Single Idea 7282

[catalogued under 2. Reason / C. Styles of Reason / 1. Dialectic]

Full Idea

The sage encompasses everything, while ordinary people just argue about things. Disagreement means you do not understand at all.

Gist of Idea

Disagreement means you do not understand at all

Source

Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) (The Book of Chuang Tzu [c.329 BCE], Ch.2)

Book Reference

Chuang Tzu: 'The Book of Chuang Tzu', ed/tr. Palmer,M /Breuilly,E [Penguin 1996], p.16


A Reaction

This is why democracy and western analytical philosophy come as a package. We can't assume that our government is always right, and we can't assume that a 'sage' has managed to encompass everything. Criticism is essential!