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Confucius lived in a period of the Zhou dynasty when China had splintered into small, independent, warring states ruled over by feudal lords whose authority was maintained not through moral behavior and genuine concern for the welfare of the people, but through laws, punishments, and force.
The Warring States period was an era of warfare in ancient China, as well as bureaucratic and military reforms and consolidation; the major states, ruling over large territories, quickly sought to consolidate their powers, leading to the final erosion of the Zhou court's prestige.
13 wrz 2020 · This chapter traces Confucianism’s evolution from its birth in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (or collectively the Classical era) (770–221 BCE) to its development in the Imperial era (221 BCE to 1911 CE).
31 mar 2020 · Additionally, a number of Warring States period dialogical texts centered on particular disciples, and a text with interpretative comments by Confucius on the Classic of Poetry given the name “Confucius discusses the Odes” (Kongzi shilun 孔子詩論), were looted from tombs in the 1990s, sold on the black market, and made their way to the ...
29 kwi 2023 · In the development of theories of human nature, the Warring States period was an important starting point for the debate on human nature, and Mencius’ theory of the goodness of nature was a prominent part of this starting point.
The historical Confucius, born in the small state of Lu on the Shandong peninsula in northeastern China, was a product of the “Spring and Autumn Period” (770-481 BCE). We know him mostly from texts that date to the “Warring States Period” (403-221 BCE).
12 lip 2017 · The Warring States Period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state was victorious and established the first unified Chinese state.
