The Goose Lake Debate" argues about whether reading should be "subjective". In fact, there is also a problem of "subjectivity" in Xi Western economics, management, and finance. Under the cover of "neoliberalism", many once-"brilliant" economies have gradually become "fully Westernized".
In June 1175, Zhu Xi, a representative of the Cheng Zhu Li School, and Lu Jiuyuan, a member of the Xin School, debated on "seeking the outside and the inside" in the Ehu Temple in Jiangxi. Zhu Xi believes that it is necessary to read a lot of books first, and then analyze and summarize according to the experience of the sages to improve his cognition. That is, to learn from things. Lu Jiuyuan believes that there is no need to read more books and seek other things, the important thing is to know your own heart, make up your mind first, and then "I am a footnote to the six classics". That is, "the heart of invention". In fact, Lu Jiuyuan and later Wang Yangming have always emphasized "subjectivity". The subjectivity of the sage's reading is to seek the guilty, that is, "to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue to learn for the saints, and to open peace for all generations." ”
Nowadays, "neoliberalism" is in full swing, boasting about "seeking the outside". In particular, "neoliberalism" in the financial sector advocates total "Westernization" without the need for "subjectivity". The opening up of the financial sector without subjectivity has achieved super land rent to Hong Kong, the solution of the problem of the Soviet Union, the Plaza Accord of Japan, and the "dollarization" of Argentina.