JOURNAL OF DIALECTICS OF NATURE
A Comprehensive, Academic Journal of the Philosophy, History, Sociology and Cultural Studies of Science and Technology
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Vomule 47, Issue 3
March , 2025
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The Technical Logic of Chinese Traditional Color Selection: From Aversion of Purple to Appreciation of Purple Abstract: The color of purple, under the influence of the concept of “pure color is the respect of color”, is developed from “aversion of purple” to “appreciation of purple” in the later generations, which is an extraordinary cultural phenomenon in the ritual color system. From the perspective of technology, it is believed that the change of purple status is largely due to the rare purple dye and the complicated dyeing process. This scarcity makes it become a precious color with the help of political etiquette and religious factors, which has been exclusive for the upper class for a long time, and the exclusive use further strengthens its supremacy. The change of purple status shows the unique logic of traditional color. Key Words: Aversion of purple; Appreciation of purple; Technical perspective; Color showing etiquettepage: 1-7Understand Machine’s Understanding: A Philosophy Thinking on Understanding in Machine Translation Abstract: This paper discusses the philosophical question on whether understanding in human style is necessary for machine translation. Although it remains unsolved what human understanding exactly means in science and in philosophy, this paper points out the success of state of the art machine translation methods roots in compositionality of human languages. As long as the machine can “learn” and “understand” the mapping and the compositionalities of two languages from bilingual training corpora, machine translation can achieve good quality. In other words, machines can have their own understanding of human languages, different from human understanding. Key Words: Machine translation; Understanding; Ambiguitypage: 35-41How to Eliminate the Black Box in Social Mechanisms: Based on Raymond Boudon’s Theory of Cognitive Rationality Abstract: Raymond Boudon proposed a new theory: the theory of cognitive rationality, aimed at eliminating the black box in explaining social mechanisms. He believes that human rationality is the only reliable thing, and the explanation of social phenomena must proceed from individual rationality. Because the theory of rational choice can not solve the problem of collective belief, he puts forward the theory of cognitive rationality. He believes that rational behavior is a “good reason” to explain social phenomena, and the black box problem is also solved. However, we find that the theory of cognitive rationality still faces some difficulties. Key Words: Rational Choice Theory; Methodological individualism; Theory of cognitive rationality; Beliefspage: 57-64The Research on “Living Creature” in Metallurgical Culture in Ancient China: Based on the Historical Material of Literary Sketches Abstract: Metal smelting and casting technology and craft had been an important support for thousands of years of agricultural society in China. There are rich historical materials of metallurgical culture in ancient literary sketches. The protagonists of these historical materials were plants, animals, and the living creatures of metal and metal objects. From the perspective of practical technology and experience, there were plant exploration, animal exploration, and the method that abstracted metal from plants; From the perspective of taboo culture, there were records of abnormal phenomena such as the growth of plants in metal products that indicate disasters; From the perspective of fantasy, some metal objects could find their “master” and treat good people kindly, which reflect the ethical and moral values of agricultural society; The description of some swords with surreal capabilities such as early warning and self defeating enemies, to some extent were ancient worship of metal and metal objects. The display and selective analysis of such records, as well as the exploration on certain viewpoints and ideological foundations of ancient people, are an effective academic window for looking back on the ancient world. Key Words: Metallurgical culture; Literary sketches; Living creaturepage: 84-92JOURNAL OF DIALECTICS OF NATURE
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