Irving Babbitt and his philosophy still remain disputed, and this paper seeks to reinterpret him from multiple perspectives so that we can approach a completely new Babbitt.

• 白璧德是一位颇有争议的人物，本文诣在从全方位、多角度对白璧德有一个全新的认识：生平、思想源头、理论、及著作的解读，西方文化视野中的白璧德及中国视野中的白璧德。