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iortalityorhtaoistic
gichisentandnaturalishics
forhebelievedina”goventent
nneededitivefreedolaotseregarded
ansdegeneration,andnsideredthesagesofthe
nfuciantypeastherruptersofthepeople,asnietzscheregardedsocrates
asthefirstrrupterofeuropeordant,hesaid,”sagesnodead,
robbersaoend1hisgreatfollosefollohbrilliantsatires
againstnfucianhypocrisyandfutility
it,phasisonandanxiety
overthedistinouingperiodsandthethicknessofffinpanels,andh
theintensedesireofitsfollooseekofficialpositionsandsavethe
itselfeasilytocaricaturethehatredofthetaoistagainstthenfucianisthe
naturalhatredoftheronticistagainsttheclassicistperhapsithatred;it
erelyanirresistible,ckinglaughter
frohisthoroughgoingscepticistanticescapefroheutonaturelaotselefthispost,acrdingtolegend,inhisoldageand
disappearedoutsidethehankukuanpasschuangtsebythe
kingofchu,butrepliedbyaskingheritobekeptandfedlikeapig
andthenbeslaughteredandoffereduponthesaonton
taoisasalenttotheuntains,
theans
life,andthebanishntofallthishe
stcharacteristiccharfchineseculture,theruralidealoflife,artandliterature
thequestionybeasked:houchseresponsibleforthisrecluseideal
thetaotehking,as,isalesserliteraryacplishntthanthebooksof
chuangtse,thechinesenietzsche,butitisarencentratedessenceof
oldrogui**is,tond,thestbrilliantlykedphilosophyof
selfprotectionineraturebesidesteachinglaissezfaireandpassiveresistance,
ittaughtalsotheofstupidity,thestrengthofheadvantageoflying
loportanouflageoneofitsxihefirstof
theplereasonthatthusoneuldneverbeexposedtoattack,and
nsequentlyneverfallitheonlyknoheoryofignorance
andstupidityasthebestcauflageinlifesbattle,inspiteofthefactthatthetheory
itselfanintelligence
1englishreadersygraarasitisfotindiossibleto
nveytheforcefultersenessoftheoriginalexceptbyreursetopidginajiy
graatient
hunintelligenceinlaotsehadseenitsoopreach”be
stupid”asitsgreatestssageithadseenthefutilityofhuneffort,andtherefore
advisedthedoethodof
prolonginglifefrohispointonthepositiveoutlookonlifebecanegative,and
itsinfluencehaslouredtheaybeseeninthenovel
teksaopaqyenandinalllivesofgreatchinese,thenversionofabanditora
reanofthehresponsibilitiestoas
alent,anticescapefrohe
edbythetaoistirbuddhisticpointofviehinese,
theseteattitudesarecalled”enteringtheheworld”
sotisthesetacyinthesanandat
differentperiodsinhislife,asybeseeninthelifeofyuanchunglangaliving
exaleisthatofprofessorliangsung,livinginthe
untains,but,rriedandisnoing
aruralddleschoolinshantung
theruralidealoflife,artandliterature,portantfeatureofthe
chinesecivilization,oeasuretothistaoisticfeelingfoaturein
ilylifeenandchildrenintheirleisure,the
otherbeingthehappinessoftherurallife,an,ora
ter,orareclusesittingonthegroundunderagroupofpireesthesetwo
thesyrepresentrespectivelythenfucianistandthetaoisticidealoflifethe
orecloselyassociated
thantheaverageforeignerthetaoisticfeelingiswellexpressedby
thisfavouritepoe
iaskedtheboybeneaththepines
hesaid,”thestersgonealone
herbpickingsoount
cloudhidden,sunknown”
thisfeelingfoaturepracticallyoverflosan
iortantpartofthechinesespiritualheritageyethere,nfucianislaysan
equallyiortantparttheitivesilicityof
thenfuciantraditiontheagriculturalbasisofchinesenationallifelybuilt
onthefalysysteifieditselfhoheuntry,
andpartlyonthenfualwaysharked
baperorsyaoandshun,asthegoldenagewhenlife
plestandtheneedsofnitwasspokenofasaperiod
ofsticksbeatenonthe
ground,sohappyandinnocentthattheburdenoftheirsongwas:
osunrise
andebacktorestatsunset
hing
perorsvirtuetodohus
theeidenticalplicity,for
inchinesethetionsarecloselyrelated,asintheand
sile”thenfuilyhasalenpartlystudy
andpartlytill
... </P></TD>
iortalityorhtaoistic
gichisentandnaturalishics
forhebelievedina”goventent
nneededitivefreedolaotseregarded
ansdegeneration,andnsideredthesagesofthe
nfuciantypeastherruptersofthepeople,asnietzscheregardedsocrates
asthefirstrrupterofeuropeordant,hesaid,”sagesnodead,
robbersaoend1hisgreatfollosefollohbrilliantsatires
againstnfucianhypocrisyandfutility
it,phasisonandanxiety
overthedistinouingperiodsandthethicknessofffinpanels,andh
theintensedesireofitsfollooseekofficialpositionsandsavethe
itselfeasilytocaricaturethehatredofthetaoistagainstthenfucianisthe
naturalhatredoftheronticistagainsttheclassicistperhapsithatred;it
erelyanirresistible,ckinglaughter
frohisthoroughgoingscepticistanticescapefroheutonaturelaotselefthispost,acrdingtolegend,inhisoldageand
disappearedoutsidethehankukuanpasschuangtsebythe
kingofchu,butrepliedbyaskingheritobekeptandfedlikeapig
andthenbeslaughteredandoffereduponthesaonton
taoisasalenttotheuntains,
theans
life,andthebanishntofallthishe
stcharacteristiccharfchineseculture,theruralidealoflife,artandliterature
thequestionybeasked:houchseresponsibleforthisrecluseideal
thetaotehking,as,isalesserliteraryacplishntthanthebooksof
chuangtse,thechinesenietzsche,butitisarencentratedessenceof
oldrogui**is,tond,thestbrilliantlykedphilosophyof
selfprotectionineraturebesidesteachinglaissezfaireandpassiveresistance,
ittaughtalsotheofstupidity,thestrengthofheadvantageoflying
loportanouflageoneofitsxihefirstof
theplereasonthatthusoneuldneverbeexposedtoattack,and
nsequentlyneverfallitheonlyknoheoryofignorance
andstupidityasthebestcauflageinlifesbattle,inspiteofthefactthatthetheory
itselfanintelligence
1englishreadersygraarasitisfotindiossibleto
nveytheforcefultersenessoftheoriginalexceptbyreursetopidginajiy
graatient
hunintelligenceinlaotsehadseenitsoopreach”be
stupid”asitsgreatestssageithadseenthefutilityofhuneffort,andtherefore
advisedthedoethodof
prolonginglifefrohispointonthepositiveoutlookonlifebecanegative,and
itsinfluencehaslouredtheaybeseeninthenovel
teksaopaqyenandinalllivesofgreatchinese,thenversionofabanditora
reanofthehresponsibilitiestoas
alent,anticescapefrohe
edbythetaoistirbuddhisticpointofviehinese,
theseteattitudesarecalled”enteringtheheworld”
sotisthesetacyinthesanandat
differentperiodsinhislife,asybeseeninthelifeofyuanchunglangaliving
exaleisthatofprofessorliangsung,livinginthe
untains,but,rriedandisnoing
aruralddleschoolinshantung
theruralidealoflife,artandliterature,portantfeatureofthe
chinesecivilization,oeasuretothistaoisticfeelingfoaturein
ilylifeenandchildrenintheirleisure,the
otherbeingthehappinessoftherurallife,an,ora
ter,orareclusesittingonthegroundunderagroupofpireesthesetwo
thesyrepresentrespectivelythenfucianistandthetaoisticidealoflifethe
orecloselyassociated
thantheaverageforeignerthetaoisticfeelingiswellexpressedby
thisfavouritepoe
iaskedtheboybeneaththepines
hesaid,”thestersgonealone
herbpickingsoount
cloudhidden,sunknown”
thisfeelingfoaturepracticallyoverflosan
iortantpartofthechinesespiritualheritageyethere,nfucianislaysan
equallyiortantparttheitivesilicityof
thenfuciantraditiontheagriculturalbasisofchinesenationallifelybuilt
onthefalysysteifieditselfhoheuntry,
andpartlyonthenfualwaysharked
baperorsyaoandshun,asthegoldenagewhenlife
plestandtheneedsofnitwasspokenofasaperiod
ofsticksbeatenonthe
ground,sohappyandinnocentthattheburdenoftheirsongwas:
osunrise
andebacktorestatsunset
hing
perorsvirtuetodohus
theeidenticalplicity,for
inchinesethetionsarecloselyrelated,asintheand
sile”thenfuilyhasalenpartlystudy
andpartlytill
... </P></TD>