Introduction to Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 2, No. 6

The Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities respectfully introduces Volume 2, Issue 6, the last issue of 2016, with 07 research articles and 03 discussion articles by 12 authors who are scientists inside and outside of Hanoi National University. The articles in this issue focus on aspects of philosophy, education, literature, sociology, psychology and international studies.

Nguyen Kim SonThrough the research of “Three Religions Oneness Theory”, discussing the combination of Trinh Tue’s Three Religions ideology. Through analysis and explanation, the author pointed out the characteristics of the integration of Three Religions in the 18th century in particular and of Vietnamese history in general.

From an educational and sociological approach,Le Ngoc Hungpresents some new concepts related to inclusive, sustainable development and education for all. This is the main content in the process of restructuring education-based development models, from resource-based breadth to efficiency-based depth. With the same educational approach, from the perspective of value education,Truong Quang LamDiscuss and clarify the differences and similarities between parental educational values ​​and children's educational values ​​in current child education activities in Vietnam, through a study in Hanoi.

Hoang Cam GiangThrough the strong innovation of Vietnamese literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there is a survey of the two phenomena of rewriting history and parodying history as a process of postmodernizing contemporary novels in the spirit of skepticism about "Grand Narratives". In the same literary approach,Nguyen Thu Hienpresents a perspective on the appearance of contemporary Chinese literary translation in Vietnam in the 30 years of Renovation (1986-2016). The author emphasizes the difference in choosing literary positioning criteria for the selection of translation works between academic translators and translators according to the taste trends of readers, which also has an impact and leads and orients the community of readers in Vietnam. In his article,Tran Van TrongThe evolution of Guan Yu's image from a historical figure to a literary figure. The change in the character's development is also implied by the author's implication of the change in the cultural and ideological context of society.Tran Thuy AnhFrom the study of Melayu pantun poetry, the pairs of antonyms that create a contrasting structure in the way of expressing content were identified to recognize the educational and instructive values ​​of this art form.

The discussion section consists of three articles.Nguyen Thanh Binh and Nguyen Minh TuanAnalyze the category of Trust in pre-Qin Confucianism and point out three implications of this category in the study and teaching of Confucianism.Hoang Khac NamAnalyze and discuss Critical Theory and issues raised for teaching and researching International Relations in Vietnam today.Tran Bach Hieu and Nguyen Van Trungdiscusses China's position in the political landscape of East Asia over the past decade. The authors identify the research problem in the changing regional geopolitical structure, recognizing the differences and changes in the relationship between China and the United States, as well as the position of this country in relation to the United States, Japan and ASEAN.

The Editorial Board of the Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities would like to thank the scientists who have submitted articles and reviewed them for the Journal in the past, and look forward to receiving more contributions in the future.

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