China’s foundational thought and ancient philosophers Fang, Xiangshu 2014, China’s foundational thought and ancient philosophers, International journal of liberal arts and social science, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 47-54. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads fang-chinasfoundational-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 192.29KB 265 Title China’s foundational thought and ancient philosophers Author(s) Fang, Xiangshu orcid.org/0000-0002-7891-5660 Journal name International journal of liberal arts and social science Volume number 2 Issue number 2 Start page 47 End page 54 Total pages 8 Publisher Center for Enhancing Knowledge Place of publication Birmingham, England Publication date 2014-03-24 ISSN 2307-924X Keyword(s) Chinese history ancient Chinese philosophers the Mandate of Heaven yin-yang theory Summary China's Spring and Autumn (770 BC-403 BC) and Warring States (403 BC-221 BC) periods, though marked by disunity and constant wars, witnessed an unprecedented era of cultural prosperity and intellectual activities. This paper takes this political context and intellectual background into consideration when examining the main schools of thought in that era, and argues that the atmosphere of reform and new ideas was attributed to the struggle for survival among warring regional lords, who needed an ever-increasing number of well-educated officials. Language eng Field of Research 210302 Asian History Socio Economic Objective 950502 Understanding Asia's Past HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Center for Enhancing Knowledge Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30065307 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Humanities and Social Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work China’s foundational thought and ancient philosophers (deposited 11-12-2021) Center for enhancing knowledge Publisher (deposited 11-12-2014)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 06 Aug 2014, 12:15:12 EST Thu, 07 Aug 2014, 11:55:36 EST Tue, 19 Aug 2014, 15:43:37 EST Tue, 19 Aug 2014, 15:45:17 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 08:41:27 EST Mon, 16 Mar 2015, 11:26:57 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:08:51 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:15:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 595 Abstract Views, 266 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 06 Aug 2014, 12:14:57 EST by Xiangshu Fang