和:中国古代辩证法的核心范畴

"He": Core of Ancient Chinese Dialectics

"和"是中国古代辩证法的核心范畴。"和"与"同"异,却与"中"不可分。宇宙万物由"和"而产生,又存在于"和"的状态中,这是中国古代辩证法对宇宙万物本来面目的根本认识。"和为贵"是中国传统文化的根本价值观。"和为贵"、"和而不同"的思想对于解决今天所面临的各种矛盾和冲突仍具有指导意义。

'He'(harmony), the core of ancient Chinese dialectics is different from 'Tong' (uniformity) but indivisible from 'Zhong' (center). The whole universe originates from and exists in 'He', as is the fundamental cognition of the original appearance of the whole universe in ancient Chinese dialectics. That 'harmony is what matters' is a radical concept in Chinese traditional culture. This concept, together with 'harmony but not uniformity', is still of instructional significance in resolving a variety of contradictions and conflicts of today.