2009年12月7日 星期一

Panta rei

The title "Panta rei" is an greek pilosophy phrase, which is important and influential.

The origin of this idea is from Herakeleitos, an ancient Greek philosopher, who is of the
figure of " weeping philosopher" because of his dissapointment to his city after striving for improving it.

"Panta rei" means everything flows, more literally, everything is constantly changing.
his famous quotation

"On those stepping into rivers the same, other and other waters flow." explains his philosophy while unintendedly echo the very same idea of Confuius

論語子罕篇記載:「子在川上曰,逝者如斯夫。不捨晝夜。」

However, Herakeleitos did not sign for the change of things like Confucius, oppositely, he was exhilarated when discovrering this principle by observing things. He describe the invention as the light that break out from the chaos, the steadfast truth found among the complex surface of constantly changing world.

"The only unchanged thing is that everything changes." the sentence is commonly heard now, only that we do not know it is derived from Herakeleitos' idea.

Also The cultural diffrences can be seen from the distinct response of Herakeleitos and Confucious to Panta rei. Confusius signed for the change of things because he had once tried to bring back the good old time of the dynasty Chou, which was fated to be vain. whereas, Herakeleitos, the philosopher who love the most widsom, treasure every truth as the most significant things in life.

I am sorry that I haven't posted anything for near;ly a month, and even missed the deadline.
I am busy in dealing with other affair and I know that's not a proper reason even a good excuse.
Promise will psot wthe lack as soon as possible.

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