开题报告 

一、论文选题的动因（背景或意义）

Humanism originated in the ancient Greek philosopher Protagoras's maxim - "Man is the measure of all things." As a desire to pursue human nature, it abandoned the narrow renaissance philosophy, religious dogma and abstract reasoning. The value of order of God was turned into the value of people-oriented. It advocated the freedom of thought and personal liberation. So that it becomes a universal world culture. Nowadays, humanism refers to the theories and doctrines of nature of man, meaning, mission, status, values, characteristics, etc. The essence and ultimate significance is people-oriented, with pure love and good talent to pursue the highest human well-being.

Humanist's social values tend to the care of human personality, pay attention to the maintenance of human dignity, promote tolerance, oppose violence and advocate freedom, equality and self-worth. Humanist emphasizes on people, the main body, life, subjective, individual existence, free will, values, intuition, experience, emotion, etc.

Humanism is a large concept, there are many schools and branches.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy Jacques Lefèvre d'étaples once said," Here, one felt no weight of the supernatural pressing on the human mind, demanding homage and allegiance. Humanity—with all its distinct capabilities, talents, worries, problems, possibilities—was the center of interest. It has been said that medieva l thinkers philosophized on their knees, but, bolstered by the new studies, they dared to stand up and to rise to full stature".

Here historian Steven Kreis emphasized the importance of individuals. Yes, what is the best way to express humanism, that would be the vivid description of an individual!  

"If human think, God will laugh", before God, and humans will always be that stupid and foolish, and even today, in a technology so developed era. People tend to be itself trapped in the known area, oneself will own sensory closed in a knowable "safe" range. Just like people need to maintain some sort of rules, they are trying to make sure that circumjacent environment has not changed, as if it's just out of the repeated such laws. So everything that is general, will not change the practice of self-deception. But who can guarantee that, when the fear of the unknown comes down, the threat of death draws on. And how many people will realize that winter will come! 

This thesis mainly focuses on the humanity description in the book A Song of Ice and Fire. The author has created in this book many impressive figures. While what it focuses is not isolation highlights heroism, dedication or a cunning conspiracy, but rather the characters in a real-man point of view. The writer writes about his or her social situation of the vortex and the choice of different circumstances. The fiction is grand, magnificent and true, from which the reader will be able to produce echoes with them, as if they themselves are in the ground and share the common experience of the baptism of Ice and Fire.

二、论文拟阐明的主要问题

George Raymond Richard Martin, the American playwright, fiction writer has created in his life more than twenty works, nearly all of the works are science fictions. A Song of Ice and Fire is one of the most representative works of Martin, which is a far-reaching contemporary literature landmark work. Martin has skillfully made use of POV writing style in this novel. The book created many distinctive characters, but its focus is not on isolation highlights of heroism, dedication, or a cunning conspiracy, but rather on the characters' "real-man" points of view, writing his or her age and social situation of the vortex and different options. By analyzing from the background, characterization, structure and fantasy elements, the paper gives the humanism analysis, arriving at humane pursuit of the true, the good, the beautiful.

三、论文提纲

1. Introduction

1.1 An introduction to George Raymond Richard Martin

   1.2 An introduction to A Song of Ice and Fire

   1.3 An introduction to Humanism

2. The performance of humanism in A Song of Ice and Fire

2.1 Humanism in the performance of characters

   2.1.1 Clown against humor

   2.1.2 Individual against the whole world          

2.2 Humanism in the performance of contents

2.2.1 The true

2.2.2 The good

2.2.3 The beautiful

3. Conclusion

   3.1 Summary of the research

   3.2 Implications of the research

   3.3 Limitations and directions for future research

References

四、论文工作进度安排（ 论文各阶段内容以及时间节点）

序 号 论文各阶段内容 时间节点

1 First meeting with the supervisor 11/2015

2 Choice of topic 12/2015

3 Outline and thesis proposal 12/2015

4 First draft of paper 12/2015

5 Second draft of paper 12/2015

6 Third draft of paper 12/2015

7 Finalized version of paper 12/2015

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