标签：China

On “Benefiting Others by Serving Oneself”

Philosophy & Thought2009.07.15
On “Benefiting Others by Serving Oneself”
“Wei ji li ta” is a concept that Wang Haiming loves to talk about, his eureka moment, the core term in Wang Haiming’s ethical system… For some reason, these few words suddenly came to mind, so I might as well write a little about them. As for Wang Haiming and his philosophy, I certainly have no fondness for them at all; I can’t even bear to read his books, and I don’t want to spend much time evaluating them. But on the other hand, I feel a certain sympathy for him—“new philosophy,” “new ethics,” unifying and integrating the doctrines of all schools, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, and founding…
philosophy China freedom value
阅读全文

2009年7月15日
zzA once-in-a-century astronomical feast: July 22 · the Yangtze River total solar eclipse

Life & Notes2009.07.07
zzA once-in-a-century astronomical feast: July 22 · the Yangtze River total solar eclipse
A Centennial Astronomical Feast: The July 22 Total Solar Eclipse along the YangtzeSteed posted on 2009-07-05 16:20 On July 22, the moon’s huge shadow will once again sweep across our country, and the spectacle of a total solar eclipse will once more pay a visit to China. Although it has been less than a year since the last total solar eclipse, these two eclipses could hardly be more different. The total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008, occurred in the evening, when the sun was already slanting low in the western sky at totality, and the duration was only a little over two minutes. This eclipse, by contrast, will occur…
everyday life China astronomy stars
阅读全文

2009年7月7日
Solar Eclipse and Ritual

Chinese Civilization & the Way of Chinese2009.07.01
Solar Eclipse and Ritual
When the ruler’s conduct is irregular, and the dukes and ministers are unvirtuous, when the Yi and the Di are strong and invade, and all affairs are thrown into confusion, then the sun is eclipsed.——《Spring and Autumn Wei: Gan Jing Fu》 When the ruler indulges himself and does not follow the ancients, when he acts against Heaven and brutalizes things, calamity arises and then the sun is eclipsed.——《Spring and Autumn Wei: Yundou Shu》 When the ruler’s joy and anger are irregular, when he lightly kills the innocent, executes the guiltless, disrespects Heaven and Earth, and disregards ghosts and spirits, then the sun is eclipsed.——《Liyun Wei: Dou Weiyi》 When the…
culture China ritual astronomy
阅读全文

2009年7月1日
Today’s Xindao Salon Jottings 09-05-16

Life & Notes2009.05.16
Today’s Xindao Salon Jottings 09-05-16
With finals approaching, maybe this was a dying flash of the setting sun? This issue of New Island saw an astonishing number of people showing up, especially those rare and hard-to-see exotic beasts, including four old-timers I had summoned, as well as Senior Brother Botian, who parachuted in on his own! Originally I had pulled those folks together for lunch; as it happened, there are usually no outsiders around before and after noon, which gave the old-timers plenty of room to let loose. Who would have thought that a certain group of people wouldn’t show up for lunch until around half past one or two o’clock = =||| In the…
everyday life China scholarship blog
阅读全文

2009年5月16日
[Let This Stand as a Record] Beijing Temperatures Are Skyrocketing; Today’s High Could Reach 23°C

Life & Notes2009.03.17
[Let This Stand as a Record] Beijing Temperatures Are Skyrocketing; Today’s High Could Reach 23°C
Beijing Temperatures Surge Today’s High May Reach 23℃ 2009-03-17 15:36:12 Editor: sam 【Font: Small, Medium, Large】 China Weather Network reports: Beijing’s sunny warmth is a little surprising; yesterday at 3 p.m. the temperature had already climbed to 20℃, and today it will keep rising, with the high possibly reaching 23℃. http://www.nmc.gov.cn/news/209761.html On the daytime of March 16, warm sunshine spread across the land, and it felt quite pleasant on one’s skin; compared with the temperatures of the previous few days, Beijing’s warming was somewhat unexpectedly rapid, with the daytime high climbing from 6℃ to 20℃ in just three days—a rise of 14℃! According to statistical records, the extreme high temperature…
everyday life China
阅读全文

2009年3月17日
[Witness] A Rectification Campaign on the Chinese Internet: Lists of Websites Exposed in the Nationwide Crackdown on the Vulgar Trend on the Internet (Batches 1 through 9)

Site Matters2009.02.20
[Witness] A Rectification Campaign on the Chinese Internet: Lists of Websites Exposed in the Nationwide Crackdown on the Vulgar Trend on the Internet (Batches 1 through 9)
Rant: 1. Just tell me which website isn’t vulgar, will you… 2. Any site that can make it onto this list is a great website! 3. Ycool is listed only in the seventh batch; looks like its influence is still rather weak. 4. For decades, the mindset of “rectification campaigns” has still refused to die. 5. Governance requires guidance and channeling, not sealing things off. 6. A “ban” must be carried out in the name of law, not in the name of morality. Even if you hypocritically hold high the banner of law, that would be preferable; but in the name of morality, while hardly speaking of legal principles at…
everyday life China internet sociology
阅读全文

2009年2月20日
On Saturday, I Was on New Island. (A Manifesto for Launching a Truly Café Philosophy Club)

Life & Notes2009.02.15
On Saturday, I Was on New Island. (A Manifesto for Launching a Truly Café Philosophy Club)
As the main project of increasing my offline activities this year, the point is to return to cafés. About three years ago around this time, I used to frequent Plato Café; this was mainly during the second half of my sophomore year. Besides Plato, there were also Beifengtang and Azhudan (at the time Plato was not open 24 hours, while the latter two were). These were all places I frequented. Reading and grinding through papers in those places was most efficient. But I soon drifted away from them for several reasons. First, later on I rented a place outside the South Gate, namely “mutton-soup alley,” which gave me a fixed…
philosophy everyday life China Aristotle
阅读全文

2009年2月15日
A Rambling Travel Log of Our Family’s New Year’s Eve Dinner During the 2009 Spring Festival

Life & Notes2009.02.09
A Rambling Travel Log of Our Family’s New Year’s Eve Dinner During the 2009 Spring Festival
A Running Log of the Family New Year’s Eve Dinner Trip During the 2009 Spring Festival Gu Chu published on 2009-02-09 20:56:31 Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/HYL510/09124 Read 152 times Comments Personal homepage Drop a note Folder: Life——Outings This was this year’s so-called trip by the whole family (including the maternal cousins) from New Year’s Eve to the second day of the first lunar month, our first attempt at eating New Year’s Eve dinner away from home. In short, it was mainly about eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, and really can’t be called much of a trip… I’ll jot down a brief running log along the photos: photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/HYL510/09124 On…
everyday life China travel
阅读全文

2009年2月9日
Philosophy and Nudity

Philosophy & Thought2009.01.06
Philosophy and Nudity
Heaven knows why, amid the pressure of several entirely muddled papers, I still have the mind to write so many essays. But there’s nothing to be done: when you need to let it out, holding it in is miserable. Once I finish this one, this round of catharsis can come to an end. That is to say, from “From Fisherman to Pirate” on to this piece, one could say that a series has taken shape, and that it can be understood as the final complaints before setting sail. From here on out…… whew—anyway, I’m no longer sitting and waiting in the palace. This piece has been given a rather eye-catching…
philosophy China phenomenology pursuit
阅读全文

2009年1月6日
Keke Forum Lecture 61: Zhang Qiqun, A Preliminary Exploration of the Turn from Astronomy to Astrology in Ancient China—Also on Jiang Xiaoyuan’s Claim of “Political Astronomy,” Which Does Not Hold Up

History of Science & Scholarship2008.11.28
Keke Forum Lecture 61: Zhang Qiqun, A Preliminary Exploration of the Turn from Astronomy to Astrology in Ancient China—Also on Jiang Xiaoyuan’s Claim of “Political Astronomy,” Which Does Not Hold Up
Peking University Forum on the History and Philosophy of Science, Lecture 61 Time: Friday, November 28, 2008, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Venue: Academic Lecture Hall, Center for Science and Society, Chengze Garden Speaker: Professor Zhang Qiqun (Department of Philosophy, Peking University) Topic: A Preliminary Exploration of the Shift from Ancient Chinese Astronomy to Astrology—Also on Why Jiang Xiaoyuan’s Theory of “Political Astronomy” Does Not Hold http://hps.phil.pku.edu.cn/bbs/read.php?tid=838&page=e#a In my previous comment I took a little jab at Teacher Jiang, and I felt quite apprehensive about it; just then, by chance, I was immediately given an opportunity for “balance,” so I wrote a bit more than usual. Sorry, I forgot to bring my camera…
China science politics astronomy
阅读全文

2008年11月28日