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  • A Few Words on “Olympic” — “Olympic Game”

    Culture & Public Commentary

    A Few Words on “Olympic” — “Olympic Game”

    I had long said I would write some articles about the Olympics, but the reason I kept putting it off was mainly that I had read far too little, whether primary or secondary sources, on ancient Greece, so I would certainly be speaking without much confidence. Recently, in a last-minute dash, I read a few introductory books; of course that does not really solve anything, but in order to get something written before the opening of the Olympics, I could only make do. Though I lack confidence, I have always had ancient Greece and the “Olympic spirit” on my mind, and I have a large heap of related thoughts. Because…

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  • Philosophy of Love: Introduction

    Philosophy of Love: Introduction
    Philosophy & Thought

    Philosophy of Love: Introduction

    https://yilinhut.net/2008/02/17/1855.html（Song of Scientism） This song grows more and more admirable the more I listen to it. Every line is so apt, so concise, and so vivid; and it portrays scientism so comprehensively that it says everything that needed to be said, without a single irrelevant word! The subtlety with which this song depicts scientism is something that ordinary scholars who oppose scientism can hardly hope to match. The question is: how was this done? Why is it that the lyricist of a pop song, composing a popular love song, could depict “scientism” so precisely? Of course, I think “he did not mean to”; he was not deliberately setting out to…

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  • The Search for “Possibility”

    Philosophy & Thought

    The Search for “Possibility”

    The following statement may be regarded as a certain “translation” of Heidegger, though of course it cannot conform to Heidegger’s original intention. Traditional Western philosophy, or rather the entire history of Western thought, has taken as its main thread the “search for certainty.” Around this craving for certainty have unfolded philosophy’s pursuit of “being,” science’s pursuit of universal laws, ethics’ pursuit of clear rules, religion’s pursuit of immortal bliss, and so on. All learning seeks certainty, seeks what is fixed and unchanging. Originally, the search for certainty and the search for possibility were not necessarily in conflict. However, the search for certainty eventually expanded beyond measure, so much so that…

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  • The Path to “Authenticity”—On the Intent of Being and Time

    History of Science & Scholarship

    The Path to “Authenticity”—On the Intent of Being and Time

    Please choose one of the following topics; of course, you may also write more than one essay, but there will be no extra credit~  1. Discuss the relation between “authenticity” and inauthenticity in *Being and Time*.  2. Briefly explain the intellectual intention of *Being and Time*, and give your evaluation. (From the description of Dasein itself to the description of Being) 3. Choose your own topic. This is not recommended; unless it is especially well written, it is hard to get a high score. Requirements: 1. Stay close to the text; only with paraphrase can there be evaluation. 2. No fewer than 5,000 characters. The Road Toward “Authenticity” ——On the…

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  • Relativism and Absolutism Are Birds of a Feather

    Philosophy & Thought

    Relativism and Absolutism Are Birds of a Feather

    Some people fly the banners of relativism and postmodernism, claiming to oppose absolutism and universalism; in fact, they are unconsciously poisoned by absolutism, and at bottom they are nothing more than a further development of absolutism itself. Relativists will say one moment, “There is no absolute, universal, singular standard,” and then a moment later, either bluntly or obliquely, they say: “There is no standard”; one moment, “There is no interpretation beyond context,” and then a moment later, “interpretation is nothing but telling stories”; one moment, “Every argument has its limits,” and then a moment later they can, with righteous assurance and in complete ignorance of those limits, use their own…

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  • Philosophy and I: The Romance Chapter

    Life & Notes

    Philosophy and I: The Romance Chapter

    Long before 《Gongqing Garden》 issued its call for submissions under the title “Me and Philosophy,” I had already been thinking of writing up some reflections on my contact with philosophy over these past few years. At the time, I roughly planned to divide it into three parts: encounter — romance — entanglement. Now that I am submitting something to 《Gongqing Garden》, and don’t want to write something long-winded and foul enough to annoy my junior classmates, I might as well write this middle piece first. What is meant by “romance” is nothing more than attachment and affection. Strictly speaking, there is quite a difference between the two words “romance” and…

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  • I am the man who will become the Pirate King!

    Life & Notes

    I am the man who will become the Pirate King!

    I Am the Man Who Is Going to Become the Pirate King! The One Piece anime has already reached episode 300. I only started watching it over this winter break, and I watched the more than 200 previous episodes and several theatrical films in one go. Of course, it is a very good anime. The first 200-odd episodes are the most exciting, especially the first few dozen. And like other very long anime series, the further it goes, the more the plot begins to feel drawn out, and the tension of the story lessens and less. This is probably due to the interference of commercialization. But I am still full…

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