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World History
Ancient Chinese Philosophies
2100-475 BCE, Xia + Shang + Zhou dynasties -> Chinese history begins
Ancestor worship
Dead family members continue to exist
Influence the fortune of the living
The living have to sustain spirits + protect graves
Interested in the affairs of the world
Builds the concept of respecting elders
Filial piety
Respect of elders -> builds from ancestor worship
Parent dies -> child visits tomb regularly for 3 years
Makes up for the 3 years the child was a helpless infant
Feng shui
Art of designing harmonious environments
Belief that surroundings closely affect + connect to people
^^Yin + Yang^^ = harmony
Yin = negative, passive, feminine, earthly, dark, weak
Yang = positive, active, masculine, heaven, light, strength
Balance of ^^five elements^^: water, wood, fire, earth, metal
Qi
Life force: combination of real + abstract sources
Sunlight, cosmic influence, color vibrations, flow of water, etc
Necessary for good feng shui
Dao
= way/path (typically the right path)
Confucianism
Confucius = early philosopher
Less deistic -> more on how to treat other people
Mencius = writer of Confucian texts
Human nature is essentially good + desire companionship
Five basic relationships to build:
Parents
Elderly
Rulers
Man
Friend
Daoism
Only indigenous religion of China
Laozi = writer of Dao De Jing (original name of Daoism)
Historians doubt if he ever existed
Encourages to embrace more of yin/feminine side
During warring period -> too much “masculinity”/yang
^^Wuwei^^ = effortless balance of yin and yang
“Non-action”
Inspired by nature -> solves its own imbalances naturally
Legalism
Philosophy dominant in Qin dynasty
Created by Shang Yang -> official in Qin court
People are inherently selfish -> must be governed by an emperor
“Two hands”: rewards + punishments
Strict rules/codes
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