The wills of the vast majority of people are nothing more than the distribution of their family wealth accumulated over the years to their children and future generations in a fair, open, serious and formal way, expressing their endless reluctance and deep love for them.
However, there is a person's will that is different, and it is very "abrupt and unusual"!
He is Mr. Li Zehou, a famous Chinese thinker, philosopher, and aesthete living in the United States.
Mr. Li ZehouSo, what is Mr. Li Zehou's "abrupt and strange" will?
I won't have an epitaph. But I'm going to leave my head in the future, freeze it, and take it out again in 300 or 500 years
At first, neither family nor friends paid attention to this statement, thinking that it was just a casual remark and might not be implemented in the end. At that time, Li Zehou also said in an interview".I now estimate that 95% of the time is impossible
However, on the eve of his 90th birthday, Li Zehou reiterated the matter and saidI'm not just talking about empty words$80,000 has been donated to Alcor, and several hundred dollars a year is paid in membership fees
The family believed it.
Perhaps, you will be puzzled and shocked against:
First of all, this is completely contrary to the deep-rooted traditional thinking that has been handed down in our country for thousands of years (after people leave, they want to remain intact, afraid of lacking this and that)!
Secondly, when people are gone, what are you doing by freezing your brains, isn't this a waste of money?
Again, could it be that Li Zehou wants to be "resurrected and reborn" again, intending to live forever?
Friends are puzzled, and family members are not supportive. So, why does Li Zehou still insist on going his own way and making a firm and unrepentant request?
It turns out that we all thought wrong!
Why do you want to "freeze your brain", Li Zehou once said in an interview: ".I want to prove whether culture has affected the brain, and whether it is possible to find the remnants of Chinese culture in my brain after a few hundred years to prove my theory of accumulation. If it turns out to have an impact (culture affects the brain), I think it's a greater contribution than all my books combined
When Li Zehou said that "in 300 or 500 years, I will take it out again" means that it will be used for future research, not that he wants to go against traditional Chinese thinking, and there is no "whimsical" selfish idea.
Let's put it simplyLi Zehou wants future generations to study his brain, so that future generations can better grasp and apply his academic theories, so as to serve the society more efficiently and quickly, and effectively promote the great progress of mankind
So, how powerful is Li Zehou's "head"?
Li Zehou graduated from the Department of Philosophy of Peking University in 1954, and was a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, an academician of the International Academy of Philosophy in Paris, and an honorary doctor of humanities from Colorado College.
He wrote many books throughout his life, and his representative works include "On the History of Modern Chinese Thought", "Collection of Aesthetic Treatises", "The Course of Beauty", "Critique of Critical Philosophy" and so on. Among them, the book "The Course of Beauty" has become a classic work that has influenced the aesthetic orientation of a generation because of its profound aesthetic thinking. The philosopher Feng Youlan described the book as "a history of Chinese aesthetics and art, a history of Chinese literature, a history of Chinese philosophy, and a history of Chinese culture".
In the early 60s of the last century, Li Zehou constructed his "accumulation theory".
The theory of accumulation is regarded as the "core theory of practical philosophy", which is one of the most important theoretical achievements of the academic circles in the new era, and is even considered to be the only valuable achievement of aesthetic research in China in the fifties and sixties. Some people have praised that grasping this doctrine "will also grasp the starting line of the construction of art-culture studies in the new era." ”
The theory of accumulation is still very attractive today, just as Mr. Zhu Liyuan said: "The theory of accumulation was formally put forward at the end of the 70s, and it reasonably demonstrated and clarified Marx's important thesis on the 'natural world of man', including aesthetic feelings, and that the formation of people's five senses is the product of all previous world history, or Marx's great thought was adopted" The theory of accumulation has been concretized and implemented, which provides a more convincing way of thinking for solving a series of basic problems in aesthetic research. ”
Obviously, the "accumulation theory" founded by Li Zehou has a unique path, foreign is used for China, has a clear viewpoint, extraordinary significance, and a great role, and is highly praised and respected by the world.
To be able to create such an extraordinary and new ideological theory, there must be an extraordinary "brain". Therefore, Li Zehou dared to say this: "I want to prove whether culture has affected the brain, and whether it is possible to find the remnants of Chinese culture in my brain after a few hundred years to prove my accumulation theory." ”
Obviously, Li Zehou did not have such an extraordinary and outstanding achievement, and he would never have made such an astonishing act.
Why did Li Zehou say this?
I think the fundamental reason is that he really wants to pass on the work he has worked so hard to and carry it forward, so as to better serve and change humanity
This is also the fundamental reason why Li Zehou made up his mind to eliminate all difficulties and "freeze his head"!
It is no wonder that Ma Qunlin lamented that Mr. Li "freezing his brain to prove the theory he proposed, even if it does not say 'unprecedented and unprecedented', is an extremely rare move."
Indeed, throughout the ages, there have been very few people who have dared to use their own lives to prove the superiority and advanced nature of their theories and theories. Li Zehou deserves to be called the contemporary "Bruno".
From this point of view, in order to verify one's own theoretical viewpoint, how can one not be shocked if he is not afraid to break the traditional ideological concept and do not hesitate to sacrifice his body?
In order to carry forward his theories, Ze was exhausted by future generations, exhausted his energy and physical strength during his lifetime, and contributed his body after leaving, how can such a person not be admired and remembered?
A person who is willing to do his best for the sake of ideology and theory and for human society without regrets, and who contributes his body to death is a person with a capital letter, a shining person, and a great person!
I would like to pay high tribute to Mr. Li Zehou!
May Mr. Li Zehou be immortal and immortal!
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