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The Humanistic Context of Philosophical Thought about Inductions between Heaven and Man in the Chin and Han Dynasty

Zhang Li-wen

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The Zhou Dynasty was replaced by Chin,but Chin perished rapidly.The characteristic of philosophical thought in later era is resonating.Its manifestations include three facts: first,the change of academic thought from and lose their unity ,which means the Tao will be dissevered by all people of world,to proscribing all non-Confucian schools and only espousing Confucianism;second,the transformation in homage for kingship from losing kingship in Eastern Zhou Dynasty to autocracy of centralized country;third,the veer of central topic about trend of philosophical thought from the connotations of Tao and De to inductions between Heaven and man.In early Han Dynasty,in order to restore social production and give people a respite,the dominators selected Huang and Lao’s learning which is featured quiescent and stands to do nothing.Emperor Wu of Western Han adopted Tung Chung-shu's advice and only respected Confucianism.With institutionalization of Confucianism,the Five Classics became a carrier of values and ideals about society and lives in Han Dynasty.During period of Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang,the learning of Chen and Wei began to be prevalent.The dominators used it as a means to achieve some political purposes.The conference held in Baihu Temple stipulated fundamentals about state decrees and institution,ethical and moral standards and criterionofthought and behavior.It made institutionalization of Confucianism with legitimate meaning.

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The Zhou Dynasty was replaced by Chin,but Chin perished rapidly.The characteristic of philosophical thought in later era is resonating.Its manifestations include three facts: first,the change of academic thought from and lose their unity ,which means the Tao will be dissevered by all people of world,to proscribing all non-Confucian schools and only espousing Confucianism;second,the transformation in homage for kingship from losing kingship in Eastern Zhou Dynasty to autocracy of centralized country;third,the veer of central topic about trend of philosophical thought from the connotations of Tao and De to inductions between Heaven and man.In early Han Dynasty,in order to restore social production and give people a respite,the dominators selected Huang and Lao’s learning which is featured quiescent and stands to do nothing.Emperor Wu of Western Han adopted Tung Chung-shu's advice and only respected Confucianism.With institutionalization of Confucianism,the Five Classics became a carrier of values and ideals about society and lives in Han Dynasty.During period of Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang,the learning of Chen and Wei began to be prevalent.The dominators used it as a means to achieve some political purposes.The conference held in Baihu Temple stipulated fundamentals about state decrees and institution,ethical and moral standards and criterionofthought and behavior.It made institutionalization of Confucianism with legitimate meaning.

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The Zhou Dynasty was replaced by Chin,but Chin perished rapidly.The characteristic of philosophical thought in later era is resonating.Its manifestations include three facts: first,the change of academic thought from and lose their unity ,which means the Tao will be dissevered by all people of world,to proscribing all non-Confucian schools and only espousing Confucianism;second,the transformation in homage for kingship from losing kingship in Eastern Zhou Dynasty to autocracy of centralized country;third,the veer of central topic about trend of philosophical thought from the connotations of Tao and De to inductions between Heaven and man.In early Han Dynasty,in order to restore social production and give people a respite,the dominators selected Huang and Lao’s learning which is featured quiescent and stands to do nothing.Emperor Wu of Western Han adopted Tung Chung-shu's advice and only respected Confucianism.With institutionalization of Confucianism,the Five Classics became a carrier of values and ideals about society and lives in Han Dynasty.During period of Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang,the learning of Chen and Wei began to be prevalent.The dominators used it as a means to achieve some political purposes.The conference held in Baihu Temple stipulated fundamentals about state decrees and institution,ethical and moral standards and criterionofthought and behavior.It made institutionalization of Confucianism with legitimate meaning.

Key concepts: Emperor, Heaven, Intelligentsia, Humanism, Politics, Monarchy, Context (archaeology), State (computer science)

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