Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

The Imperial Examination System and Plato’s Republic: An Analysis of the Historical Success and Potential Prospects of the Confucianization of Chinese Politics (Part 2)

Li Yousheng (continued) VI. The enduring charm and immortal value of the Confucian ideal of a sage-king Confucianism held a dominant official position for two thousand years, and its recent resurgence is entirely due to the enduring appeal and timeless value of the Confucian ideal of a sage-king. This analysis will examine the three levels of the upper social model […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

The Imperial Examination System and Plato’s Republic: An Analysis of the Historical Success and Potential Prospects of the Confucianization of Chinese Politics (Part 2)

Li Yousheng (continued) IV. The Contingency of Chinese Imperial Emperors Not Being Confucianized and the Possible Prospects for the Confucianization of Imperial Emperors Like all modern utopian experiments, the failure of Wang Mang’s New Deal was inevitable. The fact that Confucianism, with its official status for two thousand years, ultimately failed to Confucianize the imperial court was somewhat accidental. There […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

The Imperial Examination System and Plato’s Republic: An Analysis of the Historical Success and Potential Prospects of the Confucianization of Chinese Politics (Part 1)

Li Yousheng Abstract: From the time Emperor Wu of Han established Confucianism as the official guiding ideology of the state until the end of the Qing Dynasty, a period of two thousand years, this can be seen as a gradual process of Confucianism transforming the state and politics using principles such as benevolence, righteousness, and propriety. From the perspective of […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

A Discussion on Confucius’s Idea of ​​Aestheticizing Human Social Life

Yusheng (Revised July 2011; the original manuscript was written by the author in February for “Xue Deng” and will be published soon) Abstract: This paper discusses the scientific basis of Confucius’s idea of ​​aestheticizing human social life from a sociological perspective. After dividing all human societies into genetically encoded primitive societies and artificial secondary societies, it finds that pre-Warring States […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

The Primitive Nature of Chinese Religious Culture as Seen Through Confucius’s Attitude Towards Ghosts and Spirits

Yusheng (2011-05-02) Abstract: Confucius’s attitude towards ghosts and spirits differed from that of Laozi before him and Mozi after him. Laozi represented a philosophical elevation of traditional Chinese religious culture, while Mozi represented a departure from this tradition. Only Confucius was a direct inheritor of Chinese religious culture. Dividing human society into a genetically encoded primitive society and a man-made […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

On the anarchist tendencies of Confucius and Mencius

Yusheng Abstract: This paper argues, based on the definition of the state and the historical conditions for its emergence, that the dynasties of the three dynasties before the Warring States period in China, similar to the United Nations and the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, were not states in the true sense. Confucius and Mencius, who revered Yao and Shun […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

On the influence of Confucius’s inclusive idea of ​​a unified empire on early society

Li Yousheng (Xue Deng, Issue 14) Abstract: Zigong asked, “Is there one word that can guide one’s conduct throughout life?” Confucius replied, “Perhaps it is ‘forgiveness’? What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.” Confucius was kind to others without judging them by his own standards, interacting with different people, accommodating those completely opposite to himself, […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

On Confucius’s Idea of ​​a Fair and Equal Society

Yusheng Abstract: In recent years, Confucius’s idea of ​​being concerned not with poverty but with inequality has often been interpreted negatively. In fact, the idea of ​​a equitable society was a consistent theme in Confucius’s thought, consistent with his opposition to litigation and execution, and his theory of universal brotherhood. This article cites anthropological research and the political and economic […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

Different Artistic Thoughts Between Two Classes of Society: A Look at the Different Attitudes of Confucius and Plato Towards Poetry

Yusheng’s “Learning Lamp” Issue 11 Abstract: Confucius and Plato both revered morality and ideals, yet they displayed drastically different attitudes towards poetry: the former enthusiastically affirmed it, while the latter completely rejected it. This reflects the different social environments of the East and West: Confucius lived before the emergence of a typical two-tiered society, while Plato’s ancient Greece had already […]

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Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

Confucius, Mencius and Confucianism

Confucius and Mencius from the Perspective of Anarchist Ideology Li Yousheng Abstract: This paper argues, based on the definition of the state and the historical conditions for its emergence, that the dynasties of the three dynasties before the Warring States period in China, similar to the United Nations and the Roman Catholic Church in Europe, were not states in the […]

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Dr. You-Sheng Li

In his later years, Li Yousheng studied Taoist philosophy and proposed the concepts of a genetically encoded primordial society and an artificial secondary society.

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