The essential function of art is moral. But a passionate, implicit morality, not didactic. A morality which changes the blood, rather than the mind.
The best designs are those that solve problems people didn't even know they had.
子张问:“什么是五种美德?”孔子说:“君子对人民施加恩惠,却不耗费财用;使百姓劳苦,百姓却无怨言;自己有所欲求却不贪婪;安宁矜持却不骄横;威严却不凶猛。”……子张又说:“什么是四种恶行?”孔子说:“事先不经教育,犯了罪就杀头叫做肆虐;不先告诫便要求有成效,这叫粗暴;发布命令迟缓,却突然限期完成,这叫残害人;同是给人赏赐,却出手吝啬,这叫只进不出的财务衙门。
The interplay between discrete mathematics and computer science has been a fertile ground for innovation and discovery.