Proceedings of the XXII World Congress of Philosophy

Volume 50, 2008

Social and Political Philosophy

“卢德意象”正名的社会意蕴阐释

The connotation of the “Luddite Imagination” refers to the concepts of the “Luddite Movement” and the “Luddites”, those events and individuals who are seen as conservatives behind the times. The negative connotation of the “Luddite Imagination” changed from the political connotation to cultural connotation. Neo-Luddism identifys the rational advocacy in defense of the old Luddite Movement; There are deep-seated issues involved behind the rehabilitation of the negative connotation of the “Luddite Imagination”; It has comparative implications on China’s modernization process.