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Tao and Word in James Legge and T.S. Eliot‖. By a typical case of James Legge‘s
translation of Tao in ―Tao Te Ching‖ which is also further approved by T. S. Eliot‘s
poem ―The Rock‖, he stressed that language makes us different from one another,
but it is also the inter-act of languages that makes it possible for us to enrich our own
language and our mutual-understanding.
Subsequently, Prof. Chang Hsin-Kang, former President of City University of Hong
Kong told a story about two cities: Pittsburgh and Shenyang. He recalled the
changes in Pittsburgh from early 19th century to today and also the development of
Shenyang since 1972. From the experiences of these two cities, he pointed out that
the wisdom to defuse the crises belongs to all human beings.
After the coffee break, Prof. Chen Guy-Ying gave the lecture ―The Inspiration of Lao
Zi‘s Wisdom to Modern Cultural Crisis‖. By explaining the three means of Lao Zi‘s
―Tao‖, he pointed out that the ways to defuse the current crisis are to pay more
attention to our earth and world, rebuild the international order, and enhance the
understanding. Specially, he stressed the contemporary meaning of Lao Zi‘s ―Rou‖ in
the current time.
Then, Prof. Carine Defoort from Catholic University of Louvain talked about the
interpretations of Confucius‘ correct naming. She pointed out that the idea of ―correct
naming‖ is presented as a core concept by scholars in the field of political and social
sciences so that she figured out the important historical position of Hu Shi in the
formation of this dominant view.
In his lecture ―Confucius‘ Wisdom: Its ―The Golden Mean‖ and ―The Harmony‖‖, Prof.
Sun Qinshan from Peking University pointed out that ―The Golden Mean‖ has the
meaning of flexibility, and ―The Harmony‖ is connected with dialectical thinking.
Prof. Zhang Wenru, also from Peking University, talked about ―Master Sun‘s Art of
War‖. In his lecture, he proposed four ways to reduce the loss when facing the crisis,
including crisis sense, correct judgment, risk decision-making, and crisis
management.
After the excellent lectures, these scholars answered the attendants‘ questions
patiently and carried out heated discussions. Finally, some of the participants
expressed that the 2009 Beijing Forum was a good opportunity for them to exchange
ideas on how to overcome this global economic crisis and to make our world better.
Edited By : Cai Ying
Translated By : Su Juan
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