KNOWLEDGE-AND-WISDOM

WestvsEastWhowouldyouthinkofimmediatlyonbehalfofwisdominChina?Howaboutthewesterncountries?Whatisthecharacteristicsofthesepeople?Thedefinitionindictionary•Knowledge:Knowledgeistheoutcomeofhumancognition.•Wisdom:wisdomistheabilitytoapplyknowledgeorexperienceorunderstandingorcommonsenseandinsight.Whatiswisdom?•InChina,itmeanstricksandtactics.•Inwestcountries,itmainlyreferstoinventionsandcreations.•Chinesepeoplebelievethatwisdomisanideology(思想）Differrenttreatmentindifferrentcountries•InChina,itwassaidthathewasconsideredfoolishandeccentric.•Inthewest,heisatalentedmathematician.Howdothedifferencesofwisdomimpressus?1.differentthinking2.differentwaysoftestingIQ3.differentstylesofwriting4.differentunderstandingonpoemswisdomonthought•Itimpressesusbyitsabstactthinking(抽象思维)inEurope.•Incontrast,theChinesearehabituatedtoperceptualthinking（感性思维）.abstractthinking12312TheappearanceofabstractconceptofforceThelawofinertiaThreelawsofmechanicsPerceptualThinkinginFables•守株待兔、刻舟求剑、郑人买履•Doctrine(教条主义)•掩耳盗铃、疑人盗斧、罚人吃肉•Subjectivism(主观主义)WisdomontestingRegionMethodContentChinaImperialexaminationliterary(文采)EuropeIQscoreimagination,creativity,reasoningabilityThetestofone'swisdom•AncientChineseuseimperialexaminationtotestaperson'swisdom.•WhileWesternersuseIQquestionstotestyourthinking,reasoningabilityandcreativityWisdomofexpression•Ancientchineseuseliterarywritingasthestandardofwisdom.SuchasTangpoetryandsongTheyuseananalogy,metaphor,hyperbole,personificationtoexpresstheirideas.姐姐妹妹们近来学习繁重定是劳心劳肺，想必闻花之芬芳，沐阳光之温存，定可心情大佳，那对工作学习必是极好的。Itisthesamewithnovels(eg:adescriptionofabeauty)westHerface,facialexpressions,eyesorfigure...east沉鱼落雁，羞花闭月adescriptionofabeautyHerhairwasthecolourofraven'swingsandcascadedlikeawaterfalldownherback,reachingalmosttoherwaist,butthiswasnomorestrikingthanhereyeswhichwerelikesapphiressetsymmetricallyintoheralmostcolourlessface,brimming,tothepointofoverflowing,withpeace,wisdomandcompassion.Herfigure,slenderandpalelikeaporcelainornamentandseeminglyasfragile,alsolookedtobelightasafeather.Indeedsheappearedtoglideasshemovedswiftlyacrossthemeadow,thehemofhergreyrobesweepingthegrasswetwithdewasthoughshewerefloatinganinchorsoabovetheground.Hereyesheldadistant,dreamylookwithinthem,yetseemedtoscanhersurroundingswithpurpose.Wheneverhereyesmetthoseofanothertheyheldwithinthemaneerilyknowinglookasthoughshecouldseerightintotheirmindandknewexactlywhattheywerethinkingwisdomonpoems枫桥夜泊张继月落乌啼霜满天，江枫渔火对愁眠。姑苏城外寒山寺，夜半钟声到客船。ItsoundsstrangetoforeignersbutagoodpoeminChina.itisowingtoimage.Tosumup(1)•TheWestthinksthelevelofwisdomistheabilitytostrugglewithnature.Thecrownofthelaudatoryweregrantedtothosewhorevealthenaturallawtheorist,inventorofthecleveruseoftheforcesofnature.•Theeastconsideredthatthehighesthumanwisdomisembodiedintheunderstandingofthestrugglewithpeople.Tosumup(2)•InaccordancewiththestandardsofWesternwisdom,theChinesenationisalackofideologicalinventionofthenation;•AndinaccordancewiththestandardsofthewisdomoftheEast,theChinesenationisadeep-dawnworldlyfavorsrandomfacility,theextremelycleveractivewisdomnationTrueorFalse?•Peopleinthewestenjoyreadingscientificpapersandtakingitasasteppingstonetosuccessforpracticism.???Pureaccademic!PKbetweeneastandwest!Whichkindofwisdomwouldyoulike,westernorEastern?Ifyoumadeachoice,congradulations.you'vegottrapped!!!Thereisnopointofintersectionoftwoparallellines.•••