Exploring the Origins of Traditional Chinese Political Thought

Author: He Ping
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Traditional Chinese political thought is both rational and mythic. It expresses political, religious, philosophical, and ethical consciousness unique to China through a series of corresponding and unified concepts such as the sacred and the divine, the emperor and heaven, the ruler-subject and father-son, the parents and the universe, the governance and the celestial way, and the people and the paternal duty. The traditional Chinese humanistic spirit is embodied in the interpenetration and entanglement of nature and blood ties. The cultural phenomenon of "unity between heaven and humanity" has ancient origins and has been continuously extended into later generations. To understand traditional Chinese culture, one cannot help but gain a comprehensive and in-depth perspective on the "heaven-earth-parents" motif.