My high school political science teacher said once, that the political spectrum is not linear, but rather circular. If one go far enough toward one extreme, one circle back from the other extreme. So it is with the polarity of Western Individualism and Eastern Collectivism. Where the West has often maintained a tradition of individualistic accomplishments and thoughts, the … [Read more...] about Convergence of Eastern and Western Collectivism
Philosophy
On “Civil Disobedience” and commonality between Mohatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
What's common between Mohatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr? Henry David Thoreau. That's because Gandhi's successful non-violent struggle for Indian independence from the British and King's successful non-violent civil rights struggle to free African Americans were deeply influenced by Thoreau, especially his essay, "Civil Disobedience." (How does this relate to China? … [Read more...] about On “Civil Disobedience” and commonality between Mohatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
If Confucius is alive today, he would advise the Western media: “中庸”
If 孔子 (Confucius) were alive today, he would advice the Western media to heed his thoughts on "中庸" (Zhong Yong), or "Doctrine of the Mean". Below is one of his key passages: 喜怒哀樂之未發、謂之中；發而皆中節、謂之和；中也者、天下之大本也；和也者、天下之達道也。致中和、天地位焉、萬物育焉。 When joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure have not yet arisen, it is called the Mean (中 centrality, equilibrium). When they arise to their … [Read more...] about If Confucius is alive today, he would advise the Western media: “中庸”