Debate: Should university education focus on science education or humanities education (I am a supporter of science education)? What questions can be asked and what examples are there?
Your argument is 1. Science and technology is the primary productive force, which was put forward by Deng Gong and written into middle school political textbooks. Has anyone mentioned that "humanity is the primary productive force"? 2, Marxism-China's guiding ideology, dialectical materialism that material is the first, science and technology is to solve the contradiction between man and nature, this is the first! Humanistic things (as ideology) are based on the material world! 3. History of New China-What would life be like without two bombs and one satellite and hybrid rice from Yuan Longping? 4. The real international community-the scientifically developed countries are the real world powers, such as the United States. Look at Apple's leading position in mobile phones; Japanese electrical appliances are leading; -Although China has a history and culture, its ability of scientific innovation has been very poor, and it has not won the Nobel Prize for Science and Technology. In the division of labor in the world economy, China is a "world factory" rather than an "innovation center"! 4. Real society-people who study science are skilled and easy to find jobs, and the unemployment rate of those who study humanities is high. Although humanities are essential, China's labor market does not think so. The employment rate and salary level in the labor market reflect the value evaluation of different professionals by a society. Obviously, whether for creating more products and technologies or for future employment, science is the most important thing!
Counterattack of the opponent's point of view:
1, we should firmly grasp that humanity is indispensable, but it is in a subordinate position. The other party must acknowledge its subordinate position. Marxist dialectical materialism does not deny the initiative of consciousness, but the premise is to recognize the primacy of matter!
2. The popularization and development of humanistic spirit cannot be separated from scientific and technological progress. For example, TV, film production, 3D movies, such as the innovation of promotional videos and teaching tools, multimedia, the use of various equipment in science and technology museums, the changes in the Spring Festival Evening, the vigorous development of humanistic spirit and extensive publicity are all inseparable from scientific and technological innovation, and it is even more necessary to strengthen popular science education!
3. People-oriented concept also needs to be realized by improving scientific spirit and strengthening science and technology. For example, advances in medicine and rehabilitation can better help the elderly and the disabled.
4. Re-interpretation of ancient books and records through modern scientific spirit can play a greater role-for example, traditional Chinese medicine, what looks like humanity is actually scientific spirit. Through modern scientific explanation, Chinese patent medicine and rehabilitation technology were invented ... —— The study of geomantic omen is actually an enrichment of architectural theory.
Attack each other's point of view:
1, humanistic education is metaphysical, although indispensable, but the effect is also very poor! For example, China has had a large number of Confucius and Mencius education and revolutionary education since ancient times, and students in China are not short of humanities education. But why is the moral sense of the whole society still so poor, and why are there so many swindlers and thieves? Because humanities education itself is soft, the effect is not obvious, and the intensity is far less than the legal system! However, science education is very important. Through science education, we can know the prevention of diseases and learn to operate modern equipment and tools.
2. Quality and personality are not equal to humanistic education. Humanistic education can be said to be a part of moral education, but humanistic education is not equal to legal education-you have to crack the other side to play word games! Quality and personality are comprehensive, with both scientific quality and humanistic quality, so the other party thinks that humanistic education is equal to quality, which is just a word game of generalizing. We believe that improving scientific spirit can improve personal quality!
4. Set a trap for each other-what does humanistic education mean? -Ask the other party to answer, what exactly does the other party mean by humanities education?
Science education is easy to define-based on the knowledge and technology of modern mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, astronomy and other disciplines, as well as the dissemination, teaching and application of these knowledge and technologies!
As far as the classification of disciplines recognized by modern universities is concerned, science, engineering, medicine and agronomy all belong to science, while economics, politics and sociology, which are emerging in modern times, apply scientific theories and methods (positivism and mathematical models) to study, solve and predict the problems of human society-in essence, these are social sciences, not humanities. Humanities specifically refers to ethics, aesthetics, philosophy, literature and history. Even law does not belong to humanities, and law in universities is also divided into social sciences, although law still has a strong humanistic color. -but it must be clearly recognized that humanities education basically does not include law education.