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BrayanAFirstEssay 4 - 07 Jun 2022 - Main.BrayanA
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< | We must try to understand in some sense what it means to be human. One such way comes from insight into what lies between order and chaos. By order, I am referring to a state of complacency whereby structure and patterns govern daily activities. In contrast, chaos is a state of randomness whereby daily activities are unpredictable and unmanageable. Taoist have understood this concept for thousands of years, as illustrated in the taiji tu_–the yin and yang diagram. The Han dynasty linked _tanji tu with the idea of “primal chaos” and understood yin and yang as terms that describe all natural phenomena (Little 14, 131). Thus, the taiji tu diagram embodies the equilibrium between the yin and yang forces within the Tao –“the void out of which all reality emerges” (Little 13,131). In other words, through the balance of chaos and order, human meaning arises. | >
> | We must try to understand in some sense what it means to be human. One such way comes from insight into what lies between order and chaos. By order, I am referring to a state of complacency whereby structure and patterns govern daily activities. In contrast, chaos is a state of randomness whereby daily activities are unpredictable and unmanageable. Taoist have understood this concept for thousands of years, as illustrated in the taiji tu;the yin and yang diagram. The Han dynasty linked tanji tu with the idea of “primal chaos” and understood yin and yang as terms that describe all natural phenomena (Little 14, 131). Thus, the taiji tu diagram embodies the equilibrium between the yin and yang forces within the Tao –“the void out of which all reality emerges” (Little 13,131). In other words, through the balance of chaos and order, human meaning arises. | | | Political ideology and a functioning democracy demonstrate the same concept. Meta-analysis indicates that conservatives tend to score higher on the need for order, structure, and closure; and lower on openness to experience (Hanson 56-57). In contrast, liberals score higher in need for system instability and openness to experience; and lower in need for order, structure, and closure (Hanson 56-57). In other words, conservatives prefer order, whereas liberals prefer chaos. Undoubtedly, a functioning democracy requires both ideological spectrums to work in tandem to be a functional system. |
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| Revision 4 | r4 - 07 Jun 2022 - 02:37:38 - BrayanA |
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