HIS 9A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Emperor Gaozu Of Han, Great Learning, Sun Yat-Sen
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Several rulers and each have limited power to defeat others, like states. Zhou dynasty- western zhou (1045-770 bce) and eastern zhou (481-221) = spring and autumn warring states. Earlier methods of statecraft and the lessons of the past continued to exert their influence. Institutional norms and administrative practices (e. g. documentation and use of calendar) Confucius (551-479 bce) one of the greatest philosopher in china. Yet often contested by other philosophers at the same time. Foot-binding result as confucianism but not confucius philosophy. : the confucian gentleman or noble man, the confucian ideal. Man who earns by his behavior, not inherited. : benevolence or, better still for confucius, humanity. Man"s nature is good, or at least having the potential to be good. Needs to be nurture and guided through moral education. Laozi and zhuangzi labeled as daoism. Daodejing the way and integrity classic (cid:574) (cid:575) (cid:574) (cid:575)spontaneity and noninterference; that is, letting things follow their own natural course.
