Which of the Following Is Supposed to Be Demonstrated by the Taoist

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is supposed to be demonstrated by the Taoist analogy between the relationship between ice and water and the relationship between reason and emotion?

• A) Just as ice and water are distinct things, reason and emotion are completely distinct.
• B) Just as ice and water are not quite identical and not quite distinct, reason and emotion are two aspects of the same thing and yet they differ in some ways.
• C) Just as ice and water are really the same thing, reason and emotion are two aspects of one thing and so they do not differ at all from each other.
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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