... constant wars among the various states. The intellectual response to this instability of the governments produced the forms of government and the emerging philosophies that came to shape the future Chinese government and civilization. Confucianism was one of the philosophies of government that emerged during the warring states period. Confucius lived from 551 to 479 BC, and was part of a ... western pressure was exerted on China. The extremely traditional civil exams, almost unchanged from the original that came out of the Han period, left the Chinese government officials ill equipped t...

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... a powerful empire. In fact, according to Meniscus, " a defensive war is justified only if an actually or potentially virtuous and capable ruler (one who aims to provide peace and benevolent government), with the support of his people, must resort to violence to protect his territory against would-be conquering hegemons. The punitive expedition should only be launched if the conquering ruler ... universal system as we seen in the "expansion to universal empire" secondary strategy in Confucian solution. The expansion to universal empire strategy's  main objective is to create a global go...

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Tao vs. Confucianism Like Confucianism, Tao is troubled by violence. Of the two main Chinese trends of thought, Confucianism and Taoism, the latter is the one which is mystically oriented and thus more relevant for ... governs all change and all life. Its main goal is to become one with the Tao. They exists mainly to promote heath and vitality. To understand Chinese theology you must look at the existence of humans and their practices. Religion is a concept in which a group of people believes in a certain way ... know moderation and respect their ancestors. I think the structure of the ge...

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