Reinterpreting Joseph Lee's Baffling Problem by Comparing Cognitive Paradigms in China and the West

Reveals the logical contradiction implied in Joseph Lees baffling problem. Then, the problem is reinterpreted by comparing the different cognitive paradigms in China and in the West. A conclusion is therefore reached that "the formless versus the formal"(where the formless is equivalent to metaphysics) just indicates the traditional difference between the cognitive paradigms in China and in the West at all. Such a difference reflects the different scientific paradigms. In ancient China there were only the philosophy of nature and pragmatic science without theoretical science, because of lack of cultural gene that was expressed as the mathematical/logical/experimental rationality and the spirit of freedom. In China the baffling problem should be reviewed once again so as to avoid the negative effects the problem may bring on. What is pressing in China is to step up the effort to lay down the cultural foundation suitable for the growth of science.