Friday, July 8, 2011

especially impatient or not, that is a question

Not talking about philosophy, although this could be a topic, when tackling from the angle of living attitude.
What I am saying now, it merely my temper. I think that I am not especially impatient these days. But there are really enough reasons for making me vexed.

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Regarding human knowledge about civilization, professor Yu had again some very convincing remarks. He said:
……人们对文明史的认识,大多数停留在文字记载上,以及记载者制定的规范上,这也难怪,因为人们认知各种复杂现象时总会有一种简单化、明确化的欲望,尤其在课堂和课本中更是这样,所以,取消弱势文明、异态文明、隐蔽文明,几乎成了一种普遍的社会心理习惯。这种心理习惯的恶果,就是用几个既定的概念,对古今文明现象定框划线,削足适履,伤害了文明生态的多元性和天然性。
因追求过度的有序而走向彻底的无序,因企图规整文明而变成严重损伤文明,这是我们常见的现象。更常见的是,很多人文科学一直在为这种现象推波助澜。
佩特拉以它惊人的美丽,对此提出了否定。它说,人类有比常识更长的历史、更多的活法、更险恶的遭遇、更寂寞的辉煌。


——《千年一叹》pp201-2

2 comments:

lucy said...

所以,取消弱势文明、异态文明、隐蔽文明,几乎成了一种普遍的社会心理习惯。这种心理习惯的恶果,就是用几个既定的概念,对古今文明现象定框划线,削足适履,伤害了文明生态的多元性和天然性.

try to copy more, but have to go back for work.

ayu1234 said...

a wide smile to you, dear Lucy.