本課程擬用一個學期的時間研讀Max Horkheimer與Theodor W. Adorno合撰之《啟蒙的辯證》一書。本書是批評啟蒙運動及其思想的一種嘗試。書中分別從概念、神話史、道德、文化、反閃族主義等面向來考察啟蒙的問題。藉以追問：為何啟蒙運動試圖擺脫神話的支配，卻反倒辯證地使自身成為神話？啟蒙理性如何走向自身的對立面？
Horkheimer與Adorno在二戰流亡美國時期開始撰寫此書，1944年完成初稿，1947年在阿姆斯特丹正式出版，1969年再版。這本晦澀的經典，不僅是法蘭克福學派批判理論的重要展現，更涉及哲學、社會學、心理學、歷史學、政治學等諸多知識面向。再者，啟蒙運動也被視為「現代性」此一社會學關鍵議題的重要根源，如何在社會理論的脈絡中梳理此書，亦是本課程的核心旨趣。
《啟蒙的辯證》最常被社會學界引用和討論的篇章為〈文化工業：作為群眾欺騙的啟蒙〉，然而，若要考察兩位作者對於啟蒙的總體批判，不可偏廢其他章節。是故，本課程擬透過一學期的課程規劃，來通讀、細究本書。教師每週排定的閱讀進度，在篇幅上不算繁重，但若要相對扎實地掌握文本內容，則需要仰賴同學們在課前預習、課堂討論的積極主動。希望同學們能展現Kant提出的啟蒙座右銘：「勇於求知！」，並以此前提來反思啟蒙。This course takes a period of study and study the book "The Certificate of Enlightenment" co-authored by Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno. This book is a trial of criticizing the movement and its thoughts. The book examines the problems of enlightenment from concepts, myth history, morality, culture, anti-racialism, etc. In order to ask: Why did the exercise test picture expose the dominance of myths, but instead make itself a myth? How does enlightenment reason move towards its own opposite?
Horkheimer and Adorno began writing this book during the Second World War exile in the United States. The first draft was completed in 1944, officially published in Amsterdam in 1947, and reprinted in 1969. This obscure classic is not only an important manifestation of the critical theories of the Franco Furious School, but also involves many intellectual aspects such as philosophy, society, psychology, history, and politics. Furthermore, the entrepreneurship movement is also regarded as an important source of the key topic of social science, "modernity". How to sort out this book in the context of social theory is also the core purpose of this course.
The chapter that "The Certificate of the Immortal" is most often cited and discussed by the social community as "Cultural Industry: The Immortality of the Immortality of the Immortality". However, if we want to examine the overall criticism of the Immortality of the Immortality of the Immortality of the Immortality, we should not deviate from other chapters. Therefore, this course is to read and study this book through a course planning for a period of time. The reading progress scheduled by teachers every week is not very heavy in terms of length, but to master the text content in a relatively comprehensive manner, it is necessary to rely on the students' active initiative in pre-class and class discussions. I hope that students can show Kant’s proposal of “Be brave to seek knowledge!” and reflect on the premise of this.
Horkheimer, Max（馬克斯．霍克海默）、Adorno, Theodor W.（提奧多．阿多諾）著，林宏濤譯：《啟蒙的辯證——哲學的片簡》。台北市：商周出版：家庭傳媒城邦分公司發行，2008。【此為本課程指定閱讀版本。欲選修本課程的同學，請自行購買，並於第二週上課之前備妥。】
Schmidt, James（詹姆斯．施密特）編、徐向東、盧華萍譯：《啟蒙運動與現代性：18世紀與20世紀的對話》。上海：上海人民出版社，2005。【本課程僅選用兩篇文章，而且本書不易購得，授課教師會備妥底稿，複印給修課同學。】
By Horkheimer, Max, Adorno, Theodor W., Lin Hong-bing: "The Certificate of the Inspiration - a Film of Philosophy". Taipei City: Shangzhou Publishing: Published by CityBan Branch of Family Media, 2008. 【This is the reading version specified for this course. Students who want to choose this course should purchase it yourself and prepare it before going to class on the second week. 】
Schmidt, James (James Schmidt), Xu Xiangdong, Lu Ping translated: "Initiating Mongolian Sports and Modernity: Dialogue between the 18th and 20th century". Shanghai: Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2005. [This course only uses two articles, and this book is not easy to purchase. The teacher will prepare the draft and copy it to the students in the course. 】
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Issue memoIssue memo issue memo |
40 | 此為個人作業。請針對每週研讀文本撰寫研讀心得。每篇字數約1500字。 |
| 導讀導讀 Read |
15 | 此為小組報告。每組必須負責至少一次的文本導讀，文本由教師指定與提供（並非《啟蒙的辯證》一書）。 |
| 課堂參與課堂參與 Class Participation |
10 | 依據出席狀況、參與討論、隨堂作業的表現予以評分。 |
| 期中考期中考 Midterm exam |
20 | 擬於期中考週進行筆試。 |
