＂Philosophy as philosophy＂ is a tautology with no new content after ＂as.＂ However, it is so difficult to define philosophy that it seems I can only use this tautology.
The early years of the Western Han Dynasty saw a major trend of intellectual intermingling. This ranged from free debate on the different schools of thought through the peaceful co-existence of six sects to the comple...The early years of the Western Han Dynasty saw a major trend of intellectual intermingling. This ranged from free debate on the different schools of thought through the peaceful co-existence of six sects to the complementary duality of Confucianism and Taoism. In Sima Qian＇s masterwork Shift （Historical Records）, the diverse schools of thought flourishing before the rise of the Qin Empire in 221 BC had been reduced to six sects： Confucianism, Legalism, Logicism,Mohism, Taoism and the School of Yin and Yang. Among the six, Taoism had once held sway in the early years of the Han Dynasty when the regime＇s ruling strata were mostly believers in the doctrine preached by Huangdi and Laozi, so that the Taoist teaching of Qingjing wuwei （quietude and inaction） became an intellectual motto held with deep conviction by almost all walks of life in society. By the time of Emperor Han Wudi, Confucianism had assumed the dominant position.展开更多
Since the era of Plato and Aristotle, Western philosophy has defined the pursuit of universal knowledge as its final goal, leading to the rise of the absolute concept of universality and the world of absolute principl...Since the era of Plato and Aristotle, Western philosophy has defined the pursuit of universal knowledge as its final goal, leading to the rise of the absolute concept of universality and the world of absolute principles composed of universal concepts. Tra- ditional philosophy in the West is a learning in search of universal knowledge while the highest aim for traditional Chinese philosophy is to acquire the realm of Tao. This is the demarcation line dividing the morphology of the traditional philosophies of China and the West. The so-called non-universality in China＇s traditional philosophy, first of all, refers primarily to the lack of awareness of universality in the minds of ancient Chinese scholars.展开更多
＂Imaginal thinking＂ epitomizes the basic contents and characteristics of the traditional mode of thinking in China. It is determined by the property of non-substantiality, which was the highest concept in Chinese th...＂Imaginal thinking＂ epitomizes the basic contents and characteristics of the traditional mode of thinking in China. It is determined by the property of non-substantiality, which was the highest concept in Chinese thought and culture. Unlike the Western mode of conceptual thought featuring rationality and logic determined by the substantiality of its highest conception, the imaginal thinking is not a target-oriented and readymade mode of thoughts of duality containing the opposites of subject and object. On the contrary, it is intuitive as a whole, nontargeted and not ready-made. The rational and logical mode of Western conceptual thinking is necessary to us to realize modernization, but its alienated morphology such as scientism also brings some serious negative effects. Imaginal thinking is a more basic and primary mode of thinking than conceptual thinking oriented by rationality and logic.展开更多
For Westerners,2016 was a year of frequent 'black swan' events.Following a referendum held on June 23,Britain decided to leave the European Union.On November 8,Donald Trump won the U.S.presidential election un...For Westerners,2016 was a year of frequent 'black swan' events.Following a referendum held on June 23,Britain decided to leave the European Union.On November 8,Donald Trump won the U.S.presidential election unsurprisingly.Another referendum was held in Italy on December展开更多
Value is a historical category;there is no such thing as"supra-historical"value.This determines that it should be studied from the historical dimension with historical methods.As Gadamer put it:"In trut...Value is a historical category;there is no such thing as"supra-historical"value.This determines that it should be studied from the historical dimension with historical methods.As Gadamer put it:"In truth,the concept of value is the expression of a genuine philosophical embarrassment that impels us to undertake展开更多
The arbitrariness of the linguistic sign is a key semiological concept.Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics presented it,particularly in the context of the opposition between absolute and relative arbitrariness,a...The arbitrariness of the linguistic sign is a key semiological concept.Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics presented it,particularly in the context of the opposition between absolute and relative arbitrariness,as an irrational principle.The paper is an attempt to answer the questions of how exactly the differentiation between absolute and relative arbitrariness in Saussurean semiology relates to the systemic nature of language,what constitutes the irrationality of arbitrariness,and what could be considered its rational counterpart.展开更多
文摘＂Philosophy as philosophy＂ is a tautology with no new content after ＂as.＂ However, it is so difficult to define philosophy that it seems I can only use this tautology.
文摘The early years of the Western Han Dynasty saw a major trend of intellectual intermingling. This ranged from free debate on the different schools of thought through the peaceful co-existence of six sects to the complementary duality of Confucianism and Taoism. In Sima Qian＇s masterwork Shift （Historical Records）, the diverse schools of thought flourishing before the rise of the Qin Empire in 221 BC had been reduced to six sects： Confucianism, Legalism, Logicism,Mohism, Taoism and the School of Yin and Yang. Among the six, Taoism had once held sway in the early years of the Han Dynasty when the regime＇s ruling strata were mostly believers in the doctrine preached by Huangdi and Laozi, so that the Taoist teaching of Qingjing wuwei （quietude and inaction） became an intellectual motto held with deep conviction by almost all walks of life in society. By the time of Emperor Han Wudi, Confucianism had assumed the dominant position.
文摘Since the era of Plato and Aristotle, Western philosophy has defined the pursuit of universal knowledge as its final goal, leading to the rise of the absolute concept of universality and the world of absolute principles composed of universal concepts. Tra- ditional philosophy in the West is a learning in search of universal knowledge while the highest aim for traditional Chinese philosophy is to acquire the realm of Tao. This is the demarcation line dividing the morphology of the traditional philosophies of China and the West. The so-called non-universality in China＇s traditional philosophy, first of all, refers primarily to the lack of awareness of universality in the minds of ancient Chinese scholars.
文摘＂Imaginal thinking＂ epitomizes the basic contents and characteristics of the traditional mode of thinking in China. It is determined by the property of non-substantiality, which was the highest concept in Chinese thought and culture. Unlike the Western mode of conceptual thought featuring rationality and logic determined by the substantiality of its highest conception, the imaginal thinking is not a target-oriented and readymade mode of thoughts of duality containing the opposites of subject and object. On the contrary, it is intuitive as a whole, nontargeted and not ready-made. The rational and logical mode of Western conceptual thinking is necessary to us to realize modernization, but its alienated morphology such as scientism also brings some serious negative effects. Imaginal thinking is a more basic and primary mode of thinking than conceptual thinking oriented by rationality and logic.
文摘For Westerners,2016 was a year of frequent 'black swan' events.Following a referendum held on June 23,Britain decided to leave the European Union.On November 8,Donald Trump won the U.S.presidential election unsurprisingly.Another referendum was held in Italy on December
文摘Value is a historical category;there is no such thing as"supra-historical"value.This determines that it should be studied from the historical dimension with historical methods.As Gadamer put it:"In truth,the concept of value is the expression of a genuine philosophical embarrassment that impels us to undertake
文摘The arbitrariness of the linguistic sign is a key semiological concept.Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics presented it,particularly in the context of the opposition between absolute and relative arbitrariness,as an irrational principle.The paper is an attempt to answer the questions of how exactly the differentiation between absolute and relative arbitrariness in Saussurean semiology relates to the systemic nature of language,what constitutes the irrationality of arbitrariness,and what could be considered its rational counterpart.
