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Regarding the Heaven as the Greateat: the Destiny Viewpoint of Confucius

Wang Da-san

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The destiny viewpoint of Confucius,partly inherited the characteristics of domination,personification ideas of 'the heaven' and 'the destiny viewpoint' in the Yin,Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties,is entrusted some reasonable changes,so it pays more attention to giving play to human beings' mainbody standing,and makes humanism spirit widely known.Besides,Confucius thinks that people,but not everyone,can be aware of their destinies through hardwork and life experiences,leaving a surmountable space in desitiny,and attaching religious coloring to his destiny viewpoint.

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The destiny viewpoint of Confucius,partly inherited the characteristics of domination,personification ideas of 'the heaven' and 'the destiny viewpoint' in the Yin,Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties,is entrusted some reasonable changes,so it pays more attention to giving play to human beings' mainbody standing,and makes humanism spirit widely known.Besides,Confucius thinks that people,but not everyone,can be aware of their destinies through hardwork and life experiences,leaving a surmountable space in desitiny,and attaching religious coloring to his destiny viewpoint.

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The destiny viewpoint of Confucius,partly inherited the characteristics of domination,personification ideas of 'the heaven' and 'the destiny viewpoint' in the Yin,Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties,is entrusted some reasonable changes,so it pays more attention to giving play to human beings' mainbody standing,and makes humanism spirit widely known.Besides,Confucius thinks that people,but not everyone,can be aware of their destinies through hardwork and life experiences,leaving a surmountable space in desitiny,and attaching religious coloring to his destiny viewpoint.

Key concepts: Destiny (ISS module), Heaven, Humanism, Space (punctuation), Philosophy, Literature, Sociology, Aesthetics

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