Who uses well their light holds to the bright and from the body wards off blight and hides what does not change from human sight.
>From my "The New Tao" *@stephencrose <https://twitter.com/stephencrose>* On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Gary Richmond <[email protected]> wrote: > Phyllis, list, > > I agree that 'reason' would be a very poor translation of 'tao' in the* > Tao Te Ching*. But I don't think this is what Peirce, or Carus for that > matter, means. Peirce writes: > > . . .The opinion just now referred to, that logical principles are known > by an inward light of reason, called the "light of nature" to distinguish > it from the "light of grace" which comes by revelation, has been the > opinion entertained by the majority of careful logicians. > The phrase "light of reason," or its near equivalent, may probably > be found in every literature. The "old philosopher" of China, Lao-Tze, who > lived in the sixth century B.C. says for example, "Whoso useth reason's > light, and turneth back, and goeth home to its enlightenment, surrendereth > not his person to perdition. This is called practising the eternal." The > doctrine of a light of reason seems to be inwrapped in the old Babylonian > philosophy of the first chapter of Genesis, where the Godhead says, "Let us > make man in our image, after our likeness." It may, no doubt, justly be > said that this is only an explanation to account for the resemblances of > the images of the gods to men, a difficulty which the Second Commandment > meets in another way. But does not this remark simply carry the doctrine > back to the days when the gods were first made in man's image? To believe > in a god at all, is not that to believe that man's reason is allied to the > originating principle of the universe? CP 2.23-24 > > > So, the expression he has in mind in quoting Carus' translation of Chapter > 52, section 3 of the Tao Te Ching is "light of reason," not "reason" pure > and simple. > > The final sentence quoted above, viz., "To believe in a god at all, is not > that to believe that man's reason is allied to the originating principle of > the universe?" makes me think of the term "Logos", the Word, meaning 'God', > which occurs at the beginning of the Gospel of John: "In the beginning was > the Word, and the Word was with God, and the word was God." > > I can't say that I very much like Carus' translation of the passage in > question, so here are a few other translations of it: > > http://mpgtaijiquan.blogspot.com/2014/07/tao-te-ching-by-lao-tzu-chapter-52.html > > > > > > *Use your light, but dim your brightness, In this way you will not do > yourself any harm. This is called following the eternal Tao." - Translated > by Chou-Wing Chohan <http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm>, > Chapter 52 * > > > > > *Follow the Light, you will reflect its radiance.Neglect the Inner Life, > your body will meet with calamity.This is called the eternal heritage."- > Translated by Isabella Mears > <http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm>, 1916, Chapter 52* > > > > > *Use your light, but dim your brightness;Thus you will cause no harm to > yourself.This is called following the eternal Tao."- Translated by Ch'u > Ta-Kao <http://www.egreenway.com/taoism/ttclztrans3.htm>, 1904, Chapter > 52 * > > Best, > > Gary > > > *Gary Richmond* > *Philosophy and Critical Thinking* > *Communication Studies* > *LaGuardia College of the City University of New York* > *C 745* > *718 482-5690 <718%20482-5690>* > > > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Phyllis Chiasson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> I am reading Paul Carus's translation of the Tao, in which he uses the >> term, Reason, for Tao. E.g. " The Reason that can be Reasoned is not the >> eternal Reason." >> >> Since Carus & Peirce were connected, does anyone know if use of the term, >> Reason, for Tao comes from Peirce, or relates to Peirce's correlation of >> reason & God? To the highest level of his Ethical classes of motives >> (religionism) as Reason? To Retroduction (reason) as the operative engine >> of the universe, etc. >> >> I'm wondering, among other things who influenced whom in this choice of >> terms. I'm guessing Peirce to Carus.... But could it have been the other >> way around? Is there another source? >> >> Regards, >> Phyllis >> >> >> ----------------------------- >> PEIRCE-L subscribers: Click on "Reply List" or "Reply All" to REPLY ON >> PEIRCE-L to this message. PEIRCE-L posts should go to >> [email protected] . To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message not to PEIRCE-L >> but to [email protected] with the line "UNSubscribe PEIRCE-L" in the >> BODY of the message. 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