Huofu (祸福) refers to things that have good or harmful impacts on people or the results that they may cause. Fu (福) refers to good fortune that benefits people while huo (祸) refers to disasters that harm humans. Generally speaking, people pursue good fortune while avoiding misfortune. Therefore, they also explore the reasons for the occurrence of…
This term originally referred to siblings in the same family. On the basis of the belief that all living creatures are created by heaven and earth, Zhang Zai (1020–1077) of the Northern Song Dynasty advanced the view that all people were brothers and sisters and all living things companions. The meaning of the term was thus extended from blood ties…
This term means conforming to the superior in applying standards for right and wrong. It is one of the basic positions of the Mohist school. Mozi （468？-376 BC) believed that in the absence of a state and political power, confusion over right and wrong would give rise to conflict and fighting, causing harm to the antagonists. Therefore, he held tha…
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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