Mar 6, 2005 10:42
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Context: Professor Schwartz wrote in In Search of Wealth and Power as discussed : ¡°To the Sages, however, the energetic pursuit of survival and mastery as ends, the prospect of strife and conflict, represented the demonic, the ultimate evil....¡±
Question: I am confused by "survival and mastery" listed together. Can somebody tell me what "mastery" means in simple English. Thank you very, very much in advance!
Question: I am confused by "survival and mastery" listed together. Can somebody tell me what "mastery" means in simple English. Thank you very, very much in advance!
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| 3 +5 | control / domination |
Melanie Nassar
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| 4 +1 | --->> |
TranslatonatoR
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| 3 +2 | to pursue as goals: survival (and go even further) and |
RHELLER
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| 4 | national power |
Refugio
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Melanie Nassar
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control / domination
I think mastery here means the control over something, probably people
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TranslatonatoR
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--->>
possession or display of great skill or technique b : skill or knowledge that makes one master of a subject
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Being really good at something
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thats as simple as it gets
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It could also mean to hold the authority of a master. To be in complete charge over your subjects. Like a master of slaves.
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Being really good at something
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-03-06 10:45:52 GMT)
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thats as simple as it gets
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-03-06 10:49:40 GMT)
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It could also mean to hold the authority of a master. To be in complete charge over your subjects. Like a master of slaves.
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English term (edited):
pursuit of survival and mastery as ends
to pursue as goals: survival (and go even further) and
I think it is the sentence itself which is somewhat difficult to understand (I am not familiar with Professor Schwartz's work)
survival is a basic goal/objective (once you have achieved that, you can go on to mastery)
mastery is the final step: control
mastery. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity: ability, adeptness, command, expertise, expertness, proficiency, skill
survival is a basic goal/objective (once you have achieved that, you can go on to mastery)
mastery is the final step: control
mastery. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Natural or acquired facility in a specific activity: ability, adeptness, command, expertise, expertness, proficiency, skill
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Refugio
: I agree with this take; the two seem related
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hi Ruth, sometimes we are feeling our way in the dark :-)
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Hi Alaa!
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national power
Based on the following review of Professor Schwartz book, I believe he was referring to a progression from economic survival to national power.
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/chinesehistory/pgp/schwart3.htm
http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/chinesehistory/pgp/schwart3.htm
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