HUM 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Shang Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Taoism
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Chapter 7: emerging empires in the east- urban life and imperial majesty in china and india. Collection of poetry, consolidation of writing, etc. Established a highly centralized government, created the great. Cosmology of ancient china: the book of change and yin-yang. Greater logic of the universe- no chance. Actions and activities must transform from one activity to another. Dao de jing (the way and its power): The logic or flow of the movement of the universe. Associated with the element of water; flow with it. How to act in the world, in relation to other people. All actions link up to one another. Analects: a series of conversations of confucius that these principles emerge out of. Li: refers to the proper ethical conduct specifically in relation to ancestors; actions. Ren: refers to the kind of feeling and virtues that are created with other people through your actions of li; product.
