Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Ancient China was a polytheistic society, and Confucianism was a religion for scholars.

Yue Shixuan (Li Yousheng) (When this article was first posted on November 24, 2005, a minor glitch occurred, causing some text to be lost and garbled. Therefore, it is being reposted today with slight modifications.) I have an English version of “Psychology of Religion,” in which the author dedicates two chapters to discussing the confusion and complexity of the definition […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Introduction 1: How I came to the idea of ​​a different social class as the Primary Society and the Secondary Society

Li Yousheng Abstract: The author uses his own experience to demonstrate the essential differences between primary society and secondary society, and the insurmountable gap between these two levels of society. Author’s Note: This article is from the introduction to my book “Looking at Confucius from a Different Angle,” published by Suzhou University Press in September 2014. Due to editing and […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

A beacon illuminating Chinese history: for the reputation of Song Xiang Gong.

Li Yousheng (Community Newspaper, January/February 2015) The story of Duke Xiang of Song’s defeat by Chu, as recorded in the *Zuo Zhuan*, is widely known, but it is often concluded that Duke Xiang was foolish and stubborn. Even the renowned scholar Qian Zhongshu, in his *Guanzhui Bian*, vehemently criticized Duke Xiang’s stubbornness and arrogance, following the traditional view in Chinese […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

23rd Century Taoist Utopia

Li Yousheng (2021) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 It is said that the world’s affairs, after a long period of division, tend to unite; after a long period of unity, tend to divide. At the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the seven states fought for supremacy, eventually being unified by Qin. After the fall of Qin, the Chu and Han states fought for control, […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Mencius’s theory of the inherent goodness of human nature is based on the primitive society of genetic coding.

Lee Yu-sheng (September 15, 2021 – October 12, 2021) The division of human society into genetically encoded natural primordial society and artificial secondary society reveals that, unlike all other civilizations in the world, Chinese civilization began as a primordial society-style superpower, only entering the secondary society stage during the Warring States period. Confucius, living in the late Spring and Autumn […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Speech at the New Book Launch of the Chinese Canadian Writers Association, November 5, 2021

Speech at the New Book Launch of the Chinese Canadian Writers Association, November 5, 2021, by Li Yousheng Writers write tirelessly year after year; they have something to tell the world. As with novels, besides the story itself, authors usually have a deeper meaning to convey. The deeper meaning of my novel is too vast and fundamental, far beyond the […]

By Dr. You-Sheng Li

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Postmodernism: Taoist Philosophy for the 21st Century Li Yousheng ( Autumn 2021 ) Abstract: Apart from Chinese civilization, the other five original civilizations in the world all originated in narrow strips of land not far from oceans and deserts. Geographical constraints propelled humanity through a five-thousand-year history of escalating class struggle and warfare. Under the […]

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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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