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Confucian School's and Taoism's Opinion about View of Heaven and Human in Earlier Qin

Zhao Xi-jing

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At Earlier Qin times ,there were three theories about the relationship of heaven and human. First, Lao Zi advocated the ideal that complied the nature. Second, Yi Zhuan advocated the ideal that coordinated heaven and human. Third, Xun Zi advocated the ideal that reformed the nature. The three theories are same that heaven is natural, human should comply to natural law. The differences are that Lao Zi didn't advocate human reform nature, but Yi Zhuan and Xun Zi stood for giving play to human's subjective initiative to reform and make use of nature.

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At Earlier Qin times ,there were three theories about the relationship of heaven and human. First, Lao Zi advocated the ideal that complied the nature. Second, Yi Zhuan advocated the ideal that coordinated heaven and human. Third, Xun Zi advocated the ideal that reformed the nature. The three theories are same that heaven is natural, human should comply to natural law. The differences are that Lao Zi didn't advocate human reform nature, but Yi Zhuan and Xun Zi stood for giving play to human's subjective initiative to reform and make use of nature.

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At Earlier Qin times ,there were three theories about the relationship of heaven and human. First, Lao Zi advocated the ideal that complied the nature. Second, Yi Zhuan advocated the ideal that coordinated heaven and human. Third, Xun Zi advocated the ideal that reformed the nature. The three theories are same that heaven is natural, human should comply to natural law. The differences are that Lao Zi didn't advocate human reform nature, but Yi Zhuan and Xun Zi stood for giving play to human's subjective initiative to reform and make use of nature.

Key concepts: Heaven, Ideal (ethics), Taoism, Natural (archaeology), Philosophy, Law, Literature, Theology

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