This term refers to the state of mind in which external things evoke one’s inner feelings, thus creating aesthetic appreciation. As an aesthetic term, evocation means both stimulation and association. In artistic appreciation, Confucius（551-479 BC） used evocation to refer to the psychological effect and educational function of reading poetry, and…
This concept is advocated by the Mohist school active during the Warring States Period. Mozi (468?-376 BC) believes a ruler should promote all that is beneficial, and eliminate all that is harmful. He stood in opposition to the Confucian idea of ruling a country through ritual propriety, and held that the ruling class’ abandonment to pleasure and …
Rule by law, as opposed to rule by man, calls for ruling a state and its people by the ruler through enacting and strictly enforcing laws and regulations. It is an important political thought of the Legalist scholars in the pre-Qin period. Rule by law meted out well-defined rewards and punishments, but tended to be excessively severe and rigid in en…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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