Insufficient balance

  The classroom suddenly boiled over.

  Xiao Yuling was holding hands with a boy, and in front of so many people, she didn't even resist. Then Yu Zitan actually smiled at Xiao Yuling?

  Is this the end of the world?

  About when the two can sit down without conflict, several boring rich kids have publicly voted on this issue on the forum, and the option is when they can see this scene. At that time, more than half of the people chose doomsday.

  Seeing what was in front of them, people really felt as if the world was about to be destroyed.

  The three people at the center of public opinion, however, didn't care in the slightest. Ye Yizhe looked at the two beautiful women with different auras on his left and right, and for an instant, he felt like he was on top of the world, as if everything was within his grasp. Although it wasn't a substantial relationship, it still invigorated his spirit. Who wouldn't want to be surrounded by beauty and enjoy the envy of others?

  At this time, Xiao Yuling finally came to her senses, her hand was still in Ye Yizhe's hand, and she quickly withdrew it from his palm. Then she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, nor did she know what he was thinking.

  Yi Zhe saw Yu Zitong looking at him with a smile that was not quite a smile, and hastily changed the subject: "Why are there so many people today? Isn't it Saturday? Even if Professor Cao really has an appointment, it should only be limited to the Philosophy College. For those from other departments, they shouldn't be so clear about it."

  Ye Yizhe still had one more sentence he hadn't said out loud: surely it couldn't be that all of them were here just to see the beauty?

  Yu Zitong couldn't help but roll her eyes at him and said, "You don't usually watch TV, do you?"

  Ye Yizhe nodded and asked: "What's wrong?"

  "Professor Cao, apart from being a renowned philosophy professor, has another identity," Yu Zitong couldn't believe that Ye Yizhe was so out of touch with society, he could grasp obscure knowledge with ease, but was completely unaware of something everyone knew. "He's also an expert on CCTV's Hundred Lectures Hall, and is one of the most popular ones right now. Professor Cao's explanations of Eastern and Western philosophy are often accompanied by interesting stories that draw people in, making him a relatively good expert in recent years, unlike those professors who are beasts at night, which is why so many people come."

  Ye Yizhe let out an "oh" and fell silent.

  Because a man in his forties or fifties, wearing a Sun Yat-sen suit, walked in from the entrance.

  After seeing the photo, Ye Yizhe recognized him as Professor Cao at a glance. The sunken face, high nose tip, and distinctive appearance made it easy for people to recognize him wherever he went.

  "Hello everyone." Professor Cao walked to the front of the stage, looked at the crowd and smiled, "There are quite a few people here today, don't you have dates on weekends? Since that's the case, let's get started now?"

  Everyone burst out laughing at his witty remark, and applause erupted spontaneously.

  Professor Cao raised his hand to stop everyone's movement and turned around to write a few words on the blackboard.

  "The Root of Differences between Eastern and Western Philosophy"

  "Today, I'd like to share with everyone some questions about the fundamental differences between Eastern and Western philosophies, that is, why there are such big differences between Eastern and Western cultures today. Many people have thought about this question before, and it was also mentioned once in the Hundred Schools of Thought lecture hall. I hope that through this, I can be of some help to everyone."

  Ye Yizhe also perked up his ears, no longer paying attention to the two people on either side of him, and listened carefully to Professor Cao's lecture. For him, philosophy was not too unfamiliar, he had also dabbled in it a bit, but not deeply. He chose to major in Philosophy mainly because he wanted to understand religious studies, to gain a clearer understanding of the history of religion, those mysterious and abstruse things that were what he cared about most. Although he didn't believe in the main gods of today, he always felt that there was some unknown power driving him to seek understanding.

  The most concerned concept in Western philosophy is a word, 'I', so they are more inclined to free liberation, relying on their own efforts to think what they want, and for thousands of years, they have always wanted to get rid of the authority of the group. This exploration began from the era of ancient Greek sages. It can be said that Western philosophy studies human thinking ability.

  "But Eastern philosophy is not like that, it pays more attention to human behavioral norms, and is more about establishing some rules, those that can examine others' behavior, including the many, such as the Hundred Schools of Thought during the Spring and Autumn period, they were all about establishing rules for the ruling class to use, they only thought about how the ruling class could better rule and bring stability to the people, never once thinking of using their own power to rebel against the monarch's rule."

  "If we trace back to the root, it should date back to the era of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, during the slave society. Due to the appearance of wise emperors such as Emperor Yan, Huang, Zhuanxu, Diku, Yao, Shun, Yu, who were fair and just in their governance, with high moral integrity and wisdom, they formed some behavioral norms that made slaves believe in them. Chinese virtuous rulers had the virtue of appointing people based on merit, so those who were good at thinking were initially promoted to be managers. These people, through social investigations, established behavioral norms that conformed to the majority and were suitable for governance. Therefore, in the early stages of China's feudal society, many wise thinkers emerged in the management layer, writing books and establishing theories to develop, maintain, and consolidate the ruler's position. The slave society in China had a relatively short survival period, entering feudal society as early as BC, 1000 years earlier than Europe."

  However, the West did not have such a person appear. During the slave society, it was always in a state of turmoil, with monarchs implementing brutal rule, and slaves were not even comparable to cattle. Those European monarchs only knew how to use violence to deal with their subjects, while they themselves lived in luxury. As a result, there emerged a situation where the lower classes yearned for equality and sought rights, unwilling to live such days. Frequent slave and peasant uprisings occurred due to the chaotic environment, but those who had thoughts and were good at thinking did not appear in the management layer, lingering in the middle and lower layers of society. They began to think about why they had to live such a life, starting to ponder some fundamental questions about human nature, wondering "I don't want this", "I don't like it", "I don't want to be like this". Such self-centered thoughts gradually spread throughout the entire society, driving the development of Western philosophy.

  "It was for this reason that once Western philosophers understood these principles, observed the nature of humanity and also observed their own shortcomings, the earliest Western moral norms were formed..."

  Professor Cao continued to speak, although there was a didactic element, but people who could come to Fudan and liked such lectures would not be too bored. They seemed to follow Professor Cao from the primitive society of East and West to the present, watching the strange things of Eastern and Western philosophy slowly lead to the premature arrival of Western capitalist society, while the East was invaded in the later period and only stepped out of the circle that only thought about rules from Western ideas.

  Ye Yizhe also nodded secretly. People who don't think about themselves but always think about how to rule others, can only be said that such a society is pathological.

  "The differences between Eastern and Western cultures can also be said to be philosophical, generally speaking, the West thinks more rationally, while the East is more emotional. Therefore, philosophy is a process of human thinking, it accompanies every truth, and can be used to explain every truth, saying that philosophy is the most noble discipline is not excessive, what other discipline can interpret everything through the interpretation of ideology?"

  Yi Zhe couldn't help but furrow his brow upon hearing this, then shook his head and said in a soft voice: "Philosophy is not faith, nor should it be."

  Yi Zhe Ye spoke casually, but his voice, though not loud, was like a warning bell in the quiet classroom where everyone was chewing on Professor Cao's lesson.

  "What's your take on this, classmate?"

  Professor Cao smiled and looked at Ye Yizhe, saying that except for Yu Zitong and Xiao Yuling beside him, everyone else knew he had spoken but didn't hear clearly, and they all turned to look at him, wanting to hear what he could say.

  Ye Yizhe slowly stood up under the gaze of everyone: "Professor Cao, I very much agree with your views on the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, but as for your views on the nature of philosophy, I'm afraid I cannot accept them."

  Professor Cao looked at him, seemingly encouraging him to continue. Ye Yizhe thought for a moment and said: "Russell once said that the significance of philosophical exploration lies not in giving definitive answers to this uncertain world, but in making us live determinately in uncertainty."