The Tao of Architecture by Amos Ih Tiao Chang

So Qi is both matter and energy it is the seen and the unseen, the form and the formless, the manifested and the un-manifested, the tangible and the intangible, etc. To understand it solely as “potentiality” would be wrong, just as it cannot be translated simply as “matter”. It thus combines “potentiality” with “matter”. It is energy that has the capacity to become material object while remaining what it is. This meaning is then expanded to encompass all phenomena, both physical and spiritual. As a philosophical category, qi originally referred to the existence of whatever is of a nature to change. Qi is the life principle but is also the stuff of inanimate objects. To stress one at the expense of the other would be to misunderstand qi. Qi is both what really exists and what has the ability to become. The philosophical use of the term underlines the movement of qi. In popular parlance qi is applied to the air we breathe, steam, smoke, and all gaseous substances. The philosophical use of the term derives from its popular use but is nonetheless distinct. In places the material element may be to the fore, in others, what we term energy. According to this equation matter and energy are convertible. Perhaps the best translation of the Chinese word qi is provided by Einstein’s equation, e=mc2. I am reading “The Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy” by Zhang Dai-Nian (1909-2004) at the moment and the translator, Edmund Ryden does a very good job in summarizing the essential meaning of Qi even though it might have changed over time in Chinese history: OL6937949W Page_number_confidence 78.91 Pages 94 Ppi 300 Republisher_date 20200117142833 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 267 Scandate 20200114051403 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0691003300 Tts_version 3.We use the term “Qi” or “Chi” all the time in Feng Shui but it is a term difficult to define. Existence of intangible content in architectonic from based upon the practicality of Laotzu's philosophy Laozi Dao de jing Boxid IA1761602 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:05:54 Associated-names Chang, Amos Ih Tiao.

The Tao of Architecture by Amos Ih Tiao Chang