Shi Huizhen's remarks made everyone silent again. There is no way, for everyone, this is no longer acceptable...
If Socrates, a battlefield veteran, or Plato, an Olympic fighting champion, were here in person, they would be able to debate this principled issue. But the Greeks present obviously did not have the physique and spirit of their ancestors. Faced with Shi Huizhen's intentional or unintentional difficulties, everyone could only remain silent.
In the end, as the organizer, Vlahos had no choice but to bite the bullet and deal with it.
"Each of us has different hobbies and different understandings of the value of one thing, which is normal." He said: "At the beginning, Thales, the 'first philosopher', observed the stars at night, but did not pay attention to his feet. He accidentally fell into the well. A Thracian maidservant nearby laughed at him, saying that he didn't even understand the things on earth, but he cared about things in heaven."
"Of course, those of us who are educated and have access to wisdom do not need to feel offended or embarrassed by this. Neither Thales nor the barbarian maids should be blamed, because different people care about different angles. Plato later commented , but anyone who engages in philosophy will always be teased like this. This is originally a normal episode on the road to pursuing wisdom."
After he finished speaking, he shrugged and glanced at Shi Huizhen.
These words seemed fair, but in fact they kept secretly saying that Shi Huizhen was like a barbarian. Rather than saying, "Everyone respects each other's hobbies," it's better to say, "You can't understand our wisdom anyway, so don't get involved."
Shi Huizhen thought for a while, not knowing whether she understood, and nodded.
Vlahos smiled proudly at his friends, and just as he was about to say something, Shi Huizhen said: "I heard Theodora say that Thales later successfully predicted the olive harvest, and thus gained people's respect for his wisdom. Recognition.”
"Yes." Vlahos nodded subconsciously: "This is not too difficult for smart people, but their energy is focused on other places and they don't care much about mundane things. "
"Then can you predict when the harvest will be harvested on top of your head?" Shi Huizhen reminded: "It's so deserted there!"
"I..." Vlahos was so angry that she was speechless for a moment.
"I heard from the priests that the top of the head is the place close to the Father, and it is not an ordinary place!" Seeing that he was silent, Shi Huizhen quickly reminded: "I think you should pay attention."
"..."
However, seeing that he didn't speak, Shi Huizhen became more serious. She tilted her head curiously and asked, "Can't you predict it with your wisdom?"
Vlahos suddenly felt that there was no answer to this question. Whether you say yes, say no, or make excuses, you will make yourself the butt of a joke. But if he doesn't answer, this guy will probably keep pestering him until the end of the banquet.
He had no choice but to say displeasedly: "This is beyond the scope of what humans can do. It is not what humans should do in the first place."
"Then you should continue to work hard in this direction and pay more attention." Shi Huizhen pointed out.
"Why?" Vlahos didn't understand the logic in her words.
"You neither farm nor fight, and you don't even run your family's slave-trading business by yourself." Shi Huizhen also analyzed: "You never do what people do. Then you should do more. Don’t people do it?”
"???" Vlahos didn't know how to answer for a moment.
His friends all looked embarrassed, and some of the other guests began to snicker.
"Don't rush this kind of thing. Let's talk about the banquet first." Vlahos had to forcefully change the topic:
"We can usually talk a lot, whatever you want. But since this is a party, I still think we should abide by past habits. If you can't understand this, I can't take care of you, because I can only give priority to the majority. How guests feel.”
"Why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Shi Huizhen didn't react.
"Why are you bringing a sword?" Vlahos pointed at her waist.
"Taylors said you can't bring him to the banquet?" Shi Huizhen asked.
"Well……"
"Or did Socrates say that?"
"I am the master here, can't I make rules?" Vlahos felt like she was almost getting involved.
"The host cannot make unreasonable demands." Shi Huizhen insisted: "In the banquet hall, you can't use military discipline to manage everyone. Because the rules of different places have to be justified."
"..."
Vlahos was speechless for a moment.
Shi Huizhen often insisted on "reasoning" with others. When she became stubborn, even good-tempered people like Tuo Huan and Guo Kang couldn't stand her. Vlahos had nothing to do with her and could only stand by dumbfounded.
And Shi Huizhen quickly discovered ready-made examples. She pointed at a young man next to her who was wearing a robe and hanging a sword, and asked, "You don't want me to carry it, but why can he carry it?"
"He is a man, of course he can lead. But you are not." Vlahos spread his hands and replied.
"Taylors said that men can lead, but I can't?" Shi Huizhen still didn't believe it.
"..."
"Or did Socrates say that?"
"Why are you asking again..."
"There are no explicit legal provisions for this kind of thing, and there is no description in the scriptures. There is not even a Roman scholar, bishop or imam who has written it into his own commentaries. Doesn't it just make it up casually? How can this be allowed? Are people convinced?" Shi Huizhen questioned.
"So, I think you have to at least provide a source for your theory. Otherwise, isn't it okay for me to say that women's sword-carrying is what is praised in the tradition of my hometown and is the local morality?"
Only then did Vlahos realize that the other party might have deliberately constructed a logical trap to lure him into sophistry. But he still had some doubts. Does this person really have such wisdom?
According to previous understanding, she didn't like reading much since she was a child, that is, she had a rough grasp of writing and had read some enlightenment books. Recently, the queen and princess forced her to read some books. Judging from his previous behavior, he really doesn't look very cultured. I don't know what's going on.
Therefore, the cunning Vlahos immediately decided that he should fight the opponent in the aspect he is most familiar with. He has made a lot of mistakes, so he needs to be careful.
He thought for a while and found a reason.
"It is against traditional virtues for a woman to carry a sword." He declared: "In the play "Medea", a crazy and cruel foreign woman is described. She is different from the Greek women, but just like a man. Act. And in the end, the one she killed with her sword was her own heir."
"People at that time already had a full understanding of this kind of women and the consequences they would incur. These experiences and wisdom are the wealth passed on to us by the drama. We..."
"How can you study so much for one play?" Shi Huizhen didn't believe it and interrupted him directly.
"Drama and philosophy influence each other and are both part of Greek culture. If you understood the theories of the sage Aristotle, you would not make such a crude statement." Vlahos obviously meant something.
"Isn't that still a summary of experience from two thousand years ago?" Shi Huizhen asked.
"That's not a simple collection of experience, but systematic thinking and reasoning. The core of philosophy lies in rationality, which is different from the shallow thinking you come into contact with every day." Vlahos saw that she was really entangled, and he probably took the bait. , then he smiled narrowly and said.
"Then this theory... Neo-Confucianism, isn't it what Yasheng said a long time ago? Am I right?" Shi Huizhen pointed out: "I don't think it can help you win anyone now. I guess this is also an outdated old man. Something!”
"..."
(End of chapter)
