Psychology 451 Lecture 3Outline of Last LectureI. SocratesII. PlatoIII. AristotleOutline of Current Lecture I. Lao TzuII. Discussion of assignment and confusing termsIII. Discussion of cones from textbook (The Good Life)Current Lecture- Lao Tzu-Chinese philosopher (6-4 century B.C.), founder of Daoismo Tao=pronounced ‘Dao’o Dao= ‘way’o Compares Dao to water because it nurtures other elements and flows the path of least resistance- Confusing terms from textbook (cone= term for small poems in text)o The Sage: “the wise man” Usually a positive term H sometimes uses it in more negative light-a charlatan Charlatan or wise man? Difficult to deciphero The Empire: a dominant world viewo The One: unwritten rules of cultureo Uncarved Block Freedom from desires Potential possibility Undisturbed nature- Overarching views from coneso Everything is empty/nothing It is good to be empty-have no bad views/feelings inside of you, empty of desire This is not a western view: being psychologically empty is badThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Religious You must be broken/empty first in order to fill up with the right thingso All that glitters isn’t goldo You really don’t need everything you wanto It’s the journey, not the destinationThe Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal TaoThe name that can be named is not the eternal nameThe nameless is the origin of Heaven and EarthThe named is the mother of myriad thingsThus, constantly without desire, one observes its essenceConstantly with desire, one observes its manifestationsThese two emerge together but differ in nameThe unity is said to be the mysteryMystery of mysteries, the door to all wonders- What does this passage mean?- Meanings are hidden, must read sometime again and again, and spend lots of time thinking about it before can come to an answer-there is not right answer- The West: always wants to define everything- The East: great respect for not defining everythingo “the Way” is finding your own definition of what the way iso “when I know, I’ll know”- Cone 19-the best way to read is to read line by line with other people, stopping and thinking about each line before moving ono Exterminate the sage, discard the wise and the people will benefit a hundredfold Search out knowledge for ourselves We’ve become too reliant on those with knowledge (teachers)o Exterminate benevolence, discard righteousness and the people will be brotherly Sometimes kindness is for show Strike out false kindness so true kindness can be seeno Exterminate ingenuity, discard profit and there will be not more thieves and robberso These three, being false adornments, are not enougho The people must have something to which they can attach themselveso Exhibit the unadorned and embrace the uncarved block Be free to embrace new possibilities When you don’t dress something up, sometimes it is more beautifulo Have little thought of self and as few desires as possibleA really smooth, well-liked, kind man walks a blind woman across the street. The crowd behind them is forced to walk slowly, but no one pushes, they all take their time. Once they cross the street, the man tips his hat to her before he walks awayHe realizes that he is a fraud because he tipped his hat when she would never be able to see him. He tipped his hat for the crowd and the recognition that he is a good man from them, not for the