POL302Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution, Sun Yat-Sen, Tianxia
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Book: china will democratize, the question is when and how. Mandate of heaven emperors must rule morally, virtuously, ritually. Imperial state, monarchy authority centralized on the emperors: scholar colleague: execution of the king is criticized for a murderer, mencius response was typical school of confucianism. Challenge the critical judgement that the king abuses his power by exploitation. Reference today: democratic reform in china today. Invest all of their lives to the greatest child for the preparation for the exams: pass 1st level: tutor. Education is a virtue: confucius: with education, there is no such thing as status or class, mencius: all men can become yao/xun. 2 of china"s early founders of emperor: careers are open to talented people. Confucius saying: good irons are not used to make the nails, good men are not used to make soldiers: aims/goals of the state enlightens social ends, *people are the foundation of the state.
