
“A dúvida não deve ser nada além da atenção, caso contrário pode tornar-se perigosa.”
Nonbeing must in some sense be, otherwise what is it that there is not? This tangled doctrine might be nicknamed Plato's beard; historically it has proved tough, frequently dulling the edge of Occam's razor.
On What There Is.
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“A dúvida não deve ser nada além da atenção, caso contrário pode tornar-se perigosa.”
"Now, how is this doctrine to be examined? Some standard of judgment must be established. To expound a doctrine without regard to the standard is similar to determining the directions of sunrise and sunset on a revolving potter's Wheel. By this means the distinction of right and wrong, benefit and harm, cannot be known. Therefore there must be three tests. What are the three tests? Its basis, its verifiability, and its applicability. How is it to be based? It should be based on the deeds of the ancient sage-kings. How is it to be verified? It is to be verified by the senses of hearing and sight of the common people. How is it to be applied? It is to be applied by adopting it in government and observing its benefits to the country and the people. This is what is meant by the three tests of every doctrine."
然則明辨此之說將柰何哉?「必立儀,言而毋儀,譬猶運鈞之上而立朝夕者也,是非利害之辨,不可得而明知也。故言必有三表。」何謂三表?「有本之者,有原之者,有用之者。於何本之?上本之於古者聖王之事。於何原之?下原察百姓耳目之實。於何用之?廢以為刑政,觀其中國家百姓人民之利。此所謂言有三表也。
Mozi, Livro 9, Contra o Fatalismo I, § 2 - Mozi, Book 9 http://ctext.org/mozi/anti-fatalism-i, 非命上 - Anti-Fatalism I, § 2, English translation: W. P. Mei.
Este paragrafo é mencionado por Neil deGrasse Tyson no episódio 5 da série Cosmos, como uma evidência das raízes do método científico.
Em discurso http://www.ebooksbrasil.org/eLibris/corporativo.html#bm1 de 14 de novembro de 1933.
“A verdadeira felicidade não pode ser descrita, é sentida”
Le vrai bonheur ne se décrit pas, il se sent
Collection complète des oeuvres (avec deux suppléments) - Volume 10, Página 314 http://books.google.com.br/books?id=HSo_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA314, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paul Moultou, Pierre-Alexandre Du Peyrou - Soc. typographique puis Barde, 1782
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