PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Zhu Xi, Kang Youwei, Wang Yangming
15 Mar 2014
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Han dynasty: 202bce - 220ce. some books say 206bce. Compilation of five classics (they existed before, but the canonization only happened under the han dynasty) Government jobs went to those studied in confucianism (civil service exams) Han dynasty is the golden years for confucianism. Possibly reflects a mystical side: the mencius: a collection of mencius" teachings, who lived centuries after mencius. Zhu xi then looked at the teaching in these four books and came to this conclusion: Qi & li qi is the energy in the body (daoist tai chi). but zhu said this is the energy in all things li is the organizing rational principle in all things. Li is the principle force, the underlying reality in all thigns, the element that unites in all creation. Qi can vary in things, since there are different levels of energy in each thing. these work together.
