英文摘要 |
It is generally believed that Fu Ssu-nien, was the president of National Taiwan University who bravely protected teachers and students threatened by white terror when he conducted the school's affairs. The author unexpectedly obtained a number of archives of Fu's correspondence with the head of the secret service during the white terror period, which would challenge the long-standing view of Fu's role. This article explores the choice and change of the last two years of Fu's life. Fu's anti-Communist sentiments led him agree to suppress the student movement, and to support the arrest action by the officials in the April 6th incident. Even so, Fu, as a liberal, still couldn't escape the attacks from right-wing extremists and the pressures of white terror, and chose to yield and cooperate with the authorities finally. Fu's experience illustrates the oppression and scourge of the totalitarian regime. Even this renowned president of a prestigious university had no choice but to yield. In the face of such a situation, can we defend Fu on the grounds of that, "under a totalitarian regime all people can only choose to obey?" Political philosophers tell us that this is not the case. This is the reason why we should re-evaluate Fu Ssu-nien. |