In Chapter 5, “The humanity in Ting-Zuo’s Yi thoughts”, two of Ting-zuo’s theories, “unity of life” and “humanity thoughts”, are discussed to reveal the value of unit. “Practice of Ting-zuo’s Yi thoughts” in Chapter 6 illustrates that there is only one “heart” in Ting-zuo’s point of view. Human heart, moral heart, universe principle and human desire are all doctrines and will be unified back to universe morality and principles and make the humanity completed. Chapter 7, “the Shi Zhong theory of Ting-zuo’s Yi thoughts”, discusses his thoughts to Buddha, Lao-tzu and the crux of Wan Dao’s (the operation of politics) obstacle, and thus he brings up the Shi Zhong theory to make Wan Dao possible. Finally, a summary of the thesis and self-criticism in Chapter 8 is proposed to make it completed.目次 第一章 緒論.................01      第一節  研究動機. .........01 第二節 研究方法...........04 第三節 前人的研究成果........10 第二章 程廷祚之生平.............13 第一節 家世淵源...........14 第二節 顏李學派之傳人........19 第三節 交遊關係...........28 第四節 學術著作...........36 第三章 廷祚之《易》學觀...........47 第一節 綿莊《易》學淵源.......48 第二節 循象數,明義理........60 第三節 彰顯天德,挺立人道......73 第四章 廷祚《易》學之天道論.........78 第一節 乾坤生成論-兩端一致論的確立.79 第二節 「易簡」是萬物和諧的內因...87 第三節 陰陽的剛柔、動靜的變化....93 第五章 廷祚《易》學之人性論.........103 第一節 性、命的理論內涵與開展....104 第二節 人性論之主張與實踐......114 第三節 從心知肯定主體價值......124 第六章 廷祚《易》學之實踐論.........131 第一節 人心與道心的開展與實踐....133 第二節 天理與人欲的調和.......140 第三節 天德的落實與人道的完成....149 第七章 廷祚《易》學之時中觀.........156 第一節 對佛、老思想的導正......157 第二節 「中」與「時」的內蘊闡發...169 第三節 時中原理與人道實踐......178 第八章 結論.................188 第一節 本文主要內容的回顧......188 第二節 本文未來發展的前瞻及缺失...191 附.程廷祚年譜................192 參考書目...................195學號: 691000078, 學年度: 9
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