Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

The Five Degrees of Mourning and Early Literary Thought in the East and West

Author: You Sheng Article Source: *Xue Deng* (Learning Lamp), Issue 8 Abstract: The five-rank system of mourning rites recorded in the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties represents a universal vision where ancient political regions and cultural dissemination were equal. It was also a natural consequence of the relatively peaceful and stable social environment maintained by ancient China as a superpower, […]

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

A new perspective for examining the differences between Eastern and Western cultures

Yu Sheng (from *Xue Deng*, Issue 7) Abstract: This paper divides human society into two types: genetically encoded and artificially created. By examining the various schools of thought in China and the philosophical traditions of the East and West, it finds that Chinese society before the Warring States period was mainly a primitive society based on genetic encoding, while Western […]

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Will democracy run out of options?

Yue Shixuan (Yu Sheng) The current US presidential election, between George W. Bush and John Kelly, is a fiercely contested battle. Throughout the campaign, neither side has had a clear advantage at any point, and opinion polls have shown their support to be nearly identical. The entire nation is on edge, fearing a repeat of the outcome four years ago: […]

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Confucius and Jesus: Different Evolutionary Paths of Eastern and Western Humanities

Yue Shixuan (Yu Sheng) In 1984, Zhang Guangzhi first proposed the crucial role of witchcraft in the origins of Chinese civilization, distinguishing it from the technologically advanced civilizations of the Middle East and the West (1, 2, 3). This sparked heated discussions among scholars, who also pointed out that this blurring of the lines between religion and politics, with a […]

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

Mao Zedong and Taoist thought

Yue Shixuan (Yusheng) (Rewritten in June 2007) I believe the best summary of Mao Zedong’s life is what he himself said in his youth: “To struggle with Heaven is endless joy; to struggle with Earth is endless joy; to struggle with Man is endless joy.” These three phrases aptly describe Mao himself and the mainland China under his control from […]

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Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi and Postmodernism

The concept of a two-tiered society and the complementary relationship between Confucianism and Taoism in mainstream Chinese culture

Li Yousheng (Xue Deng, Issue 15) Abstract: After dividing human society into a genetically encoded primitive society and a man-made secondary society, it was found that the Chinese before the Warring States period mainly lived at the primitive society level. After the Warring States period, the Qin and Han dynasties began to establish a centralized system, but it was still […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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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