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sattruthbycuttingitupintovariousaspects,thusthrowing
theutoftheiaturalbearings,nsenseseizesthesituationasaliving
enhavearerobustnsensethann,andintisofany
ergenan
theyhaveauationinitstotalityhoutbeingdistractedbyits
individualaspeberdreandthe
tehsaopaoyenanunutholdnschats,theenarepicturedasthe
soundestjudgesofsituations,andtheirspeechhasatingitasarounded
elyfasonsenseisdangerous,
be,ic
brain,toevolveargunts”a,””b”and”c”tohisoaybe
likethesriddlerchan
uldperceiveinthelifeofhisownwife
thisreligionofnsensehasaphilosophicbasisitisinterestingtonotethatthe
chinesedonotjudgetherrectnessofapropositionbytheappealtoreasonalone,
butbythedoubleappealtoreasonandtohunnaturethechinesewordfor
”reasonableness”isckingli>posedoftents,ckingjencking
orhunnature,andlifienli,oretealreasonckingrepresentstheflexible,
hunelent,tablelaheuniverseoutofthe
binationofthesetesthestandardofjudgntforaurseof
actionoranhistoricalthesis
sothingofthisdistinaybeseenintheenglishntrastbetween”reason”
and”reasonableness”itanisareasoning,but
notareasonable,beingitsthis,butaddsthatnshouldtrytobeareasonable,andnotarelyreasoning,beingbythechinese,reasonableness
isplacedonahigherlevelthanreasonforract,analytical,
idealisticandinclinedtoes,thespiritofreasonablenessisalways
rerealistian,inclosertouchoretrulyunderstanding
andappreciativeoftherrectsituation
foraeeritisusuallysufficientforapropositiontobelogicallysoundfora
ustbeatthe
satiinacrdannatureinfact,tobe”inacrdan
nature,35tobechinching,isagreatesiderationthantobelogicalforatheory
uldbesologicalastobetotallydevoidoff&oasensethechinesearewilling
todoanythingagainstreason,buttheyacceptanythingthatisnotplausiblein
thelightofhunnaturethisspiritofreasonablenessandthisreligionofn
sensehaveastiortantbearingonthechineseidealoflife,andresultinthe
doean,hefolloer
vintuition
nevertheless,thistypeofthinkinghasitslitations,tooforthelogifn
sensearaffairsandactions;itcannotbeappliedtothe
solutionofthriddlesoftheuniverseonecanusereasonablenesstosettleadispute
butnottoloihefunction
ofthepancreaticjuicehenceindiviningnaturessteriesandthesecretsofth<
hunbody,thechinesehavetoresortlargelytointuitionstrangelyenough,they
haveintuitivelyfeltthehearttob<ontherightandthelivertobeontheleftsideof
thehuichestaneruditechinesescholar,inousnotebooks1are
eaananatotranslatedbythejesuitsjabus
rho,jasterrence,ancilauslongobardi,andfindingthatinthebooktheheart
splacedontheleftandtheliverontheright,decidedthatvesteershavedifferent
intealorgansfroheportantnclusionthat
sinceheirintealorgansaredifferent,thereforetheirreligionnustbealsodifferent梩
hisdedupleofintuitivereasoning梐ndhenceonly
chineseperfectuldpossiblybeechristian;onverts
theeruditesarkedthatifthejesuits>nlyknehisfacttheywould
notbeinterestedinpreachingchristianityinchinaandinkingnvertsof
halfnorldeings
suadeinperfectseriousnessandinfactaretypicalofchinese
”intuition”intherealofnaturalscienceandhunphysiologyonebeginsto
believethatthereissothingafterallinthescientificthod,forethod,
thoughoneghtbeseriouslynceedinthefindingsthatthe”priryfunctionof
sugarinthenufaistosenit,53yetoneuldbesaved
froheothersortofpuerilethinkingrepresentedbytheauthoroftheabovenotebooksheuldatleasthavefeltthepalpitationofhisheartbyhiso
evidentlytheanuallabour
freethusfrotupiddrudgeryintheuseofhiseyesandhishands,andhavinga
naivefaithinthepouition,”thechinesescholargoesaboutexplaining
thesteriesofthehunbodyandtheuniversetohisoisfactionthewhole
sedicineandphysiologyisbasedonthetaoisticphilosophyofthe
fiveelentsgold,anbodyisinitselfa
syoloftheuniverseinitspositionthekidneysrepresenttheent,
thestochrepresentstheearthelent,theliverrepresentsthefireelent,the
lungsrepresentthegoldelentandtheheartrepresentstheentnotthat
thisdihighbloodpressureis
nsideredtohavetooa”liverfire,”ansufferingfrondigestion
ybereferredtoashavingtoochearth,andalaxativeisusedtoenuragethe
functionofthekidneysbyentandtheindigestionis
usuallycuredifanissufferingfroervoustrouble,heshoulddrinkalotof
penalittleof
th
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sattruthbycuttingitupintovariousaspects,thusthrowing
theutoftheiaturalbearings,nsenseseizesthesituationasaliving
enhavearerobustnsensethann,andintisofany
ergenan
theyhaveauationinitstotalityhoutbeingdistractedbyits
individualaspeberdreandthe
tehsaopaoyenanunutholdnschats,theenarepicturedasthe
soundestjudgesofsituations,andtheirspeechhasatingitasarounded
elyfasonsenseisdangerous,
be,ic
brain,toevolveargunts”a,””b”and”c”tohisoaybe
likethesriddlerchan
uldperceiveinthelifeofhisownwife
thisreligionofnsensehasaphilosophicbasisitisinterestingtonotethatthe
chinesedonotjudgetherrectnessofapropositionbytheappealtoreasonalone,
butbythedoubleappealtoreasonandtohunnaturethechinesewordfor
”reasonableness”isckingli>posedoftents,ckingjencking
orhunnature,andlifienli,oretealreasonckingrepresentstheflexible,
hunelent,tablelaheuniverseoutofthe
binationofthesetesthestandardofjudgntforaurseof
actionoranhistoricalthesis
sothingofthisdistinaybeseenintheenglishntrastbetween”reason”
and”reasonableness”itanisareasoning,but
notareasonable,beingitsthis,butaddsthatnshouldtrytobeareasonable,andnotarelyreasoning,beingbythechinese,reasonableness
isplacedonahigherlevelthanreasonforract,analytical,
idealisticandinclinedtoes,thespiritofreasonablenessisalways
rerealistian,inclosertouchoretrulyunderstanding
andappreciativeoftherrectsituation
foraeeritisusuallysufficientforapropositiontobelogicallysoundfora
ustbeatthe
satiinacrdannatureinfact,tobe”inacrdan
nature,35tobechinching,isagreatesiderationthantobelogicalforatheory
uldbesologicalastobetotallydevoidoff&oasensethechinesearewilling
todoanythingagainstreason,buttheyacceptanythingthatisnotplausiblein
thelightofhunnaturethisspiritofreasonablenessandthisreligionofn
sensehaveastiortantbearingonthechineseidealoflife,andresultinthe
doean,hefolloer
vintuition
nevertheless,thistypeofthinkinghasitslitations,tooforthelogifn
sensearaffairsandactions;itcannotbeappliedtothe
solutionofthriddlesoftheuniverseonecanusereasonablenesstosettleadispute
butnottoloihefunction
ofthepancreaticjuicehenceindiviningnaturessteriesandthesecretsofth<
hunbody,thechinesehavetoresortlargelytointuitionstrangelyenough,they
haveintuitivelyfeltthehearttob<ontherightandthelivertobeontheleftsideof
thehuichestaneruditechinesescholar,inousnotebooks1are
eaananatotranslatedbythejesuitsjabus
rho,jasterrence,ancilauslongobardi,andfindingthatinthebooktheheart
splacedontheleftandtheliverontheright,decidedthatvesteershavedifferent
intealorgansfroheportantnclusionthat
sinceheirintealorgansaredifferent,thereforetheirreligionnustbealsodifferent梩
hisdedupleofintuitivereasoning梐ndhenceonly
chineseperfectuldpossiblybeechristian;onverts
theeruditesarkedthatifthejesuits>nlyknehisfacttheywould
notbeinterestedinpreachingchristianityinchinaandinkingnvertsof
halfnorldeings
suadeinperfectseriousnessandinfactaretypicalofchinese
”intuition”intherealofnaturalscienceandhunphysiologyonebeginsto
believethatthereissothingafterallinthescientificthod,forethod,
thoughoneghtbeseriouslynceedinthefindingsthatthe”priryfunctionof
sugarinthenufaistosenit,53yetoneuldbesaved
froheothersortofpuerilethinkingrepresentedbytheauthoroftheabovenotebooksheuldatleasthavefeltthepalpitationofhisheartbyhiso
evidentlytheanuallabour
freethusfrotupiddrudgeryintheuseofhiseyesandhishands,andhavinga
naivefaithinthepouition,”thechinesescholargoesaboutexplaining
thesteriesofthehunbodyandtheuniversetohisoisfactionthewhole
sedicineandphysiologyisbasedonthetaoisticphilosophyofthe
fiveelentsgold,anbodyisinitselfa
syoloftheuniverseinitspositionthekidneysrepresenttheent,
thestochrepresentstheearthelent,theliverrepresentsthefireelent,the
lungsrepresentthegoldelentandtheheartrepresentstheentnotthat
thisdihighbloodpressureis
nsideredtohavetooa”liverfire,”ansufferingfrondigestion
ybereferredtoashavingtoochearth,andalaxativeisusedtoenuragethe
functionofthekidneysbyentandtheindigestionis
usuallycuredifanissufferingfroervoustrouble,heshoulddrinkalotof
penalittleof
th
... </P></TD>