History 1601E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Herbert Giles, Thomas Francis Wade, Confucius
29 Oct 2018
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Developed by the english scholars sir thomas francis wade and herbert. Allen giles in the mid to late 19th century. Developed by the people"s republic of china and published by the chinese government in 1958. Oracle bones (mainly during the late shang dynasty) The inscribed oracle bones demonstrate that writing was already a major element in chinese culture by 1200b. c. e. The thousands of inscribed bones that survive from shang sites are our best resource for early chinese writing. The questions they record were usually addressed to the king"s ancestor. The zhou kings legitimized their right to rule through the concept of the. The emperors regarded themselves as son of heaven". A latin rendering of kong fuzi by 17th century jesuit priests. The five relationships ruler-subject father-son husband-wife older brother-younger brother friend-friend. Basic terms, fundamental concepts and thoughts of confucius. Confucius" ideal man: a true gentleman," the superior man" (junzi / ch n-tzu)
