Political situation
Written by: Zheng Baosheng
2019-11-23 10:37
Last updated: 2019-11-23 10:37In the past two weeks, demonstrators and police have had fierce clashes between Zhongda and PolyU. Zhang Canhui, former head of the Department of Philosophy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, encourages students to learn philosophy in this generation and encourage young people to be true to the truth.
Zhang Canhui said that he went to Freiburg, Germany in 1978 to study for a Ph.D.. The problem of returning to the country in 1997 has not yet been raised. He still lives freely under British colonial rule. Apart from no democracy, Hong Kong people have the rule of law, freedom, and human rights. It is free to enjoy at this borrowed time and borrowed place.
In Germany for four and a half years, he understood what is the most important political issue in modern society such as democratic elections, political party rotation, and civil society. He deeply understands the importance of citizens' active participation and democratic openness.
Freiburg is a German music, meaning "freedom castle". The University of Freiburg was founded in 1457 and is one of the oldest universities in Germany. The main building of the university is engraved with the words "The truth will make you free", Zhang Canhui expresses the truth And freedom is the most basic concept of the university. How can academic freedom search for truth? If you don't believe in truth, what is the value of academic research?
Zhang Canhui said that people who read philosophy are free people who can understand and awaken various phenomena and theories, and will think independently and find the truth. (01 philosophy film screenshot)
Zhang Canhui pointed out that since June, the Lin Zheng government has ignored 1 million and 2 million people on the streets to protest, and has been arbitrarily confronted with the whole people, ignoring the dissatisfaction and anger of young people, especially college students, so that the protests are indispensable. Zhang Canhui said that the demonstrations by the police in the past two weeks to suppress the university were horrendous. It is impossible to believe that the university has become the target of attack.
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He said that the academic philosophy of the Chinese University originated from the Chinese humanistic spirit of New Asia, as well as the Western liberal thoughts of Chongji and the fraternal beliefs of Christianity. The founders of the two colleges were exiled scholars and established free academic institutions in Hong Kong. Research and awaken the problems faced by humans at the time.
In the past 70 years, CUHK has become a top-ranking institution, but now it has become a battlefield. Zhang Canhui thinks of Professor Shen Xuanren, who told him before his death that he grew up in China's most free place for more than two thousand years. Respect for the individual, have economic freedom, and work hard to achieve oneself. The society gives people many equal opportunities and will not discriminate against you because of political ideas and origins.
Zhang Canhui said that this anti-reform exercise has made Hong Kong people understand that freedom, the rule of law and democracy must strive for themselves. (data picture)
Freedom, the rule of law, and democracy must strive for
Zhang Canhui believes that the rule of law, freedom, democracy and human rights that people believe are slowly being eroded, and the conditions for maintaining happiness are gradually disappearing.
The freedom and the rule of law enjoyed by the people of Hong Kong were given by the colonists. But this time the civic movement has awakened Hong Kong people. Freedom, the rule of law and democracy must be strived for by themselves, not by others.
Zhang Canhui said that it is not optimistic to win these universal values, but should it be pessimistic?
Philosophy training society thinks deeply about not blindly authoritative
Although it is not necessarily good to read Ph.D. in Hong Kong, Zhang Canhui pointed out that after strict philosophical training, people learn to think deeply, because people who read philosophy are free people, able to understand and awaken various phenomena and theories, and will think independently and find the truth. Will not blindly obey, do not distinguish between right and wrong, obey the authority, and at the same time be a person with conscience, do not accept injustice, do not comply with the power, do not treat others such as objects.
He said that before becoming a professor or any professional, people must first become people, free people and good citizens. This is the common belief of Aristotle and Confucius.
Zhang Canhui said that although the political reality is cruel and ruthless, people's ideological conscience will not be destroyed by power. Power can limit social civil liberties, but individual freedom of thought can never be destroyed.
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