and gender equality. The ancient Chinese Warring States Era was one of the most chaotic periods in the history of China. It was the time when people of all classes were desperate for stability and peace. Because of this instability, they established something called the Hundred Schools, which were philosophers who came up with many ideas to unite the people from the time of confusion to a desirable human lifestyle and peaceful, stable state. These Sages, who were given “Zi” at the end of their names, went around the kingdoms, explaining to the ruler what they thought the best solution was for uniting China.
Mote describes Confucius as the first self-conscious philosopher that we know of in the Chinese tradition. Following his establishment as an intellectual figure, others soon appeared who held more or less different philosophical views, which together formed a spectrum, with Confucius and his school dominating one side, characterized by social conservatism and reminiscence of days long past. The school of thought itself was known for its strong ethical sense, social responsibility, and constructive, rational undertaking of the problems of man at that time. Confucianism made its mark in the history books with three important innovations that did not exist prior to Confucius. Firstly, Confucius is heralded as the founder of private teaching, as the Zhou society had yet to develop one.
I also chose these as I believe that these were during some of the most ‘desperate’ of times as they followed countless failures in attempts to revolutionize and modernize. In order to complete the task of this essay, I will explain clearly the fundamentals of what exactly these three historical junctures are; and in doing so, I will be linking them in a chronological order showing an in depth understanding of the history of China’s change and the significance in which it stands even to the modern day now. One must remember that in order for China
Before the evolution of Taoism can be examined, its origins must be taken into account. During the fourth and third centuries BC, China experienced a period of blossoming intellectualism which, along with many others, saw the rise of Taoism as a school of thought.1 It began as a stark contrast to Confucianism with the writings of Laozi and Zhuangzi at its foundation.2 Laozi and Zhuangzi thought that forcing action towards the government would only serve to make things worse for everyone. They believed that rulers should not interfere with the private lives of the people.3 In fact, Laozi went so far as to claim that
The first three words of the passage, “Literally and truly,” set the overall theme of the essay. The “literally” and “truly” are set apart from the rest of the sentence, acting as a definite introduction to the text. By using the words together the author argues that while it should be easy to get on with the society without money but in reality it is hardly easy to get on well with money, let alone without it. Besides the first three words, the author used negative diction to describe the want of money. Hazlitt uses words such as “doubted” “disparaged” “scrutinized” and “neglected” to illustrate how one might be viewed or treated as in the society.
Chiara Tuzzato, major in Chinese language and culture at Ca’ Foscari University Identity, Heritage and Globalization: Mid-term paper The problems of Chinese Identity: Han versus Minorities Identity China has always had a strong tendency in consider itself as a united and unique country, separated from the rest of the world. Since the Han period (206 B.C.-220A.C. ), and later through the succession of the Dynasties, the shifting territories that belonged to the Empire had developed a primeval idea of Chinese identity, based mainly on the imperial central authority and a symbolic conception of power. This complex political symbolism combined the traditional cosmological theories, which had a Confucian matrix, with the influence of other cultures, such as the Tibetan Buddhism. Even if there have been several influential predominant cultures that penetrated and conquered the leadership throughout the centuries (namely Mongolian and Manchurian cultures, Buddhism and also partially Islamism).
China Education and Research Network: http://www.chron.com/voyager/china/resource 4. Edgard Snow bibliografy about Chinese economic develop Research design&methods: help ppls to understand my argument 1. Case study –Why China’s economic, socio-cultural and political reshaping occured in a faster and different way than in other Occident countries? (why I choose this one) 2. Explain case Data TRANSFORMATION AND RESHAPING OF CHINESE SOCIETY INTRODUCTION The transformation of a social group or community is a many-side affair, involving changes on both material and psychological planes.
Law in the People's Republic of China is currently undergoing gradual reform, as many elements inside and outside the country emphasize the need to strengthen the rule of law in China, and international trade and globalization spur transformations in various areas of Chinese domestic law. The word for law in classical Chinese was "Fa"(法) . The Chinese character for fǎ denotes a meaning of "fair", "straight" and "just", derived from its water radical. It also carries the sense of "standard, measurement, and model". Derk Bodde and Clarence Morris held that the concept of fǎ had an association with yì (義: "social rightness").
Most of Chiang’s policies were relatively successful, if not extremely promising, but it is the moral low ground of these schemes that could prove unsuccessful in hindsight. The social element of Chiang’s policies were probably is most sought after, as he sole aim was to unify China under one centralised, capitalist government. He realised his vision successfully through the use of several projects, notably manipulating and overthrowing the provincial warlords. Chiang, as well as the rest of the GMD, realised that the last thing between China and a unified government was the warlords – Chiang rightfully concluded they simply had to be ousted, otherwise China would continue to be the fragmented nation that it was. Chiang’s clever strategy was invaluable, as the Kuomintang had come the closest to a centralised government since the Qing Dynasty, by successfully using Feng Yuxiang, who negotiated with both the Wuhan GMD and Chiang’s
To Cheat or Not to Cheat? Although cheating has existed for thousands of years and can be traced back to ancient China, in today’s modern world cheating is perceived as the norm. The challenges of immense stressors, higher demands, grander external pressures, and boundless expectations in today’s world cause people to feel that cheating is an absolute necessity. One could even argue that cheating is a creative use of available resources to another; however, cheating still remains as an immoral way of achieving a goal and should not be justified. According to Widipedia, cheating is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain unfair advantage in a competitive situation.