The purpose of this study is three fold; first, it attempts to show to what extent Fielding’s writings unfold the basic characteristics of the eighteenth century lines of thinking, foremost of which is the importance of context for the determination of meaning. Second, it attempts to show Fielding’s philosophy of human nature which, according to him, is a mixture of man’s selfishness, greediness, honesty and charity, all of which are characteristics of the ‘characters’ nature. Third, the present study sheds some light on Fielding’s technique in writing. The importance of introducing ironic techniques is to stimulate the reader’s mental imagination to understand opposite meanings and in consequence adopt a proper evaluation of the character’s behaviour. Fielding discusses through irony some important concepts such as chastity, reason and gentility, yet no direct clue is given to the readers to give a precise interpretation about them. It is also through irony that the interpretation of these concepts are hindered by perplexing assumptions as connotations of meaning make it difficult for the readers to give any judgment or adopt any evaluation. The study shows that Fielding’s technique in ‘Tom Jones’ is incorporated within a third omniscience narrative, which gives the narrator the chance to preside over his creation and commenting on certain attitudes and actions. It concludes that the mark of shame bestowed by earlier critics on Fielding as intrusive narrator is eliminated on the grounds that his presence within the text is directed for teaching purposes.

本研究的目的有三个；首先，它试图表明菲尔丁的著作在多大程度上展现了 18 世纪思维方式的基本特征，其中最重要的是语境对于意义决定的重要性。其次，它试图展示菲尔丁的人性哲学，在他看来，人性是人的自私、贪婪、诚实和慈善的混合体，所有这些都是“性格”本性的特征。第三，本研究揭示了菲尔丁的写作技巧。引入讽刺技巧的重要性在于激发读者的心理想象去理解对立的含义，从而对角色的行为做出正确的评价。菲尔丁讽刺地讨论了一些重要的概念，如贞操、理性和文雅，但是没有直接的线索给读者以对它们进行精确的解释。具有讽刺意味的是，这些概念的解释受到令人困惑的假设的阻碍，因为含义的含义使读者难以做出任何判断或采取任何评价。研究表明，菲尔丁的技术在 '《汤姆·琼斯》被纳入第三个无所不知的叙事中，这让叙述者有机会主持他的创作并评论某些态度和行为。它得出的结论是，早期批评家对菲尔丁作为侵入性叙述者的羞辱标记被消除了，因为他在文本中的出现是为了教学目的。