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I find that the CPC’s idea the of social harmony seems closer to the Western pre-determined / dialectic conception and the liberal idea closer to the emergent /
by kgwgk 5y ago
I find that the CPC’s idea the of social harmony seems closer to the Western pre-determined / dialectic conception and the liberal idea closer to the emergent / diversity view of the Eastern tradition.
- dr_dshiv 5y agoThat would be a further fascinating twist. I’ve spent a lot of time investigating both systems; in so far as musical harmony is the core metaphor, they both seem to resolve together. But I agree that the eastern system emphasizes diversity more (at least in the classical period). Heraclitus said “out of discord comes the fairest harmony”, which is suggestive how economic competition produces economic harmony.