職業之異化 Alienation of Career

已確知材料之來源亦已確知成品之去向者，為無異化。	A worker is doing a non-alienated work if he knows everything about the source of the material and the destination of the product.
不確知材料之來源或不確知成品之去向者，為小異化。	A worker is doing a slightly alienated work if he does not know everything about the source of the material and the destination of the product.
確不知材料之來源亦確不知成品之去向者，為大異化。	A worker is doing a seriously alienated work if he knows nothing about the source of the material and the destination of the product.

存在性證明之悲哀The Sorrow of the Existence Proof

斯時，未經驗即見屆時之貌，則未知之趣當下消滅，而經驗之樂自始不生。祇有得證之喜剎現於飛秒之間，聊以寬心。

The existence proof refers to the case where you have already seen the future at the present without experiencing the process of life. In that case, the fun of unknown disappears at the time, and the delight of experience never appears from the beginning. Anyway, you may find the sudden pleasure in femtoseconds when the proof is done, as your only comfort.

人是機械 Man a Machine

極其顯然，人的肉體是機械。所謂「機械」，是由多個元件組成的構造，並具有功能。所謂「功能」，是用於將輸入轉變成輸出。	Trivially, a human body is a machine. The so-called "machine" is a structure composed of multiple components and has a function. The so-called "function" is used to convert an input into an output.
那麼，人的精神呢？人的精神只是由電子來傳遞的神經訊號而已。至於「記憶」，則是神經訊號在大腦皮質的刻劃而成的皺褶。這些，毫無疑問，都屬於機械。所以，人的精神也是機械。	What about a human spirit? The human spirit merely comes from neural signals carried by electrons. As for "memory", it comes from folds in a cerebral cortex written by neural signals. These belong to mechanics, of course. Hence, the human spirit is also a machine.
是故，人與機械確實毫無區別。人就是機械。	Therefore, there is actually no difference between a human and a machine. A man is exactly a machine.
這點，只需要坦然接受，既不需要任何懷疑，也不需要任何討論。無法接受的人，是因認知錯誤，或勇氣不足所致。	All we need is to accept this conclusion immediately. We do not need any doubt or any discussion about it. While, some people just cannot accept this conclusion, because they have incorrect knowledge or they do not have enough courage.
不過，我們可說：「人是比較特別的機械」，來獲得一絲絲的慰藉，並恢復一點點的自信。	However, we can say: "man is a special machine", to get a little comfort and to restore a few confidence.
申言之，並不是外觀上長得像人的傢伙就一定是人，還必須觀察它有無具備人的核心功能。它如果欠缺人的核心功能，就只是普通機械而已，也就是「物」。	Accordingly, even if someone looks like a human, he is still possibly not a human. We must observe whether the one has the human's core function. If he lacks the human's core function, he is merely a ordinary machine, that is, a "thing".
為了積極保障人權，什麼是「人」，什麼是「物」，必須區分清楚，以免人權發生濫用。	In order to improve human rights protection, we must clearly distinguish "things" from "humans". Otherwise, human rights may be open to abuse.

文本誕生之前提 The Precondition of the Birth of the Text

作者在世時，文本即未誕生。凡遇文章疑義，皆須一一請示作者，殊不可濫自解讀。	When the author is still alive, the text has not been born. When we find any doubt in the article, we shall ask the author for his authoritative explanation, but shall not explain it at our will.
由文章尚可衍生自身之體悟，惟不可偷渡為作者所說。	We may derive our own comprehension from the article, but we shall not pretend that it is the author's opinion.
作者肉身亡滅之際，因事實上無從請示，始不可抗文本誕生，甚為遺憾。	At the time of the author's physical death, since we can no more ask him ipso facto, the text is then irresistibly born, and the birth of the text is very regrettable.

小世界 Small World

人活在他的主觀上小世界中，是指他所承認的世界小於他所認知的世界。	A person is living in his subjectively small world means that the world he admits is smaller than the world he knows.
人活在他的客觀上小世界中，是指他所認知的世界小於他所承認的世界。	A person is living in his objectively small world means that the world he knows is smaller than the world he admits.
另外，人不可能認知全世界，故不必討論這個例子。	In addition, a person is impossible to know the whole world, so we do not have to discuss this case.

認知活著的能力的邊界條件 Boundary Condition for Ability to Recognize Living

嬰兒，於初生之際，因智力未成熟而無法認知活著。	An infant, at the time of his birth, is unable to recognize his living because his intelligence has not been developed.
老人，於因智力已退化而無法認知活著之際，臨死。	An old man, at the time when he is unable to recognize his living because his intelligence have been degraded, is about to die.
活著的認知，屬於後設認知。	The cognition of living is a metacognition.

邊緣所致之新意 Novelty from the Edge of the World

不遊走於技術之邊緣，則無以創新。惟俗人憂其不現實。	Only do we play around the edge of technologies can we make some innovation. But mediocrities worry about the unreality.
不遊走於法律之邊緣，則無以革新。惟俗人憂其不道德。	Only do we play around the edge of laws can we make some reformation. But mediocrities worry about the immorality.
但遊走於邊緣之天才，與墜毀於谷底之蠢材，雖一線之隔，不可同日而語。	However, we shall not confuse geniuses who play around the edge and fools who crash into the valley even if there is a fine line between them.

後設層疊之作用 Functions of Metalayers

對於未然與已然、或然與必然、應然與實然、其然與所然、及渾然與了然，各後設層乃收納各然，以免混淆。

For expectation and completion, possibility and certainty, idea and practice, effect and cause, and ambiguity and clarity, respective metalayers are used to contain respective concepts, so as to avoid misconception.

純潔與不潔 Purity and Impurity

純潔，是指客觀上且主觀上俱純潔。	Purity means objective and subjective purity.
無認識而已為不潔，或有認識而未為不潔，均屬不潔。	A subject, either unconscious of but being impure, or conscious of but not being impure, is impure.

因果路徑鎖定在言語上之例 Example of Locking a Causal Route of Speech

己所欲言，而他所不欲聞者，言之無效。	You cannot effect your target if you say what you want to say but he does not want to hear.
他所欲聞，而己所不欲言者，言之無益。	You cannot benefit your target if you say what he wants to hear but you do not want to say.
必也以非己所不欲言，且非他所不欲聞者為所言，以鎖定其因果路徑。	If you try to lock the causal route of his behavior, you should say what is acceptable both to you and him.

形而上矛盾 Metaphysical Contradiction

形而上矛盾，係指通曉萬物乃見其等根源之自始當然確定絕對矛盾者而言。	Metaphysical contradiction refers to the initial, natural, unchangeable, and absolute contradiction of the origin of everything comprehended after knowing everything.
形而下矛盾，係指誤以無矛盾處為矛盾處者而言。	Physical contradiction refers to mistaking a noncontradictory part to a contradictory part.
兩者有別，不可相提並論。	The two concepts are different, and we shall not confuse with them.

經辯證之個人主義 Dialectical Individualism

純粹個人主義者，遲早因不相容於集體而消滅。	A pure individualist will certainly be eliminated because they are inconsistent with the collective.
純粹集體主義者，遲早因太相容於集體而消滅。	A pure collectivist will certainly be eliminated because they are too consistent with the collective.
故個人主義為體，集體主義為用，以保存個體之特徵，豐富宇宙之多元。	Therefore, it advocates individualism as essence and collectivism for application, in view of preserving the characteristic of the individual and thus enriching the diversity of the universe.

標準答案之辯證 Dialectic of Standard Answer

早期，我被動地追求所述標準答案。	In earlier stages, I passively pursued the standard answers.
中期，我受到某些「啟發」，不再追求所述標準答案。	In medium stages, I no longer pursued the standard answers since I got some "inspiration".
晚期，我主動地追求標準答案。	In later stages, I actively pursues standard answer.
顯然，我關於標準答案的見解，因辯證而昇華。	Obviously, my comprehension of standard answer has evolved because of dialectic.

確定決定之條件 Conditions for Irrevocable Decision

就確定事實以確定要件所為之決定當然確定。	A decision is irrevocable if made according to definite requirements and based on definite facts.
決定不確定者，蓋事實不確定或要件不確定。	A decision is revocable only if made according to indefinite requirements, or based on indefinite facts.
事實不確定為外顯不完備。	An indefinite fact is an explicit incompleteness.
要件不確定為內涵不完備。	An indefinite requirement is an implicit incompleteness.
不確定但可確定者為相對不確定，可構造性證明之。	An indefiniteness which is possible to become definite is a relative indefiniteness, which can be shown by a constructive proof.
不確定且不可確定者為絕對不確定，僅可存在性證明之。	An indefiniteness which is impossible to become definite is an absolute indefiniteness, which can only be shown by an existence proof.

時變觀念 Time-Variant Conception

我們經常有這種盲點，就是覺得：(一)別人不會變；(二)自己不該變。	We often have such blind spots that (a) others will never change; and (b) we shall never change.
結果，那人變很好，我們不肯接納；這人變很壞，我們不肯離棄。那麼我們就吃虧了。	Then, when that person has become very good, we still refuse to accept him; when this person has become very bad, we still refuse to leave him. These kinds of choices are not beneficial to us.
所以我說，觀察過去是不夠的，還要觀察過去到現在的變化率。	So I say that, it is not enough to observe the past only, but we have to observe the changing from the past to the present.
同樣地，策劃未來也是不夠的，還要策劃現在到未來的變化率。	Similarly, it is not enough to plan the future only, but we have to plan the changing from the present to the future.

程序之交換律 Commutative Property of Process

程序，其步驟順序交換而發生同一結果者，合於交換律。	A process is commutative if we can derive the same result after we change the orders of the steps of the process.
不合於交換律之程序，其步驟順序交換而疑似發生同一結果者，蓋隱含另一結果未經察覺。	Where we seems to derive the same result after we change the orders of the steps of a non-commutative process, there is actually another implicit result remaining unobserved.

邏輯上、物理上與法律上不能 Logical, Physical and Legal Impossibilities

邏輯上不能者，物理上不能。	Logical impossibility implies physical impossibility.
邏輯上不能或物理上不能者，未必法律上不能。	Logical impossibility or physical impossibility do not imply legal impossibility.
但以邏輯上不能或物理上不能為法律上所能者，即為災禍。	However, it will be a disaster when we think a law possibly effective to a thing that is logically impossible or physically impossible.

左派不存在 The Left Wing Does Not Exist

假設左派是一種派別，那麼，它要麼是行動組織，要麼是思想脈絡。	If the left wing is a category, it is either an organization or an ideology.
但是，組織和脈絡都是右派的產物。這表示，左派的本質就是右派，左派一詞只是表象空殼。	However, either an organization or an ideology is a product of the right wing. This means that the essence of the left wing is the right wing, and the word "left wing" is just a shell with empty inside.
反之，假設左派不是一種派別，那麼，每個左派成員的行動思想彼此疏離而缺乏系統，也就是烏合之眾。	Alternatively, if the left wing is not a category, the left-wing members are just a motley crew with alien and unsystematic actions and thoughts.
因此，左派不存在。	Therefore, the left wing does not exist.

不可說的，只可不說 Whereof One Cannot Speak, Thereof One Must Be Silent

維特根斯坦說：「不可說的，只可不說。」	"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent," said Wittgenstein.
在這裡，知道不可說的某物卻不知道它不可說的，或甚至不知道不可說的，或根本不知道某物的，都算是違反這個要領。可見遵守這個要領是很難得的。	Herein, a person violates the rule if he does not know one of the inexpressiblility of a known inexpressible thing, or even the concept of inexpressiblility, or more even the existence of a thing. We thus see it is difficult to follow the rule.

孤獨之定義The Definition of Solitude

孤獨是指存在性與世界上不存在性之交集。	Solitude means the intersection of existence and the worldly non-existence.
客觀上孤獨是指身於世界之外者。	Objective solitude means the situation where one's body is outside the world.
主觀上孤獨是指心於世界之外者。	Subjective solitude means the situation where one's heart is outside the world.
事實上孤獨是指因自然而處於世界之外者。	Factual solitude means the situation where one is outside the world because of nature.
法律上孤獨是指因人文而處於世界之外者。	Legal solitude means the situation where one is outside the world because of humanity.