The Place of Philosophy in Chinese Civilization
哲學(xué)在中國文化中的地位
To the Westerner, who sees that the life of the Chinese people is permeated with Confucianism, it appears that Confucianism is a religion.?
對于西方人來講恬涧，他們認(rèn)為中國人的生活充滿儒家思想，遍布在生活的各個(gè)角落碴巾，以致于儒家思想好像是一種宗教溯捆。
As a matter of fact, however, Confucianism is no more a religion than, say, Platonism or Aristotelianism.?
然而，事實(shí)上厦瓢，儒家思想跟柏拉圖或亞里士多德一樣都不是宗教提揍。
It is true that the Four Books have been the Bible of the Chinese people, but in the Four Books there is no story of creation, and no mention of a heaven or hell.
事實(shí)上《四書》的作用對中國人來說，跟《圣經(jīng)》一樣旷痕，但是《四書》中沒有創(chuàng)世紀(jì)碳锈，沒有天堂或地獄。
Of course, the terms philosophy and religion are both ambiguous.?
當(dāng)然欺抗，哲學(xué)和宗教這兩個(gè)詞本身就是模糊的售碳。
Philosophy and religion may have entirely different meanings for different people.?
哲學(xué)和宗教對不同的人來說可能有完全不同的含義。
When men talk about philosophy or religion, they may have quite different ideas in their minds concerning them.?
討論哲學(xué)或宗教時(shí)绞呈，他們腦中關(guān)于哲學(xué)或宗教的想法是不一樣的贸人。
For my part, what I call philosophy is systematic, reflective thinking on life.?
在我看來，我認(rèn)為哲學(xué)是對生命的系統(tǒng)的反思佃声。
systematic, reflective thinking on life艺智，哲思
Every man, who has not yet died, is in life.?
每個(gè)人，只要還沒死圾亏，他就存在于生命狀態(tài)中十拣。
But there are not many who think reflectively on life, and still fewer whose reflective thinking is systematic.?
但是封拧，并不是所有人都會(huì)對人生反思，甚至做系統(tǒng)反思的人少之又少夭问。
A philosopher must philosophize; that is to say, he must think reflectively on life, and then express his thoughts systematically.
一個(gè)哲學(xué)家必須哲思泽西，也就是說，他必須對生活進(jìn)行反思缰趋，然后把自己的思想系統(tǒng)的表達(dá)出來捧杉。
express his thoughts systematically，系統(tǒng)表達(dá)
From YLYK《中國哲學(xué)的故事》專輯S01E02
