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Arrogant Humility?

Life & Notes2005.12.19
Arrogant Humility?
My philosophy is called starry-sky philosophy; some people say it is a philosophy of the starry sky and rainwater. In fact, the meaning of rainwater is already included in the starry sky. The starry sky contains three layers of meaning: first, it means what I said in my “about me” note, namely gratitude and tolerance; second, it stands for praise and yearning for the infinitely profound cosmos; third, it stands for reverence and humility before the majesty and mystery of nature. The latter two are basically also what Kant meant. On all kinds of occasions, I am always fond of emphasizing the importance of humility. Whether facing nature, facing the…
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2005年12月19日
Collected Final Exam Essay Questions for the Modern Western Philosophy Course (Combined)

Philosophy & Thought2005.12.15
Collected Final Exam Essay Questions for the Modern Western Philosophy Course (Combined)
A Compilation of Final Exam Reflection Questions for the Course on Modern Western Philosophy: 0. Introduction EPR posted on 2005-12-15 19:35:11 A Compilation of Final Exam Reflection Questions for the Course on Modern Western Philosophy: 0. Introduction Initial intention: Study the major course well! Purpose: Copy the material from the book and then type it into the computer; this is a way of sorting through and consolidating knowledge. At the same time, posting the organized material online can also provide a reference for classmates. Method: This is not an outline, nor is it my own subjective reflections, nor is it an answer written according to the questions. I have simply…
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2005年12月15日
Pearls and Strings

Philosophy & Thought2005.12.10
Pearls and Strings
Since philosophy finds it hard to become a dazzling pearl or a brilliant gemstone, why not be an ordinary string—one that threads together those great pearls and turns them into a harmonious, beautiful pearl necklace? Each pearl is worth a fortune, while a string seems to be worth nothing at all. Once strung into a necklace, what people see are only the pearls, and the string can no longer be seen. And yet a well-coordinated pearl necklace is worth more than selling the pearls off one by one after taking it apart—the extra value, after all, is provided by the string. December 10, 2005
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2005年12月10日
Knowing—Thinking—Saying—Writing—Doing

History of Science & Scholarship2005.12.10
Knowing—Thinking—Saying—Writing—Doing
Reading philosophy to a certain stage will, more or less, bring some progress. At first, reading philosophy may be completely bewildering, leaving one utterly at a loss; then, one can gradually understand some things to a limited extent, and turn everything one has read into knowledge to remember—that is a step up the ladder: “knowing.” This is the most elementary step, but it is the foundation. Without the accumulation of knowledge, any “thought” one has can only be rootless thought. From “knowing” to “thinking of” is a second advance. From my own experience, I believe many people who read philosophy go through such a stage: one becomes able to resonate…
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2005年12月10日
Heh-heh, an essay from middle school days…

Life & Notes2005.12.08
Heh-heh, an essay from middle school days…
There are two origins for this piece. One is that a couple of days ago, on the Philosophy board of a BBS, I saw someone post Marx’s essay written when he was seventeen and graduating from high school, “The Consideration of a Young Person in Choosing a Profession,” and I was suddenly moved by a flood of emotion… The other is that just now Chongge recommended me an article; I haven’t read it closely yet, but merely seeing the phrase “the germination of capitalism” in it set off some associations… In fact, I had only suddenly recalled some of my own ideas from middle school—that is, by the time I…
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2005年12月8日
Kant’s Space-Time and Hawking’s Universe — Kant’s View of Science and Modern Physics

History of Science & Scholarship2005.12.07
Kant’s Space-Time and Hawking’s Universe — Kant’s View of Science and Modern Physics
Abstract Kant is one of the greatest philosophers of all ages. Some have said, “Kant is like a reservoir: all the philosophy of the past flows into him, and all the philosophy that comes afterward flows out from him.”[①] Kant’s philosophy has an influence so far-reaching that it is beyond dispute. However, the significance of his doctrine of space and time and his understanding of the natural sciences has been widely underestimated. What I want to show is this: although science appears to have undergone earth-shaking changes, from Newton’s classical system to modern physics represented by relativity and quantum theory, scientific method has not changed qualitatively, and modern people’s understanding…
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2005年12月7日
The Shortcomings of “Eradicating Feudal Superstition”

Culture & Public Commentary2005.12.04
The Shortcomings of “Eradicating Feudal Superstition”
Nowadays, when Chinese people with a bit of culture mention “feudal superstition,” they mostly grind their teeth and radiate murderous intent, striking an attitude of not stopping until every last trace has been eradicated. Yet on closer reflection, this hides certain shortcomings. In modern civilization, science and technology have attained supreme and unquestioned dominance, but this has also given rise to the predicament of “value” finding no place to stand. Why should people speak of morality? Why does society need ethical norms? — these were originally such self-evident questions, yet they have become a conspicuous source of perplexity in modern civilization. Science can only tell us what “is,” but it…
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2005年12月4日
What I Want to Build Is a Garden

Life & Notes2005.12.01
What I Want to Build Is a Garden
Yet again, the topic of how to begin philosophy comes up. Many philosophy teachers emphasize the need to “stand on the grand” and “start from a high point.” This tendency exists in philosophy, in logic, and in religion alike: teaching first-year students is treated as if the goal were to train academic specialists, so last year in philosophy introduction we were told to start by reading pure criticism, and in logic class we were immediately taught highly advanced mathematical logic, while the cultivation of interest was neglected. It is like showing elementary school children who have just encountered mathematics calculus and linear algebra—there is no benefit other than scaring the…
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2005年12月1日
Three Stages of Reading Philosophy: “Seeing Mountains as Mountains”

History of Science & Scholarship2005.10.24
Three Stages of Reading Philosophy: “Seeing Mountains as Mountains”
The first stage is reading all sorts of viewpoints and feeling that they all make sense. This is because one has not yet formed an independent view, or one’s stance is still not very firm; as a result, one can simultaneously feel that various different, even opposite, viewpoints are reasonable, while oneself is unable to make up one’s mind. The second stage is that, once one’s own viewpoint and stance have become clear, one feels that the great majority, even all, of the viewpoints one sees are wrong. Because one’s own view is already definite, obviously no one will think that one’s own viewpoint is “wrong,” and all the many…
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2005年10月24日
What makes us human is, quite simply, that only humans can restrain beastliness with reason, thereby sublimating human nature into sensibility.

Life & Notes2005.10.08
What makes us human is, quite simply, that only humans can restrain beastliness with reason, thereby sublimating human nature into sensibility.
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2005年10月8日