There are all kinds of people. For every kind of person there is the highest achievement possible for that kind of person. For example, the highest possible achievement for a person engaged in practical politics is to become a great statesman. The highest possible achievement for a person engaged in art is to be a great artist. Although there are various kinds of people, all kinds of people are human beings. As far as a person is a person, what is the highest achievement possible? According to Chinese philosophers, that is to become a sage, and the highest achievement of a sage is the identity of the individual with the universe. The question is, in order to obtain this "identity", does one have to leave society, or even must deny "birth"? According to some philosophers, this is necessary. Buddhists say that birth is the source of suffering in life. Plato also said that the body is the prison of the soul. Some Taoists "use life as an appendage to hang warts, and death as a decision [illustration] ulcers". All of this is the belief that in order to achieve the highest achievement, one must break away from the net of the world, must break away from society, and even break away from "life". Only in this way can the final liberation be obtained. This kind of philosophy is commonly called "philosophy of transcendence". Another philosophy focuses on human relations and world affairs in society. This philosophy speaks only of moral values ​​and does not speak or refuse to speak of transmoral values. This kind of philosophy is commonly known as the "philosophy of entering the world". From the philosophical point of view of joining the world, the philosophy of being born is too idealistic, unpractical and negative. From the philosophical point of view of birth, the philosophy of accession is too realistic and superficial. It may be positive, but it's like the run of the wrong man: the faster you run, the more wrong you are.

Many people say that Chinese philosophy is the philosophy of joining the WTO. It's hard to say that what these people are saying is completely right, or completely wrong. On the surface of Chinese philosophy, it cannot be said that these people are wrong, because from the surface of Chinese philosophy, no matter which school of thought, it is directly or indirectly about politics and morality. On the surface, what Chinese philosophy focuses on is society, not the universe; it is human relations and daily use, not hell and heaven; it is the present life of man, not the next life of man. A student of Confucius asked about the meaning of death, and Confucius replied: "If you don't know life, how can you know death?" ("The Analects of Confucius: Advanced") Mencius said: "The sage is the best of human relations." ("Mencius: Li Lou Shang") Literally, the phrase means that a sage is a morally perfect person in society. On the surface, the ideal personality of Chinese philosophy is also a member of the WTO. The so-called "sages" in Chinese philosophy are not in the same category as the so-called "Buddhas" in Buddhism and the so-called "sages" in Jesus' religion. On the face of it, this seems especially true for what Confucian so-called "sages" are. In ancient times, people of Confucius and Confucianism were ridiculed by people of Taoism, and this is the reason.

But this is only on the surface, Chinese philosophy is not so simple to understand. As far as the main traditions in Chinese philosophy are concerned, if we understand it, we cannot say that it has entered the world, and certainly cannot say that it has emerged from the world. It is both in and out of the world. A philosopher talked about the Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty, and described him like this: "Individuals are not separated from daily use and practice, until the innate is not painted." This is exactly what Chinese philosophy strives to achieve. With this spirit, it is the most idealistic and at the same time the most realistic; it is practical, but not superficial. Entry and birth are opposites, just as realism and idealism are opposites. The task of Chinese philosophy is to unify these anti-propositions into a composite proposition. This is not to say that these anti-propositions are all dismissed. They are still there, but have been unified into a propositional whole. How to unify? This is the problem that Chinese philosophy seeks to solve. Seeking to solve this problem is the spirit of Chinese philosophy.

There are all kinds of people. For every kind of person there is the highest achievement possible for that kind of person. For example, the highest possible achievement for a person engaged in practical politics is to become a great statesman. The highest possible achievement for a person engaged in art is to be a great artist. Although there are various kinds of people, all kinds of people are human beings. As far as a person is a person, what is the highest achievement possible? According to Chinese philosophers, that is to become a sage, and the highest achievement of a sage is the identity of the individual with the universe. The question is, in order to obtain this "identity", does one have to leave society, or even must deny "birth"? According to some philosophers, this is necessary. Buddhists say that birth is the source of suffering in life. Plato also said that the body is the prison of the soul. Some Taoists "use life as an appendage to hang warts, and death as a decision [illustration] ulcers". All of this is the belief that in order to achieve the highest achievement, one must break away from the net of the world, must break away from society, and even break away from "life". Only in this way can the final liberation be obtained. This kind of philosophy is commonly called "philosophy of transcendence". Another philosophy focuses on human relations and world affairs in society. This philosophy speaks only of moral values ​​and does not speak or refuse to speak of transmoral values. This kind of philosophy is commonly known as the "philosophy of entering the world". From the philosophical point of view of joining the world, the philosophy of being born is too idealistic, unpractical and negative. From the philosophical point of view of birth, the philosophy of accession is too realistic and superficial. It may be positive, but it's like the run of the wrong man: the faster you run, the more wrong you are.

Many people say that Chinese philosophy is the philosophy of joining the WTO. It's hard to say that what these people are saying is completely right, or completely wrong. On the surface of Chinese philosophy, it cannot be said that these people are wrong, because from the surface of Chinese philosophy, no matter which school of thought, it is directly or indirectly about politics and morality. On the surface, what Chinese philosophy focuses on is society, not the universe; it is human relations and daily use, not hell and heaven; it is the present life of man, not the next life of man. A student of Confucius asked about the meaning of death, and Confucius replied: "If you don't know life, how can you know death?" ("The Analects of Confucius: Advanced") Mencius said: "The sage is the best of human relations." ("Mencius: Li Lou Shang") Literally, the phrase means that a sage is a morally perfect person in society. On the surface, the ideal personality of Chinese philosophy is also a member of the WTO. The so-called "sages" in Chinese philosophy are not in the same category as the so-called "Buddhas" in Buddhism and the so-called "sages" in Jesus' religion. On the face of it, this seems especially true for what Confucian so-called "sages" are. In ancient times, people of Confucius and Confucianism were ridiculed by people of Taoism, and this is the reason.

But this is only on the surface, Chinese philosophy is not so simple to understand. As far as the main traditions in Chinese philosophy are concerned, if we understand it, we cannot say that it has entered the world, and certainly cannot say that it has emerged from the world. It is both in and out of the world. A philosopher talked about the Neo-Confucianism of the Song Dynasty, and described him like this: "Individuals are not separated from daily use and practice, until the innate is not painted." This is exactly what Chinese philosophy strives to achieve. With this spirit, it is the most idealistic and at the same time the most realistic; it is practical, but not superficial. Entry and birth are opposites, just as realism and idealism are opposites. The task of Chinese philosophy is to unify these anti-propositions into a composite proposition. This is not to say that these anti-propositions are all dismissed. They are still there, but have been unified into a propositional whole. How to unify? This is the problem that Chinese philosophy seeks to solve. Seeking to solve this problem is the spirit of Chinese philosophy.