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Later Zhou China

Later Zhou China. “The Age of Philsophers”. Eastern Zhou and philosophy. How did China look politically in ~800 BCE? How would you describe China during the time of the later (Eastern) Zhou? What warmaking techniques did they use? What do we know about Confucius?

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Later Zhou China

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  1. Later Zhou China “The Age of Philsophers”

  2. Eastern Zhou and philosophy • How did China look politically in ~800 BCE? • How would you describe China during the time of the later (Eastern) Zhou? • What warmaking techniques did they use? • What do we know about Confucius? • What led him to the ideas he had? • What are the hallmarks of Confucian thought? • Li禮, ren仁, filial piety • How did he understand the relationship between individual, family, and society? • What did Mozi teach, and where does he differ from Confucius?

  3. Mencius • What does Mencius base his judgments on? • Give an example • What is Mencius’ assessment of human nature? • What methods does he use to explain it? • What is the proper relationship between the governing and the governed? • How does the “well field” system work? • How is rule passed from one leader to another? • How does Mencius organize human relationships?

  4. Daoism, Xunzi, legalism • What are some of the major ideas of Daoism? • How would you explain the idea of “the way” (dao道)? • How does “Daoism” compare with the ideas of Confucius? • How did Xunzi view human nature? (Hansen, 89) • What kind of economy did Mencius and Xunzi envision? • What was the proper relationship between business and government? • What is the basic premise of legalism? • Compare it to other ideas of the time.

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