I love my teacher, and I love truth more. Raphael painted many great philosophers in ancient Greece in his famous painting "Athens College". Plato and Aristotle are in the center of the picture. Plato's finger points to the sky, Aristotle's finger points to the ground. This painting vividly expresses the differences between the two people's philosophical core concepts. At the same time, this painting also shows the cultural atmosphere of ancient Greece. Even master and apprentice are free to argue. Aristotle put forward his own philosophical theory and sharply criticized Plato's philosophical arguments. In this regard, Aristotle said, I love my teacher, and I love truth more. This sentence first expressed the supreme position of truth in the eyes of ancient Greeks. "In order to obtain the necessities of life, people first invented the production science about tailoring, shoemaking and architecture. At the same time or later, in order to better maintain or transform the existing social system and guide people's behavior, people invented practical sciences such as political science and ethics; In order to get happiness, people invented sports, sculpture, music, painting and other arts. Finally, with the enrichment of daily necessities and the increasing number of entertainment channels, people's interests and pursuits gradually turn to non-utilitarian materials, and only pursue pure knowledge or truth itself. Thus, theoretical science has developed one after another. The first is the branch of physics, followed by mathematics, and finally the so-called wisdom or first philosophy and theology. " Due to the limitation of natural science level and philosophical thinking ability at that time, the ancient Greeks believed that there was a universal truth. Their series of famous free debates made them make historic achievements in the pursuit of truth, and gradually shaped a cultural environment in which truth is supreme, which is extremely beneficial to social progress. Aristotle's famous words play an important role in shaping the culture of truth. In China, Confucius once said that a teacher is sure that students can challenge teachers as long as they meet the requirements of benevolence. There is also the spirit of freedom, but relatively speaking, benevolence is an ethical concept, which mainly belongs to the category of goodness and is different from the category of truth. In the process of seeking goodness, Confucius tried to maintain hierarchical order. Moreover, Confucianism has always emphasized the doctrine of the mean, and the concept of truth first is relatively weak. The descendants of Confucius also developed Confucius' thought, and their logical argumentation made obvious progress, but it did not change the main idea of Confucius' thought. In the Song Dynasty, Zhang Zai's "Ximing" has the saying of "learning from the past". Indeed, Confucianism after Confucius mainly annotated classics and did not create a new school of philosophy. China's other schools of philosophy did not pay special attention to truth. This difference in cultural starting point has a great influence on the development direction and achievements of China and the West. However, the advantages of western culture were fully revealed after 2000. Westerners are extremely persistent about truth, and today, there are many debates about what is truth. The most influential theories are coincidence truth theory, semantic truth theory, analytical truth theory, integrated truth theory and instrumental truth theory. This makes their pursuit of truth more secure and solid. On the one hand, Confucian culture trains us not to be proud of our name ("Qian Ming"), not to take credit ("old money"), and not to pretend to be the savior (? Modest gentlemen, on the one hand, hope that people consciously abide by the hierarchical order, which is actually particularly unfavorable to the pursuit of truth. Today, China's culture of pursuing truth is underdeveloped. Teachers and schools have a great responsibility to cultivate students' enthusiasm for truth. If teachers put their authority first, truth can never be regarded as the most valuable thing by students. Students love teachers, but also on the basis that teachers introduce them into the hall of truth. Teachers should tolerate students' disrespect for themselves when pursuing truth. Mr jin yuelin and his student, Mr. Zhou Liquan, have an anecdote that is worth pondering. Mr jin yuelin is a master of philosophy and logic in China, and he also has some influence in the world. His academic achievements are well received by academic circles, and he is also valuable in logic teaching. He trained a group of logicians for China. Mr. Jin is the head of the Philosophy Department of Peking University, and is deeply respected by everyone. Mr. Zhou Liquan is Mr. Jin's favorite disciple. Learning logic requires me to love teachers, and I love the spirit of truth more. It is very necessary to argue in study and research. During an argument between master and apprentice, Mr. Zhou probably said you were an asshole. Many people in the philosophy department have heard this sentence. Many people are dissatisfied with Mr. Zhou. Even many years later, many people who respect Mr. Jin can't let go of this sentence of Mr. Zhou Liquan. At that time, Mr. Jin was a man with western spiritual education and a very tolerant spirit. The next day, he went to see Mr. Zhou Liquan alone and patiently explained yesterday's question. Later, Mr. Zhou Liquan trained the best logician in China today, and the past of Mr. Jin's mentoring was not denied, and even became a much-told story in China's logic circle. I love my teacher, and I love truth more. Once cultivated, it will grow, and over time, it will bear rich fruits.