Introduction:IntellectualsThe evaluation of this book at home and abroad can be described as "** double heaven". Its creation is like a violent "sobering medicine", meticulously revealing the other side of many well-known writers and scholars, and unveiling theirsEthicsBlemishes andPoliticsChildish, pulled them down from the altar. Although it has been widely recognized and praised abroad, it has been controversial at home. Behind this difference, it reflects China and the WestCultureIdeas, ways of thinking and pairsIntellectualsThe difference in cognition also highlights the reluctance to accept the collapse of idols and the pursuit of truth reveal. In any case, whether it is worth reading for every reader requires one to make one's own judgment after reading.
Paul Johnson'sIntellectualsAs soon as it was published, it quickly appeared in the ".The New York TimesThe bestseller has attracted wide attention and discussion from many readers. The London Review of Books and other well-known ** have also recommended this book, and it has continued to sell well in the UK and the US, and has even been reprinted many times. For a time, the popularity of the book quickly spread and became a hot topic of attention.
However, contrary to the success abroad, the book has been questioned and criticized at home. Many readers think that this book is too gossipy to be worth reading. However, a small number of domestic readers and most foreign readers have given diametrically opposed evaluations of the book. They think the book is very interesting, informative, and makes people rightIntellectualsThe group has a deeper understanding.
What's more, the quality of the translation of the book is outstanding, both at home and abroad. The translation technique is not only fluent, but also perfectly restores the author's sense of humor. Therefore, the discrepancies in the evaluations cannot be attributed to translation problems.
IntellectualsThrough detailed historical materials and delicate depictions, this book bravely reveals the other side of many world-renowned writers and scholars. This revelation is not intended to discredit their image, but to show what is in themEthicsBlemishes andPoliticsImmature.
Most of the content that this book shakes off to readers involves the shameful, ridiculous, pathetic, and lamentable, aspects of the lives of these famous people. Their dark side caused them to fall from the altar and become real and flawed ordinary people.
The grim truth of this revelation has left many readers deeply shocked and disappointed. In particular, readers who idolize and worship them cannot accept the collapse of their heroic image. Therefore, for these readers, the revelations in the book can be said to have struck the chord of pain in their hearts.
However, in the WestSocial, this kind of pairIntellectualsThe revelation does not cause much controversy and disgust. They worship God and not man, forIntellectualsConduct and speak with a critical and critical attitude. Even if it is a country**, it will also be questioned by others. They pay more attention to the authenticity of the facts, and they don't think it will be right for the black material of **IntellectualsThe quality has too much of an impact.
This different way of thinking andCultureThe difference has led to a huge disparity in the evaluation of this book at home and abroad. Readers at home have a negative attitude towards this, believing that the author has nothing to do, while readers abroad give full recognition to it, praising it for revealing the truth.
The disparity in the evaluation of this book at home and abroad highlights the importance of China and the WestCultureThe difference is in the treatmentIntellectualsDifferent attitudes on the issue. In China,IntellectualsAlways seen as a group worthy of respect and adoration, they are endowed with an otherworldly image. Therefore, when their dark side is revealed, many readers feel unacceptable and even angry.
In contrast, the WestSocialRightIntellectualsThe evaluation is relatively objective and rational. They don't blindly worship people, but pay more attention to the works and ideas they produce. Therefore, even well-known writers, scholars, as long as their actions do not matchEthicsThe guidelines will also be questioned and criticized by the public.
This hugeCultureThe difference is the cause of the ".Intellectuals》The main reason for the contrast in the evaluation at home and abroad. In the country, rightIntellectualsworship and idolization, making it impossible for the reader to accept their flawed side; And abroad, pay more attention to the truth, rightIntellectualsThe evaluation is more objective and rational.
Both forCultureThe understanding of the difference is still for the ".IntellectualsThe most important thing is the importance of authenticity. As readers, we should keep an open mind to the facts revealed in our works.
ForIntellectualsThey are not otherworldly beings, and they have flaws and mistakes. Therefore, we should not worship them as gods, but rather treat their words and deeds with a normal heart. Only truly understandIntellectualsOnly then can we better understand their works and ideas, and only then can we truly achieve the rightIntellectualsof respect and understanding.
In the end, both for theIntellectualsor other works, we, as readers, should maintain a rational and objective attitude, and use authenticity as the standard to judge and appreciate. Only in this way can we better acquire knowledge from the works, think about problems, and constantly expand our cognitive boundaries.