Former Secretary of State James A. Baker explains that, in regards to China, "...We need to engage and, in effect, cooperate where our interests are congruent but, where they diverge, we need to confront."
Immanuel Kant, born in 1724 sought to resolve a controversy that had been brewing for over a century. Rationalists argued that knowledge is based on reasoning inside our minds. Empirists disagreed saying that all knowledge must come from the senses....