Journal of Northeastern University(Social Science)

Convergence of Technology: A New Object of Concern for Philosophy of Technology

CHEN Jia， YANG Yanming

2013, 15 (2): 111-115. DOI: -

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Converging technology， a combination of nanotechnology， biotechnology， information technology and cognitive science， has brought allaround changes to us. It not only changes technology itself， but also transforms the environment human beings live. Convergence of technology is different from technology integration in that the former places more emphasis on the creative integration among different technologies to reshape the technological system. Convergence of technology is of great significance in understanding technology itself and opening the dynamic black box of technology. The inherent potential of technological convergence is worthy of attention and its unpredictable nature also calls for the attention and involvement of technological ethics. Accordingly， philosophy of technology should be concerned about this new object and make sure that converge of technology develops to benefit rather than endanger the future of the mankind.

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From Baseline to Border: On the Boundary and Establishment of Ethics Field

YANG Jingye

2013, 15 (2): 116-121. DOI: -

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Both the Baseline Theory and the Border Theory can not fully solve the problem of ethical boundary in the communicative action. The Boundary Theory， by jointly establishing the baseline and the border， is likely to provide a solution to this thorny issue. The baseline serves as a basic boundary of ethics field， which is united by the selfconscious rationality of selfdiscipline and the free rationality of heteronomy. The border is an expansible boundary of ethics field， which is united by the limited scope and the limit of width. As a threedimensional boundary of ethics field， it is costructured by personal baselines and social boundaries， and constructed by the subjects inherent limits and the objects external scales.

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Critiques of Fetishism and Ideology in the Context of the Consumer Society

RONG Xin

2013, 15 (2): 122-127. DOI: -

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As an important part of Marxs social critique， ideological critique， by means of critique of fetishism， could penetrate into the realities of the capitalist society. However， in the context of consumer society， things transform themselves from a substantial existence to a symbolized one， which has led to a new type of fetishism named symbol fetishism. Based on the new fetishism， a new kind of ideology has become a new way of concept control. Through a profound critique and analysis of symbol fetishism， this paper makes a critique of modern consumer society with an aim to reaching an organic unity of the critique of social reality and the ideological critique.

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An Empirical Analysis of Longterm Memory Fluctuation Rate of Housing Price

DAIYingjie， XIE Yan， FENG Zhaozhen

2013, 15 (2): 128-133. DOI: -

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Based on the data ranging from the first quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2009， this paper， by adopting the FIGARCH model， empirically studies whether there exists a longterm memory fluctuation rate of housing price. The findings indicate that the fluctuation of China’s housing price is characterized by longterm memory， agglomeration effect and heteroscedasticity. Some suggestions are then put forward on the regulation and control of real estate and housing price—more attention should be paid to quantitative tools in housing price regulation， the policy stability and durability should be emphasized， and the financial institutions should evaluate the credit risks of real estate irregularly.

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Does China Experience Imported Inflation?From the Perspective of Exchange Rate Passthrough

WANG Sheng， TIAN Tao

2013, 15 (2): 134-139. DOI: -

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Based on the mathematical model of exchange rate passthrough， this paper first analyzes the effect of inflationary environment on exchange rate passthrough. It then applies the smooth transition regression model to give an empirical analysis and the results are as follows: Firstly， the exchange rate passthrough is lower if the inflationary environment is lower and the exchange rate passthrough is higher if the inflationary environment is higher. Secondly， the exchange rate passthrough varies smoothly with the changes of the inflationary environment and the elastic nonlinear threshold value of RMB exchange rate passthrough on imported prices is 0.00197 (the threeperiod moving average). Finally， the current average of monthly inflation is generally beyond the critical value and the imported price level of the exchange rate passthrough is high. Therefore， the government should pay more attention to the increasing imported price level caused by the higher exchange rate passthrough.

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The Reform of Commercial Banks at the Postcrisis Era: Mission and Way

LIU Xingsai

2013, 15 (2): 140-147. DOI: -

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Monetary operation， credit creation， resources allotment， system risk settlement as well as social public service are a banks basic functions， and externality， vulnerability as well as public service are a banks essential attributes. The internal conflicts between the nature and the functions of commercial banks have led to the deviation of good banks from good banking systems. Therefore， at the postcrisis era when the Chinese banking reform has established good banks， it is essential to construct a wellfunctioning banking system， which includes the mainbody reforms of perfecting corporate governance， risk as well as capital management， and the system reforms such as interest rate marketization. Because the mainbody reforms and the system construction condition each other， with the former characterized by inertness， commercial banks at the postcrisis era are likely to fall into the logic dilemma of premise missing. In order to break the predicament， it is essential that the external system reforms help to promote the process of reforming.

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An Analysis of the Relationship Between Beijings Industrial Structure and Economic Growth and the Possible Reasons

LI Dongjun， ZHANG Hui

2013, 15 (2): 148-153. DOI: -

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Based on Grangers causality test and shiftshare analysis， this paper studies the relationship between Beijings industrial structure and economic growth from 1979 to 2011 and analyzes the possible reasons for it from the perspective of industrial structure bonus and income elasticity of demand. The results indicate that there is no significant causality between industrial structure and economic growth because Beijing has undergone a resources transfer from the second industry to the third industry since 1978. Owing to the minor difference in Beijings productivity between the second industry and the third industry， Beijings industrial structure bonus is of no significance and the income elasticity of demand between the second industry and the third industry is rather small. Therefore， Beijing has been taking the lead in that its economic development relies more on the productivity improvement from technological advance than on the industrial structure effect in marketization.

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The Impact of Consumer Participation and Perceived Service Quality upon Consumers Psychological Contract

ZHAO Xin， WANG Shumei

2013, 15 (2): 154-159. DOI: -

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Consumers psychological contract is dynamically changing， prone to many factors in the process of service delivery. Based on the literature review， this paper analyzes the impact of consumer participation and perceived service quality upon consumers psychological contract. Using an empirical study of the haircut industry， the results show that consumer participation and perceived service quality affect consumers psychological contract， and the effect of consumer participation on consumers psychological contract is partly moderated by perceived service quality. Comparing the path coefficients， the effect of consumer participation on transactional consumers psychological contract is stronger than the effect of consumer participation on relational consumer psychological contract， and the effect of perceived service quality on relational consumers psychological contract is stronger than the effect of perceived service quality on transactional consumers psychological contract. The results could enrich the theory of influencing factors on consumers psychological contract.

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The Effective Construction of Chinese Citizens Public Spirit CultivationBased on an Analysis of Human Nature

LI Jinlong， WANG Chang

2013, 15 (2): 160-164. DOI: -

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Chinese governments construction of citizens public spirit cultivation should be analyzed from the perspective of human nature. Defining from the angle of human nature， the mankinds public spirit derives from several public components naturally existing in human nature and upholding public spirit accords with the development of human nature. Under the current historical background， Chinese citizens， out of the need for developing human nature， have a strong demand for enhancing their public spirit， while Chinese government should be responsive to the citizens demands by cultivating their public spirit in a positive way. In effectively constructing Chinese citizens public spirit cultivation， the government should take three approaches so as to realize the ultimate goal of developing and perfecting the citizens’ human nature.

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Dilemmas and Strategies of Public Policy Implementation in the State of Crisis

RUAN Bo

2013, 15 (2): 165-170. DOI: -

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Public policy is a common tool and an effective measure for the government to deal with public crises. The outcome of a public policy depends primarily on its implementation. In the state of crisis characterized by urgent conditions， changing situations， restless people and public concern， the implementation of public policies is faced with such dilemmas as “inner disadvantages”， recognition obstacles， participation confusion and value entanglement. To eradicate these dilemmas， the government should firmly establish the sense of crisis in normal times， enhance the legitimacy of public policies， and focus on the citizens crisis education and training. In the state of crisis， the government ought to communicate with the citizens timely， respond to their public needs quickly， and adopt such strategies as value ranking and value compromise.

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An IPA Analysis of Farmers Satisfaction Degree in the Linkage Area of Urbanland Taking and Ruralland GivingA Case Study of Huaming Town of Tianjin

WU Yunqing， ZHANG Zaisheng， CAI Weimin

2013, 15 (2): 175-181. DOI: -

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Farmers are the most extensive participants in the linkage of urbanland taking and ruralland giving (LUTRG)， and farmers satisfaction is the basic guarantee for the successful implementation of LUTRG. This paper， by using SPSS 17.0 software， firstly analyzes the results of the field survey on Huaming town of Tianjin. It then， by adopting an IPA analysis， constructs a cell chart out of the comparative analysis on the importance and satisfaction of each LUTRG factor. It finally proposes such strategies as continuous efforts， concentration on what needs improving， low priority and indeliberate pursuit so as to improve LUTRG further.

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An Analysis of the Commercial Registration System from the Perspective of Laweconomics

LIU Xunzhi

2013, 15 (2): 182-187. DOI: -

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The modern commercial registration is an information publicity mechanism by which a country confirms the qualifications of commercial subjects and announces the data relevant to commercial subjects. Through an analysis of the commercial registration with the laweconomics principles， it can be found that the commercial registration is characterized by the mechanisms of information economics and game theory. As a framework of information transfer and cooperative game， the commercial registration embodies the economic attributes， and possesses such economic functions as providing information services， maintaining market security as well as improving transactional efficiency. From the perspective of social contract theory， the commercial registration contains such basic properties of a social contract as compulsory contracting obligations， statutory standard terms， principles of good faith and registration validity. In perfecting the commercial registration legislation， China should be more concerned about its information publicity function so as to guarantee transactional security and improve market efficiency.

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On Village Dispute and the Return of Village Order from the Perspective of Lawsociology

HE Shenghai， LIU Yanfei

2013, 15 (2): 188-193. DOI: -

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Village dispute is one manifestation of the temporary imbalance of village order， which temporarily changes the original order in the countryside and induces the participants’ desire for interest game around which the parties concerned take technical， relational and strategic actions. In such a dispute， three levels of resources are networked， whose modes， characteristics and means of dispute settlement are varied. The key to decreasing village disputes lies not only in making the institutional arrangements (mandatory power)， but also in activating the endogenous resources (basic power) of maintaining rural order.

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Reconciliation of Universitys Organizational Duality Based on the Institutional Field

WANG Tianli

2013, 15 (2): 194-199. DOI: -

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University as an organization has the duality of being both academic and administrative. It is true that the two attributes conflict with each other in terms of fundamental values; however， that they actually have their rationality， limitations and coexistence is an objective reality. Those universities pursue their academic value by following academic logic and meanwhile show their respect for administration and efficiency is a critical issue. The theory of fieldhabitus holds that the institutional field shapes its internal habitus， and the habitus in turn has a reconstructing power over the field. After the scientificity is established， the academic spirit， together with the administrative ideology， needs to set up their fields which provide the soil for the shaping of habitus. In this way the field and the habitus can fit in with each other and the universitys organizational duality is thus expected to be reconciled.

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Conjugation of University and Society: A Study on the Moderate Relationship Between Talent Cultivation and Social Demand

YAN Guohua， ZOU Fangming

2013, 15 (2): 200-204. DOI: -

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Owing to an inadequate fit between talent cultivation and social demand， Chinas talent cultivation at universities and colleges is widely criticized. In view of this， many universities and colleges have embarked upon the social demandoriented education reforms and innovations. It is true that taking social demand as the orientation could help universities and colleges to make clear the objectives of talent cultivation， improve students employability， and strengthen the ability of social service; however， the potential blindness， supremacy of effectiveness， frequent fluctuation and hysteresis of social demand often trap universities and colleges into blindness， utilitarianism， hysteresis and passivity. Therefore， the talent cultivation of higher education and the social demand should maintain a moderate balanced relationship by sticking to their own logic while keeping social sensitivity， clarifying the essential social demands and supplies， advocating differentiated strategies of talent cultivation， coordinating between commonness and individuality， and providing policy support to special majors.

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Rethinking Transfer Dimensions of Grammatical Metaphor

HE Qingshun

2013, 15 (2): 205-210. DOI: -

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In Hallidayan sense， the rankshift of grammatical metaphor is unidirectionally downgrading. In recent years， however， Chinese systemicists have proposed the bidirectionality of rankshift. This research finds that rankshifts take place along two dimensions， one is the transfer from semantics to lexicogrammar in the content layer of language and the other is that among grammatical categories at the lexicogrammaticical level; both are unidirectional. Ideational metaphor is manifested as downward rankshift， metaphors of modality as unidirectional transcategorization from modal verbs to modal adverbs or prepositional phrases and finally to modal projecting clauses， metaphors of mood as unidirectional transcategorization from unmarked to marked mood choices， and textual metaphor as unidirectional transcategorization from unmarked to marked structures. Therefore， the bidirectionality of rankshift does not accord with the mechanism of grammatical metaphor.

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A Comparative Study of Narrative Techniques Between Haruki Murakami and Fitzgerald

FU Xiaona， SHI Guiren， ZHAO Naixuan

2013, 15 (2): 211-215. DOI: -

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Fitzgeralds novels are often used as writing samples and models of narrative techniques for novel researchers. Haruki Murakami set about his writing career by accepting and imitating the narrative skills in Fitzgeralds novels. Comparing such aspects as narrative angle， narrative structure and narrative language between Haruki Murakami and Fitzgerald， weve found some similarities in their mastering and applying narrative techniques， which are worthy of our study. In addition， in the process of study and imitation， Haruki Murakami blended the narrative characteristics of traditional Japanese literature with the narrative techniques of Western literature， which not only reveals the narrative strategies of Western literature but also displays the extremely strong Eastern tastes.

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On New Immigrants Integration from the Perspective of Cultural CapitalIn the Case of Canadian Chinese

XU Dan， LIANG Lulu

2013, 15 (2): 216-220. DOI: -

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The smooth integration of new immigrants into the mainstream society is always a big concern for the Canadian government. The cultural capital theory by Bourdieu holds whether people invest in education has a great effect on their position in the labor market. As a matter of fact， cultural capital has become a direct symbol for measuring new immigrants social status in Canada. However， what the Chinese newcomers have encountered in Canada is manifested by an exclusion theory from the perspective of cultural capital， including mainly three types — selfelimination， overscreening and devalued deposition， any of which may hinder Chinese new immigrants integration into the mainstream society of Canada.

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