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Notes from Today’s Xindao Salon 09-04-11

Life & Notes2009.04.11
Notes from Today’s Xindao Salon 09-04-11
The previous few times I was rather lazy; starting today I’ll try to jot down a few fragments after every salon, so friends who didn’t take part may be able to get a rough idea of what we talked about indirectly (of course I won’t record everything), and friends who did take part may be able to consolidate what they gained, or find a few more hints on related topics (things I didn’t mention on the spot will be marked in bold). First of all, friends who have no particular topic they especially want to hear or speak about are welcome to come as they please (if you’re worried the…
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2009年4月11日
Impressions and Notes on Heidegger and Schopenhauer

Philosophy & Thought2008.01.11
Impressions and Notes on Heidegger and Schopenhauer
This semester I only took these two courses: Heidegger’s *Being and Time* and Schopenhauer’s *The World as Will and Representation*. The day before yesterday I finally finished my paper on schedule, so this semester can be counted as a complete success. I still didn’t take these two courses very seriously; I skipped more than half the classes, and I only finished both books at the very last minute. But since the teacher for the Heidegger course was only giving rather general, introductory explanations, and the Schopenhauer course was even more centered on student presentations, skipping class didn’t really matter. At least I seized the opportunity to grit my teeth and…
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2008年1月11日
A Tentative Discussion of Schopenhauer’s Spirit of Rationalism

History of Science & Scholarship2008.01.10
A Tentative Discussion of Schopenhauer’s Spirit of Rationalism
The epigraph to the first part of *The World as Will and Representation* quotes Rousseau: “Step out of childhood, my friend, awaken!” What did Schopenhauer want to express by this line? We might as well compare it with a fable he wrote late in life: “A mother, with the hope of educating and cultivating her children’s minds, lets them read Aesop’s fables; but they soon send the book back, and the eldest, precocious child says: this is not the sort of book we read; it is too childish, too silly; you cannot make us believe that foxes and wolves can talk, and we shall read nothing of the kind again!…
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2008年1月10日
Fragments, Episode 3

Philosophy & Thought2007.11.03
Fragments, Episode 3
l He—I—you; “I” — freedom; “you” — love; “he” — the real. (Don’t ask me; I don’t know just what I want to say.) l When you complain that others have not understood you, or even suffer because no one understands you, the first thing you should ask yourself is two questions: first, do you understand others (has anyone received your understanding, just as you hope others will for you); second, do you yourself understand yourself? If you never try to understand others, how can you deserve to expect understanding from others? And if even you cannot understand yourself (for example, if your thoughts are always hazy, ambiguous, changeable, so…
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2007年11月3日
Music of This Issue: Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Life & Notes2007.10.25
Music of This Issue: Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
http://media.ewen.cc/wma/n00000027/n0000002749028318.wma Last time in Master Xian’s Schopenhauer class, he mentioned the chaotic, dark state of the world before the first pair of eyes opened. Master Xian said this state is impossible to describe, and cannot be depicted in painting either, but perhaps music could express it somewhat, so he gave this example—the opening section of Ravel’s Left Hand Piano Concerto. When I got back and searched it out to listen, it really did have something going on. Of course, aside from the opening, the overall feeling is also quite good, very marvelous. This piece is one you have to listen to with your eyes closed. The music from the previous…
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2007年10月25日
A Reading Report on Schopenhauer

Philosophy & Thought2007.10.24
A Reading Report on Schopenhauer
I seriously underestimated the extent of my own decadence: I kept frittering away the time until there were barely more than two days left before I even started reading. I also seriously underestimated the difficulty of turning a reading report into prose, dragging it out until the evening of the last day before I began to write. I also seriously underestimated my ability to ramble, so that by §24 I had already run up some 4,500 characters, and when I looked at the clock it was already deep into the night. There was no time to ramble any further, and even if I finished rambling now, there would still not…
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2007年10月24日
On the Principle of Sufficient Reason

Philosophy & Thought2007.09.19
On the Principle of Sufficient Reason
Today in Schopenhauer class, at the very end, the discussion turned to the principle of sufficient reason. I couldn’t help interjecting a question; in fact, I haven’t even started reading Schopenhauer’s book yet, so I was really rather embarrassed~ Jingang said that Schopenhauer’s argument for the principle of sufficient reason is quite dogmatic, and I agree with that. As for the teacher, he more or less said that the principle of sufficient reason is a prerequisite for questioning and reasoning, and on that point I disagree. At the time I brought up quantum mechanics. I raised it as an example, not because I wanted to drag the cutting edge of…
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2007年9月19日
Zhao Lin: “Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion,” Wuhan University Press, April 2005

Philosophy & Thought2006.01.27
Zhao Lin: “Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion,” Wuhan University Press, April 2005
Zhao Lin: Hegel’s Philosophy of Religion, Wuhan University Press, April 2005 Philosophy of religion is a rather important link in Hegel’s thought. In fact, Hegel’s entire system of thought can be called a kind of rational theology. Concern with religion runs through Hegel’s whole life, and the contradictions and uncertainties in his view of religion are precisely the fuse that triggered the split in the Hegelian school. For that reason, philosophy of religion ought to be an excellent entry point for studying Hegel. This book is both highly organized and theoretically deep; in fact, it can also be read as a guide to Hegel’s thought. Of course, it is also…
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2006年1月27日
Kant and Husserl—Scattered Affinities from Reading the History of Philosophy

Life & Notes2005.12.21
Kant and Husserl—Scattered Affinities from Reading the History of Philosophy
The other day, in passing, I mentioned that I felt Kant was more worthy of looking up to than Nietzsche, and that Husserl seemed deeper than Heidegger. — This is a rough impression I have recently formed from reading the history of Western philosophy; I have not read much in the way of further specialized studies or original texts, and what I am talking about is only my first impression. Even with only a few superficial introductions, one can still gain at least a basic understanding of those philosophers’ thought. For example, even before I had read the Analects or the Mencius, I already had a strong liking for Confucius…
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2005年12月21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