「如果文明是要我們卑躬屈膝 那我就讓你們看見野蠻的驕傲。」
「文明」，和「野蠻」一起，出現在《賽德克．巴萊》的電影海報之上。
「文明」也出現在《中華人民共和國憲法》與對此社會發出《請用文明來說服我》（為什麼
不是接受我文明的說服呢？）的書名文字之中。
關於如「文明」是什麼？怎麼樣才算是一個文明的人呢？等等這類的問題，以上的引文都有
著不同的答案、不同的脈絡、不同的文明。
本課程所介紹的「文明化過程理論」，創始自德國猶太裔社會學家Norbert Elias
(1897-1990)。依他之見，文明是一個長期的過程；文明的人是現代人（從西歐人開始）依過
程中的文明標準而有的自我圖像。同為「西方文明之子」 （借Max Weber語），Elias要問的
是何以我們（西方人）能視自己為文明而視祖先與同時代諸多異族為野蠻？文明何以致之？
透過一學期的經典研讀，期許同學們能夠由外而內，由學問思辨的學習進一步反思自身、反
思當代。
是以課程目標為：
1. 透過研讀經典，接觸文明化過程此一社會現象的觀察與研究方法
2. 經由思辨文明與野蠻的分野，反思自身與當代的行為標準。"If civilization requires us to grovel, then I will show you the pride of barbarism."
"Civilization", together with "barbarism", appears in "Sediq. On top of the movie poster of "Balay".
"Civilization" also appears in the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China" and the society's "Please Use Civilization to Convince Me" (Why
Why don't you accept my civilized persuasion? ) in the title text of the book.
What is "civilization"? What does it mean to be a civilized person? Questions like this are included in the above quotations.
With different answers, different contexts, and different civilizations.
The "Civilization Process Theory" introduced in this course was created by the German Jewish sociologist Norbert Elias
(1897-1990). In his view, civilization is a long-term process; civilized people are modern people (starting from Western Europeans)
A self-image based on the civilized standards in the process. As both "sons of Western civilization" (to borrow Max Weber's words), Elias wants to ask
How can we (Westerners) regard ourselves as civilized while viewing our ancestors and many other foreign races of our time as barbarians? What brings about civilization?
Through a semester of classic reading, we hope that students can further reflect on themselves and reflect on their own thoughts from the outside in, through academic and critical learning.
Think contemporary.
The course objectives are:
1. Through studying classics, get in touch with the observation and research methods of the social phenomenon of civilization process
2. Reflect on oneself and contemporary behavioral standards by reflecting on the distinction between civilization and barbarism.
Elias, Norbert (1936/2010) The Civilizing Process. London: Blackwell
（中譯本：文明的進程︰文明的社會起源和心理起源的研究。王佩莉、袁志英譯。上海譯文
出版社。2009。）
Elias, Norbert (1936/2010) The Civilizing Process. London: Blackwell
(Chinese version: The Process of Civilization: A Study of the Social and Psychological Origins of Civilization. Translated by Wang Peili and Yuan Zhiying. Shanghai Translation
Press. 2009. )
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂表現與分組報告課堂表現與分組報告 Class performance and group reports |
30 | |
| 隨堂作業與期中作業隨堂作業與期中作業 Class assignments and midterm assignments |
40 | |
| 期末考期末考 final exam |
30 |
