Yes there is! The difference between 道 (Dao) and 天 (heaven) is a split along whether a thing physically exists. Dao can be interpreted to mean immaterial law including (but not limited to) abstract mathematics. In this interpretation, “whether or not 13 is prime” belongs to Dao. Rain and inflation exist under heaven[1].
The five aspects rank broadness of applicability. Broad ideas are more useful than narrow ideas. Concrete ideas are more useful than abstract ideas. Broadly applicable ideas are often highly abstract but the reverse is not necessarily true. The best ideas are both broad and concrete. Abstraction is a price you pay to buy generality.
It is a good heuristic to treat ambiguity in classical Chinese literature as deliberate. Sunzi’s distinction between Heaven and Earth isn’t metaphorical vs literal. It is metaphorical and literal.
Yes there is! The difference between 道 (Dao) and 天 (heaven) is a split along whether a thing physically exists. Dao can be interpreted to mean immaterial law including (but not limited to) abstract mathematics. In this interpretation, “whether or not 13 is prime” belongs to Dao. Rain and inflation exist under heaven[1].
The five aspects rank broadness of applicability. Broad ideas are more useful than narrow ideas. Concrete ideas are more useful than abstract ideas. Broadly applicable ideas are often highly abstract but the reverse is not necessarily true. The best ideas are both broad and concrete. Abstraction is a price you pay to buy generality.
It is a good heuristic to treat ambiguity in classical Chinese literature as deliberate. Sunzi’s distinction between Heaven and Earth isn’t metaphorical vs literal. It is metaphorical and literal.
This sentence is a play on words. The phrase “under heaven” refers to a specific Chinese cultural concept.