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 […]

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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 […]

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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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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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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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