Common sense; The age of rationality

Author: Thomas Paine (USA)
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: To inherit the valuable wealth of human spiritual civilization, cultivate the ideological realm and moral temperament of young scholars, the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press has been launching the "Introduction and Annotation Series of Famous Works in British and American Literature" since 2000. This series selects 30 classic works from the West, with introductions written by renowned domestic scholars and detailed Chinese annotations. The original texts include various allusions with their sources annotated, and difficult sentences are explained. Through the introductions, readers can learn about the authors' lives, creative processes, and the background of the works. Through the detailed annotations, readers can better understand the works while improving their English proficiency. This progression moves from simple language acquisition to a higher-level learning that emphasizes both language and culture, gradually enhancing cultural literacy and literary appreciation. In modern world history, the thoughts and writings of Thomas Paine played a catalytic and instrumental role in the birth of the United States of America. His spiritual legacy has immortalized him in the annals of American history. "Common Sense" and "Reason" are the two fundamental concepts of Paine's thought, reflecting the spirit of science and serving as the criterion for distinguishing truth from falsehood. They are an effective weapon against superstition and blind obedience, a thinking tool to guide later generations in pursuing truth, and a valuable legacy left by this "citizen of the world" for us. His writings are concise, well-structured, and logically rigorous, with a seamless integration of emotion and reasoning. They are considered classics of prose in American literary history.