Legitimacy in politics, according to Confucian viewpoint, originated from the two sources, i.e. the Mandate of Heaven and the virtues of individual rulers. Confucianism requires all rulers, whether coming to the throne ...
The significance of Daxue and Zhongyong, as well as their relationship, will be discussed in three parts in this article. One is the link between "Daotong" discourse and "The Four Books." The Discourse creates the genealogy ...
The “intellectuals” are considered a very significant class of people whohave had a vital role in political drive and in the reproduction of administrative ideas throughout the history of China. The ideology and characteristics ...
The ancient Chinese society mainly relied on ethics in order to control the behaviours of its members, based on the Five Relationships (consist of father and son, ruler and subject, husband and wife, elder brother and ...