PHI 101 Lecture 6: PHI 101 Lecture 6
8 Mar 2017
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Lecture 6: chuang tzu, natural, being in touch with nature. India- diversity: china"s neo-kinship system unifies, clans conquer other clans with similar culture, head of ruling clan: father of all, the king, unites society under ruler. India"s neo-kinship system divides: aryan group rules other of dissimilar culture, aim: preserve unity of ruling group versus assimilation by others, divides society into different groups. Also a group that are out casts. Begins about 1000 bc in egypt and mesopotamia: hittite invention (territory of present day turkey) High cost of producing bronze from copper and tin: china- bronze age, india- iron age, only possible for the rich. From power of aristocracy to power of peasants: peasants are now powerful, establish republics. New elements in history: from bronze age to iron age, new material technology, growing trade between societies, new social elements: merchants ", from hieroglyphics to the alphabet, new mental technology.
