Stories, hope is too important for us. Don't think that Greek mythology is the highest, as it leaves us with many questions about the relationship between human nature and hope. I hope we can think about some of them.
Kant clearly understood and proposed three questions that he focused on throughout his life. These three questions can be expressed in one sentence: what is human. In other words, to answer the question of what a person is, it is necessary to intervene from these three aspects.
These four questions represent Kant's understanding of philosophy. When we understand Kant, the first thing we need to clarify is to position him.
Later, Fichte once said a famous sentence that has been repeatedly quoted. What kind of person you are, what kind of philosophy you have. I want a person who is emotionless, calm, and has a very delicate mind. I am always calm in any situation. No matter what you do or say, you will find it difficult to impress such a person. The philosophy developed by such a person naturally has its own unique style.
But on the other hand, if you are a very passionate person, then it is another philosophy.
What Fichte said, I think it's still correct. For example, what kind of person is Wittgenstein, including Fichte himself, we can also understand him, what kind of person he is, what kind of philosophy he chooses, and there is considerable truth to it.
So, what kind of philosophy we engage in research is definitely related to one's own temperament. Your temperament is a very rational person, and you still prefer to engage in logical analysis and analytical philosophy. However, there is another one that lacks passion, and you may pursue other aspects of philosophy, such as the philosophy of life.
Now let's talk about the philosophical significance and philosophical ideas of Germany.
Kant was born in 1724 and passed away in 1804. He was born in K ö nigsberg, a suburb of East Prussia, which is an academic hub and, of course, a cultural and economic center.
Kant never left K ö nigsberg throughout his life, and all of his knowledge about China came from missionaries. The Chinese books he reads are often travelogues and fragmented diplomatic reports, and he thinks that China has no philosophy. Such a great person is contemptuous of China at that time.
It's hard to imagine that someone who is interested in all the knowledge in the world has no interest in seeing things in China. Of course, it's not just Kant, Schelling also sees it this way. Hegel looked a little deeper than him yesterday and only looked at missionaries, while those like H ö lderlin and Heidegger had planned to surface some of the content of Chinese philosophy. Later, due to various reasons, they were not able to do so. However, Kant was the only one on this side. I discovered cosmopolitanism, he believed that the world was first, and he had his prejudice against non Western cultures.
We cannot demand too much, but we also need to know. After graduating from Kant University in 1755, he obtained a university teaching position through his book "A General History of Nature and the Theory of Celestial Bodies", and thus made a living by teaching.
During the Cultural Revolution, all books could not be read. Why is this book translated?
According to the organizers at the time, he was able to prove that the materialist conception of history was correct. In fact, he is a work of natural science, and the people who translated it at that time were very good, with excellent Chinese translation skills. At that time, there were many things in my major that I couldn't understand. Don't say that if you see something that you can't understand now, you won't read it. You still need to read it. Give me two words, and I suggest that you take the books from the library when you have time. It instantly makes you understand how a person should live. He doesn't talk about philosophy of life, nor does he talk about life ideals. He talks about the universe, the generation of the universe, and how the universe is generated. It's a natural science thing.
However, after reading it, you feel that people should have such a broad mind, even though my situation at that time was almost suicidal, living a life worse than that of a pig or a dog in the poorest rural area of China. You cannot imagine the days I lived.
But later on, I realized that people are not limited by their environment. My environment is a life inferior to that of pigs and dogs to those around me, that's okay. You can't limit my thoughts, the vastness and solemnity of God.
So, in your generation, it's important to drink milk. Your first sip of milk was good, and of course, you will be more obedient from now on. "A true hero is not someone without a humble sentiment, but someone who will never succumb to a humble sentiment," is a quote from Christopher. "Drinking milk alone determines whether you are a hero or a bear.
Everyone needs to constantly review, and it can be said that humans are free animals. We can gradually overcome many of the bad things in ourselves and become more pure. Because I feel that he has been very helpful in shaping my personality.
For example, during the Cultural Revolution, we couldn't hear Western music. Later on, 78 years later, Western orchestras had some interactions, but when Western symphony orchestras came to China, they simply couldn't get tickets. But there are photos. My friend said, not to mention other things, Western music, Western symphony orchestras, that team sitting there, the entire scale and pattern, the clothes dressed meticulously, the shining instruments, the coordination between various voices, he said you don't have to listen, just the scene gives you a strong impact and stimulation.
Sometimes, don't neglect the external world. External things and internal things are inseparable. He will give you a lot of inspiration. You know that when you are in front of him, you feel that I should also be like him. I cannot be cynical, and I should have a more serious attitude. This is very important.
Because it is now open to you, you can also buy some cheaper tickets with your student ID to take a look. I don't know how many of you are going. I think I often go to top tier bands at my age. After returning home, I can stay up all night with music and sound in my mind, which can elevate my soul. Because there is no way to watch around us, whether it is the Internet, TV or the Internet, you have no feeling after watching it.
Kant is a colleague who has taught many courses, from natural sciences to humanities and technology, to history, to logic. He is not only versatile, but also teaches very well. However, he applied for professor twice but was not approved. He did not become a professor until he was 46 years old. Many of us have left today, which is why we are far from him. For example, we often have some teachers who even tell our leaders that I cannot be evaluated anymore. Sorry, I have left and someone wants to dig me up. There are really many people who just left like this.
I won't give him a professor, but Kant thinks it doesn't matter. I'm not going anywhere, the lecturer is the lecturer. Because there is no associate professor level in Germany, lecturers are lecturers. I will stay here until you appoint me as a professor. As expected, he came to take up the position and in 1770, at the age of 46, he was criticized by the University of Erlangen for taking up the professorship. He was appointed as a professor of logic.
So, initially he taught natural sciences, mathematics, geography in university, and later taught anthropology, logic, education, metaphysics, philosophy, religion, morality, and so on.
During this period, Kant portrayed him as a rigid and uninteresting Puritan style professor. In fact, it's not like that, because Kant is a very humorous person. He has a story where one of his students discussed why Kant didn't get married with a cup, so he brought a prostitute and asked his teacher, 'How was last night?' The teacher said, 'A bunch of meaningless actions.'.
The story aims to portray Kant as a very rigid and uninteresting person, devoid of any emotions and purely rational, because everything he expresses is expressed in very dry language.
This is certainly an exaggeration. In fact, we now know that work is half of his life, and the other half is used for socializing, eating with friends and acquaintances, playing cards and watching plays, and participating in the activities of the most prestigious families. At that time, Haman, a great person, said not to be distracted by too much social activity, because Haman was a creator of greatness. He should not neglect his academic research because of this.
But Kant's other side of life is indeed very regular. Every afternoon, with one exception in life, the citizens of Ennigsberg use Professor Kant's walking time to calibrate their clocks.
He came out at four o'clock, and we checked his watch. It was strange that he hadn't come out for a week because he wouldn't budge. Even if it was windy or rainy, he would definitely come out at four o'clock. Later, we asked his old man's companion, and they asked him what happened to your master. He hadn't come out for a week, was he sick or on a business trip?
He said the master didn't go outside or get sick, why didn't he come out? He said he didn't know, but the owner was reading with great interest. This book is Rousseau's Emile, and his fascination with it changed his lifestyle habits.
Although in our biographies, Kant and Rousseau are completely different types of people, one with a special moral character and the other seemingly unrestrained, Rousseau had a great influence on him. He is famous for his famous quote, "I feel an insatiable thirst for knowledge and an endless passion for advancing in the field of knowledge. Every time I take a step forward, I feel satisfied. For a period of time, I thought that only this constituted human dignity, and I despised ordinary people who knew nothing; Rousseau led me on the right path. This blind prejudice disappeared; I learned to respect human nature, and unless I believed that this viewpoint (referring to his doctrine) could make a difference for everyone, I felt satisfied. The value of human rights, otherwise I will consider myself far more useless than ordinary workers
And my work is useful for humanity, but Rousseau made him believe that if your work cannot increase human power and human rights, it is not as good as what an ordinary worker carpenter can do. It can be seen that Rousseau did not have a general influence on him, but rather had a profound impact on his entire worldview and personality.
So Kant was a Puritan. The German's room likes carving and decoration very much. He likes all kinds of pictures. There is no decoration in his room, only a painting, Rousseau.
The development of Kant's thought is generally divided into two periods: the pre critical period before the publication of "Critique of Pure Reason" in 1771, and the critical period thereafter. The publication of Critique of Pure Reason marked the birth of Kant's critical philosophy, which later became known as the Critique Period.
