说理是文明的产物，人是慢慢才变得开化和文明的。学习说理既是教育又是自我启蒙的过程。人们需要说理，因为说理比不说理更能找到真实和公正的东西，而真实和公正的东西在本质上来说是优于虚假和不公正的,是比较容易证明而且比较容易说服人的。更为重要的是，人有足够的天生能力接受真实和公 正的东西，这种能力就是“理性”。
“理性”不仅指明晓事理、辨知是非，而且是在说服别人时，提供敞亮、清晰、恰当的理由，并倾听别人的合理之言。这是一种公共理性，它离不开说理，也离不开适宜的社会和政治环境——社会必须拥有公民说理可以诉求、依据的普遍价值；政治必须尊重和保护他们自由、平等交流的公民权利。在这样的环境中，说理可以成为明亮的对话，一种因自由、理性而可持续的公共交谈。
——徐贲

《文学的日常》是一档展现当代作家精神风貌的人文纪录片。节目借由一位朋友拜访知名作家的形式，通过作家与朋友两天的对谈、走访、体验、观察，体现名人作家对时代及生活的认知与解读。作家与朋友间的对话涉及生死观、世道人心、故乡、青春叛逆等当下热点话题，问诊时代，以文学照亮日常。节目由优酷视频、海峡卫视联合出品，共5期，每期45分钟。

《汤姆叔叔的小屋》出版至今已有一百五十多年了。该书在1852年首次以单行本出版，立即获得巨大成功，第一周就销售一万册，当年就印行一百多次、三十五万册，这在19世纪中叶可是个天文数字了。该书在国外也大受欢迎，在英国当时有四十家出版社出版该书，销售量达到了一百五十多万册。该书受到世界各国读者的热烈欢迎，也受到著名作家如托尔斯泰、屠格涅夫、乔治·桑、海涅、狄更斯等的高度赞扬。它曾被改编成戏剧、音乐剧等在美国各地舞台上演多年，现已被译成世界上四十多种文字。其魅力经久不衰，时间充分证明了这是一本经典名著。

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