On the Concept of Culture

人类的思想观念,亦即通过语言进行的思想观念的创造活动,乃是人类与其他动物等一切自然领域事物的根本区别,是人为与自然的根本区别,因而也就是文化区别于自然的根本特征。这就是为什么我们追随文化的词源含义而界定文化是人类通过语言进行的思想所创造的有价值的东西。Human＇s creative activity of thinking through the media of language is the basic difference between human and all other animals in the world and the basic difference between human and nature,and thus the basic feature of culture.Therefore,we can define culture as the valuable thing created by human＇s thinking through the media of language.北京大学创建世界一流大学计划”经费资助02106-10