Third Category Insight: The Revelation of Modern Wisdom

Author: Wei Da
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: For China, modern efforts have basically gone through two major steps: the introduction and assimilation of concepts, as well as the widespread construction of basic infrastructure. As a result, we have surface prosperity, but at the same time, we also have confusion. Compared to developed countries, we don't seem to have much difference—we have many "world-class" [things], yet why are we still listed as a developing country? This is the significance of this book—it focuses on the third step of modern strategy, the third category of "adequate efforts" defined as "paying attention to the dimension of concepts, transforming rough application into precise operation, and enhancing the intensity of systematic solutions as well as the perceptiveness of purpose."
"Traditional societies should progress at their own pace. They should not move too quickly, causing abrupt changes, but rather should evolve slowly and thoughtfully, so that they can select what is good from Western civilization rather than what is bad." —Jean Malory (French ethnologist and writer)