REL 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Zhou Dynasty, Wu Wei, Micro Instrumentation And Telemetry Systems
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Taoism and confucianism grew largely in china and later spread to japan and korea. Taoism and confucianism co-exist as complementary value systems. The spirits of deceased ancestors remain very closely bonded to their living descendants for some time. Li- sacred rituals that are essential because the ancestors will help their descendants if treated with proper respect. The world is full of nature spirits. Planets, animals, rivers, stones, mountains, stars are vitalized by cosmic energy and honored as deities. Shang ti- the lord-on-high, ruler of the universe, the supreme ancestor of the chinese. (cid:862)ma(cid:374)date of hea(cid:448)e(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)as de(cid:448)eloped to justif(cid:455) (cid:396)ule. Human destiny is determined by virtuous deeds. Ch"i- impersonal self-generating energy; has two aspects whose interplay causes the the mandate is the self-existing moral law of virtue, the supreme reality ever-changing phenomena of the universe. Tao- the (cid:272)(cid:396)eati(cid:448)e (cid:271)ala(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)se, the (cid:862)(cid:449)a(cid:455)(cid:863) The more mystically religious ways are taoism. The more political and moral ways are confucianism.
