Wider than the sky (Thought Scalpel)

Author: He Huahong
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: This collection includes most of my intellectual and cultural essays written since 1998. Some texts have been excluded due to formatting constraints or other considerations. The collection does not include academic papers, but a few longer articles that straddle the line between essays and papers are included because they are more readable and the issues they raise are meaningful to non-specialist readers. The original have been removed. The title of the collection is derived from a passage by Victor Hugo: "The world's most expansive is the sea. More expansive than the sea is the sky. More expansive than the sky is the human heart." Kant also has a famous quote, stating that the two things that are most sacred, enduring, and ever-evolving—those that fill us with wonder and awe—are the starry sky above and the moral law within us. This book includes most of the author's intellectual and cultural essays written since 1998. The collection is divided into five parts: Part 1 primarily captures the images of philosophers and thinkers, focusing on their relationship with politics; Part 2 reflects on the heart's tremors and transformations through historical retrospection and contemplation; Part 3 explores literature and observes the heart of contemporary Chinese life; Part 4 delves into the traces of nature; and Part 5 examines this living world from the perspectives of ethics and life philosophy. The author is currently a professor at the Department of Philosophy, Peking University. He is primarily engaged in research and teaching in the fields of humanities, historical studies, life philosophy, and ethics. Other books in this series include Economics Beyond the Books, The Ways of Delivering Justice, The City of Law, and Nomadic Insights.