筷子与刀叉的事理比较研究

A Comparative Study of the Affair of Chopsticks and Knife-and-Fork

文章通过对筷子与刀叉这两类不同的进食工具的比较研究来探讨人为事物被创造以及发展过程中的原理。筷子与刀叉分别为中西方饮食中主流的进食工具,都是为了满足人类进食这一需求。通过对二者在人类历史进程中不同发展历程的比较研究可以得出人类不仅造物而且会在不同境况下对物进行选择与改造。通过内在因素的比较研究可以得出人为事物被人选择和改造的规律。通过外部因素的比较研究可以得出人在选择物的同时也会因为物的使用而改变生活行为方式。进而得出结论:在人类发展过程中物与人相互选择相互作用,最终物会成为人类文明的一部分。人类通过设计所得之物也是文明的一种有形体现。

This article explores the principles of the creation and development of artifact through the comparative study of two different eating tools, chopsticks and knife-and-fork. Chopsticks and knife-and-fork are the main eating tools in the Chinese and western diets, all of which were designed to meet the needs of human dietary, Through a comparative study of the different development processes of the two in the historical process of mankind, it can be concluded that mankind not only created things, but also made choices and transformations under different circumstances. Through the comparative study of internal factors, we can draw the basic rules that artifacts are chosen and transformed. Through the comparative study of external factors, it can be concluded that people can also change their way of life because of the use of the selected objects. And then come to the conclusion： in the process of human development, people and artifact interact with each other and the final object will become a part of human civilization. Artifact will eventually become a visible manifestation of human civilization.