The Inconvenient World and Eastern Wisdom
摘要
Chaos (hun dun) appeared in ancient Chinese mythology as a central emperor without the seven orifices of the eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. This tale, found in the inner chapters of the book of Zhuang Zi, serves as a metaphor suggesting that imposing reason on matters forcefully is akin to “carving the seven orifices on Chaos.” It is an allusion to the limitations of conventional technical rationalism in the modern era.