set people thinking

The comparative theory between monism of Chinese culture and the dualism of Japanese culture encouraged Japanese to learn western civilization. It also set the profound thinking module of Japanese people toward China.

福泽的中国文化一元论与日本文化二元论的中日文化比较论，确实对日本国民树立学习西洋文明的信心起到巨大鼓舞作用，也成为时至今日日本人对中国认识的思维范式，影响深远。

His novels satirized and exposed the society fraud and set people thinking.

他的讽刺暴露的系列小说击中时弊、发人深省，具有积极意义。

The annotation to common sensation was more than penetrating , which set people thinking.

平实的感情诠释,却也入木三分, 发人深省.

Because It'set people thinking and helped to identify our failings.

促使人们思考,促使人们认识我们的弊端在哪里.