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hunbeingsedbutin
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第36节
uetotakeaninterestintheir
progenyastheydidintheirlifetitheycanperhaps;iftheyaregreatsouls;
protecttheirdescendants;buttheytheelvesneedtheirprogenysprotectionand
suoneyfortheir
sundryexpensesinhell;frobr 》
byabuddhistssinaheyaretobecaredforandservedastheyhave
beencaredforandservedbytheirchildrenintheiroldagethatisaboutasclose
asnfuatterofen
observedhinterestthedifferencesbeturelikethatof
christendondafranklyagnosticculturelikethatofthechineseandhohese
differene
forallhunracesthesedifferencesrrespondtothethreefoldactualfunctions
ofreligion;asnlyunderstoodfirst;religionasaneodintofpriestiracles;itspatentcuresfor
sinsandsellingofpardons;itssalvation”deeasy”anditsgoodsolidheavenand
hellthisreligion;soenentlysaleable;isntoallpeoples;thechinese
inan
ongthepeople;taoisnd
buddhisavefuishedtheothechinese;sincenfucianisefusedtofuish
the
sendly;thereisreligionasasanoralnduct:herethechineseandthe
ancentred;nota
godaginablethattherelationship
betanandnoralityuldbeintainedhoutreferencetoa
suprebeing;azingthatnshouldnot;or
uldnot;behavetoherasdecentbeingshoutthinkingoftheir
indirepossibletonceivethat
nshouldtrytodogood;silybecauseitisthehun;decentthingtodoihave
entofeuropeahicshadnot
beenovershadoheologyithink;bysheer
nearcusaureliussditationspauliheologyhas
broughtinthehebreionofsin;heentirefieldofchristian
ethics;andfronoescapeexceptbyreligion;suchasisprovided
inthedoptionasitis;aeuropeahireligion
seesuoinds
andthirdly;thereisreligionasaninspirationandlivingetion;afeelingforthe
grirandeurandsteryoftheuniverseandaquestforsecurityinlife;satisfying
nsdeepestspiritualinstinctstherearentsinourlives;perhapsduringthe
lossofourdearonesorduringtheperiodofnvalescencefrogreatillness;or
perhapsonachillyautuingasthefallingleavesandasenseof
deathandfutilityoveresus;orethanthelifeofthesensesandwe
lookoverthevisibleothegreatbeyond
thesentsetothechineseastotheeuropeans;butthereactionsare
deerlyachristianandnohat
thoughreligiongivespeacebyhavingareadydeanss;it
deablesteryandthepoignant
sadnessofthislife;isillsallpoetryapagan;
adeanssandysteryis
foreverunquenchedandyisforeverunansweredand
unansablytoakindofpantheisticpoetryactually;poetryhas
takenoverthefunotioninthe
chinesescheoflife;ashediscussiononchinesepoetrytothe
sthe
naturalesstobebasedonthefearthatthereisnotenoughpoetryandiginationinthispresentlifetosatisfythehunbeing
etionally;thefearthatthereisnotenoughpoyinthebeechforestsof
denrkortheolsandsofthediterraneanshoretofortthean
soul;andthesupeaturalisthenfoundnecessary
butnfuastherealfthe
unknoelylittletioverit;isequallyehaticinthe
assertionofthesuperiorityofthehunndoveatureandinthedenialofnatures
;asthehunenciusthe
nfuansplaceinnatureisthat”heaven;earthandn”are
regardedas”thethreegeniusesoftheuniverse”thisisadistine
rrespondingtothebabbittianthreefolddistin;hunisbr 》
andnaturalisheavenisseenasnsistingoftheclouds;thestars;andallthose
unknosupas”actsofgod;”while
theearthisseenasnsistingofuntainsandriversandallthoseforcesascribedin
greekthologytodeter;andnoccupiesanalliortantplacebethe
teofthingsandisproudofhis
positionlikethechineseroof;andunlikethegothicspires;hisspiritdoesnotaspire
toheavenbutbroodsovertheearthitsgreatestaeasureof
hayandhappinessinthisearthlylife
thee
indeed;thehostandsforasasyolofchinesehunisasterpiece
reinstobepaintedofanirovedversionof”sacredandprofanelove”there
shouldbethreeeninsteadoftissionaryladyhan
urella;avoluptuousprostitute;andaradianttherinherthirdnthof
pregnancyofthe
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第37节
three;thehousenest;silest;andyet
sttrulysatisfyingfiguretheyanisnd
naturalistypifyingthethreewaysoflife
supliindsthechinese
haveaerelazinessofeffortbutbyapositive
plionsensehohishievedwe
shallnowsee
iiithedoean
thereligionofnsenseorthespiritofreasonablenessispartandparcelof
nfucianhunisitisthisspiritofreasonablenesshtothe
doean;thereferencehas
alreadybeendeintheprecedingchaptertothespiritofreasonableness;as
ntrastedhlogirreasonitselfithasbeenshoherethatthespiritof
reasonablenessislargelyintuitiveandpracticallyidenticalnsenseithasbeenfurthershohatforachineseitisnotenoughthataproposition
be”logiportantthatitbe”inacrdan
nature”
theaifthechineseclassicaleducationhasalhecultivationofthe
reasonablenasthedelofculture
aneducatednshould;aboveall;beareasonablebeing;whoisalways
oderationandrestraint;andhis
hatredofabstraesnsenseispossessedbyall
npeopletheaon
senseheisapttoindulgeinexan;orthechinese
nofculture;shouldavoidallexcessesoftheoryandnductyouhave;for
instancatherineof
aragoning;on
theotherhand;thatitallust;1he
nsenseattitudeshouldbethatbothnsiderationsive;his
probablynearerthetruthintheonescientistisinfatuatedbytheideaofheredity
andanotherisobsessedbythenotionofenvironnt;andeachonegoesabout
doggedlytoprovehistheoryhgreatleaingandstupidity;heoriental;
uchcerebration;ethingforbothatypicallychinese
judgntis:”4isright;andbisnother”
suesinfuriatingtoalogicalnd;butofitthe
reasonablendkeepsabalanceindhaslostittheideathata
arkthattheworldof
objectsuldbereducedtones;planesandangularlinesandthenproceedlogically
topossibleinchinaural
distrustofarguntsthataretooperfectandtheoriesthataretoologicalagainst
suonsenseisthebestandsteffectiveantidote
bertrandrussellhasaatbeing
exquisite;andinlifeatbeingreasonable”theresultofthisn
senseisthereforeadislikeofallextravagancesoftheoryinthoughtandallexcesses
ofnductinralsthenaturalnsequenceofthisisthedoctrin