Debate: Does foreign culture have more advantages than disadvantages or disadvantages than advantages?

Foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture (the first debate competition of famous college students in China) Agree that foreign culture of Zhejiang University Team does more harm than good to the development of national culture. In favor: The foreign culture of Fudan University team does more harm than good to the development of national culture. Chairman: Jiang Feng Time:199565438+February 18. PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The First China sponsored by Shanghai Education TV Station. In the past six days, eight teams from Lanzhou University, Southeast University, Fudan University, Beijing Normal University, University of Science and Technology of China, Wuhan University, Shandong University and Zhejiang University have played four preliminaries and two rematches respectively, and each team has performed well. The two teams sitting on the court today passed the test and led all the way. However, which team can win the championship has to go through the last hard and glorious battle. Of course, the result of the competition is temporary, but the talent and sense of social responsibility of the youngest generation of intellectuals today will remain in people's hearts for a long time. Now, please allow me to introduce the lineups of two teams: The team sitting on my right is Zheng Fang Zhejiang University. Their position is that "foreign culture has more advantages than disadvantages for the development of national culture". One of their arguments is Yang Minhai, a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Department of Chemical Engineering. The second debate is Wang Jian, a fourth-year undergraduate in the Department of Biomedicine, and the third debate is Zhao, a fourth-year undergraduate in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Si Bian is Yu Sicheng, a second-year graduate student in department of mechanical engineering. Sitting on my left is the opposing Fudan University team. Their position is: "Foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture. One of their arguments is Kuang Hao, a sophomore in the Department of International Politics. The second debate is Zhu Zhengwei, a third-year sociology undergraduate; The third debate is Huang Rongbu, a third-year undergraduate in the law department; The fourth debate is He Ping, a third-year undergraduate in the law department. The jury of our debate today is composed of five experts and scholars. They are: Yu, a professor and writer at Shanghai Theatre Academy; Wu, artistic director and film artist of Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Bureau; Zheng Hangsheng, Vice President and Philosopher of China Renmin University; Jiang Ping, former president of China University of Political Science and Law; Zhang Zhongli, President of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, is an economist. Thank them for coming. Ladies and gentlemen, whether foreign culture does more harm than good or more harm than good to the development of national culture is a question that puzzles countless Chinese and foreign philosophers. Today, two excellent debate teams will discuss it in detail. The positive argument of Zhejiang University team is that foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture, while the negative view of Fudan team is that foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture. According to the rules of international debate, the views of both sides are decided by drawing lots. Now let Yang Minhai explain his argument first. The time is 3 minutes. Professor: Thank you, Madam President, and hello! We believe that foreign culture has more advantages than disadvantages for the development of national culture. Before starting this debate, let's clarify a few concepts: What is culture? Culture is all spiritual and material products created by human beings. What is national culture? National culture is a culture with its own national characteristics that emerged and developed in a certain historical period. So what is foreign culture? We believe that foreign cultures are entering a country, interacting with the society of this country and being gradually accepted by this country. Today, we are faced with a debate about the confrontation between advantages and disadvantages. Advantages and disadvantages are always tangible results, never based on the possibility of speculation. Therefore, we can only judge the merits by facts. Secondly, the advantages and disadvantages, who is big and who is small, are naturally essential. We believe that from the perspective of overall and dialectical development, as long as foreign culture plays a positive role in promoting the development of national culture, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Meanwhile. We also clearly see that foreign cultures have their own advantages and disadvantages, but don't we always take the essence and discard the dross? Shouldn't we always absorb all the outstanding cultural achievements created by human beings? We always want to be good at learning from others. Therefore, we can judge the advantages and disadvantages of foreign culture itself to the development of national culture through the various disadvantages brought about by the wrong introduction of national culture. Let me show you a magnificent historical picture first! In Renaissance Europe, the ancient civilization of China, represented by the four great inventions, made the European Renaissance possible. Excellent Italian classical works gave birth to Shakespeare with a high degree of British nationality. On the other hand, China once kept pace with Arabs who had all the cultural heritage of the ancient West, but China people have learned the lesson of being beaten behind closed doors since then. When we stand on the broad stage at the turn of the century again today, we look back on the extensive spread and exchange of world culture for centuries and marvel at how foreign culture has brought about the rise and leap of national culture. We believe that the development of any national culture can only advance by leaps and bounds when it collides with foreign cultures. We will also believe that "all rivers run into the sea" is the best embodiment of a national culture's strong self-confidence and historical value. There is a saying: "Don't be afraid of clouds covering your eyes, just seek the highest source. "Thank you! PRESIDENT: Thank you, Yang Minhai. The students on the positive side have taken the lead. Next, let's listen to the opposing arguments. How did Kuang Hao begin his argument? The time is also 3 minutes. Please. Against: Hello, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! Anthropologist Murphy said: "Culture is the product of human wisdom, and it is the unique lifestyle and characteristics, behavior patterns and patterns of different societies. From Benedict to Ember, from Liang Shuming to Qian Mu, they all think that things (systems) are civilizations, while culture only includes spiritual level and value system. But the other party told us that culture includes material aspects, which is obviously a stolen proposition. National culture refers to the national spirit and value system that leads the cultural changes of sovereign countries. Foreign culture refers to the values and thinking system from outside the nation. The topic of today's debate is full name trial. The other party should tell us that foreign culture is beneficial to the development of national culture no matter when, where and under what circumstances. But the other side told us to "take the essence and discard the dross". Isn't this a selection mechanism for foreign cultures? This is obviously the second time to steal a proposition. In Lu Xun's view, there are only two kinds of foreign cultures, brought and sent. Let's look at "bring it" first. Foreign cultures are diverse, and mud and sand are everywhere. There is no difference between the advantages and disadvantages of the negotiable part. Even if it is not negotiable, it must be reduced through mechanism. In addition, it adds a prerequisite for the debate. We should see two results: first, the national cultural foundation has been completely transformed, foreign culture dominates, and the national subject consciousness has been completely lost, and the advantages and disadvantages are self-evident; Secondly, the self-sufficient value system is decomposed into value judgments cut off from it. Everyone has different standards of right and wrong. Is it beneficial or harmful to the self-adjustment of national culture and social stability? Then watch Send It. We can't talk about the problem in isolation from its background. Marx believes that when capital connects the world, "it will change the whole world in its own face." "It just sent flowers and bread? No, history has proved that it is only an anesthetic for the national spirit before surgery, and its purpose is to force the disadvantaged groups to identify with their new owners. It is true that we have introduced some civilizations such as science, technology and management experience today, because we know that the development of Chinese civilization cannot be separated from foreign civilizations. However, we must see that in the post-cold war era, political and military "hard power" as a means of global westernization has shifted to cultural "soft power". Can we still insist that foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture? When we walk in the street, we see Alexander and Washington everywhere; When we picked up the phone, our once familiar friends became Allen and Mel Issa; ; When our children tell you that the square is a mansion and Altman is a hero, all this is not an imaginary future, but a living reality. At this moment, can other students tell us with peace of mind that foreign culture has more advantages than disadvantages for the development of national culture? Easy is not chaotic, the former philosopher's training, life and death together, sacred rules. To sum up, we believe that foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture. Thank you! PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you, Kuang Hao. Next, please let Wang Jian, the student of the second debate, speak for 3 minutes, please. Professor: Thank you, Madam President, and hello! The definition of our culture was taken from Ci Hai, while another debater attacked our very pure national culture with the definition of a foreigner. You keep saying that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but you attack the national culture with foreign culture. Is this reasonable? (Applause) We think that foreign culture does more harm than good to the development of national culture. Let me explain it from the perspective of cultural exchange. First, cultural exchange is the companion of human history and the wheel of social development. An American sociologist put it well, "Candied carrots from the space shuttle to the streets of Beijing are all contained in Liu's sculpture/in other words, cultural exchange is the total exchange of all the products of material civilization and spiritual civilization created by human beings. Its historical role is to greatly promote the exchange and integration of national cultures, thus promoting the development of national cultures. Obviously, this foreign culture has more advantages than disadvantages for the development of national culture. Second, from the history of cultural exchange, there has always been a distinction between civilization and barbarism, so our position on the barbaric ways of cultural aggression and expansion has always been to resolutely resist on the one hand and actively strengthen our own rabbit epidemic on the other. How to improve? Is it closed or open? Of course, we must be open. Openness can promote advantages and restrain disadvantages, and openness can make national culture develop healthily. Thirdly, from the perspective of the regularity of cultural exchange, one of them is that foreign culture is often a necessary condition for the development of national culture. Without foreign culture, national culture is in a closed system, just like a leaf in a lonely boat in the vast sea. Without the frame of reference, it is easy to form a closed cultural and psychological concept, which is extremely unfavorable to the development of national culture. Fourth, foreign culture is both an opportunity and a challenge to national culture. It is an opportunity, and we should make full use of it; This is a challenge. We should face up to reality. Foreign culture provides an opportunity for national culture, brings a lot of external information and provides an external frame of reference. There's a chance. "It's now or never." . Of course, foreign culture may stir up stormy waves, and it may also bring national pain. This is the challenge. But what we want to tell you is that Haiyan who has experienced the baptism of wind and rain will be stronger; Pebbles that have experienced the impact of waves will be more beautiful, while national cultures that have experienced the impact of foreign cultures will be more brilliant. Thank you! PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Wang Jian. Next, let's listen to Zhu Zhengwei's rebuttal, the other side's second debate. Time is three minutes, please. Against: Hello, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! Just now, the other party argued that foreign culture itself has advantages and disadvantages. The question is why the advantages of foreign culture are the right medicine for national culture, while the shortcomings of China and foreign countries add up to be negative and positive? I want to remind the other side of the debate again. Mr. Qian Mu also said that artifacts and systems belong to the category of civilization. Civilization itself has no advantages or disadvantages, and can only be judged in a certain culture. As a spiritual value system, culture has no distinction between advanced and backward. The foreign culture we are discussing today mainly refers to the part that is incommensurable with the national culture. Because the culture that can be agreed upon, such as diligence and courage, are all human characteristics, and there is no distinction between Chinese and foreign. (Applause. After defining the basic concepts, we say that judging whether foreign culture is beneficial to the development of national culture depends first on whether it is conducive to maintaining the subjective consciousness of our national culture. Foreign culture comes uninvited, or directly pushes people, or imperceptibly, and its ultimate goal is to replace the value system of our national culture with their value system. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Second, it depends on whether foreign culture is conducive to maintaining the law of national culture's own development. Since it is incompatible with national culture, foreign culture is incompatible with the natural and social environment that inevitably produces national culture. If we mechanically copy and forcibly graft, it will inevitably destroy the development law of national culture itself. At the same time, due to acclimatization, it will also have a negative impact on the foreign culture itself. Excuse me, do both sides have more advantages than disadvantages? Third, it depends on whether foreign culture is conducive to maintaining the social stability of the nation. If we must transform our environment to adapt to foreign cultures, then "if skin does not exist, what will hair attach to it?" If even the foundation of national culture is swaying in the wind, what can we talk about development and prosperity? Excuse me, do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Finally, I would like to ask you to think about why we are discussing this debate today. What kind of foreign culture is our China culture facing today in the post-cold war era? If you say. If we talk about the advantages and disadvantages of foreign culture without specific context, it still won't work. What is the original intention of the theme of "cross-century thinking"? Marx Weber tells us that today's capitalist life has been dominated by the western world, and the powerful western national culture itself has been full of capitalist business spirit. With the support of transnational capital, they were forced to sell themselves by means of commercial infiltration and super-cultural coercion, which made the cultures of other nationalities depend on them in the path and finally completely. Let me ask again, do the advantages of cultural colonization outweigh the disadvantages? To sum up, what are the advantages and disadvantages, and where to go? Please think twice before you speak! Thank you (applause). PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr. Zhu Zhengwei. Next, let's listen to Zhao Weiche, a positive student of the three debates. Time is three minutes, please. Professor: Although our views are diametrically opposed, we all have a common goal: to explore a real development path for China's national culture, so I want to point out some prejudices in other debaters' speeches first. First of all, today's debate is a matter of fact judgment. That is to say, when we stand in China at the turn of the century and look forward to the next century, we are looking back at the cultural development history of human beings for thousands of years. However, other debaters seem to be not interested in the historical facts of cultural communication among all ethnic groups in the world, and fall into an environment of historical speculation. They seem to have such a view: what would happen now if history had not developed in this way. I want to ask, can history be so casually assumed? Second, there must be a standard to measure the pros and cons, but the other debater hasn't told us yet. Where is your standard to measure the pros and cons? And didn't tell us how you came to the conclusion that more harm than good? Third, other debaters don't talk about the function of foreign culture on "national culture", but praise and criticize the foreign culture itself. We never deny that foreign culture itself is weak, but cultural integration is not sausage, and national culture is not fragile Lin Daiyu. We don't want to turn today's debate into "the pros and cons of foreign cultures", nor do we want to be a historical sinner of "total westernization". In fact, the debate about the advantages and disadvantages of foreign cultures has already had three rounds of confrontation as early as the modern history of our country, no matter from the first time.