April 25, 2017

"The origin and etymology of contradiction in the West can be dated back to the 14th century. In ancient China, it was Han Fei, also known as Han Fei Zi, who first coined this abstract term in Chinese as mao dun.

Han Fei, an influential Chinese political philosopher, was born in 280 BC and died in 233 BC. His allegory of a spear (mao) against a shield is well-known: A man from the state of Chu put a spear and a shield on sale. He bragged about his sharp spear and boasted about his impenetrable shield. An onlooker posed a tough question: What would happen if the spear is used to pierce or to prod at the shield? The man was unable to give a persuasive answer and suddenly realized that it is impossible or contradictory for the strongest shield to coexist with a spear that finds nothing impenetrable."

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