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ZE_2_07 Verified Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_2_07 — Confucian Ethics and Li

Confucian ethics (rujia lunli), originating with Confucius (Kong Qiu, 551–479 BCE) and developed by Mencius (Mengzi, c. 372–289 BCE) and Xunzi (c. 310–235 BCE), constitutes one of the world's most enduring ethical tradit

Confucian ethics li ren junzi Confucius Mencius
A_4_18 Verified Foundations

A_4_18 — Confucian Analects: Foundations of East Asian Thought

The Analects (Lúnyǔ 論語, "Collected Sayings") is the foundational text of Confucianism, comprising 20 books of aphorisms, dialogues, and biographical fragments attributed to Confucius (Kǒngzǐ 孔子, 551–479 BCE) and compiled

Confucius Analects Lunyu ren li junzi
W_2_14 Credible World Civilizations

W_2_14 — Song Dynasty: Chinese Technological Renaissance

The Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) — divided into the Northern Song (960–1127, capital Kaifeng) and the Southern Song (1127–1279, capital Hangzhou/Lin'an after the loss of northern China to the Jurchen Jin dynasty) — represe

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H_1_05 Suppression & Thesis

H_1_05 — Qin Shi Huang Book Burning and Burying of Scholars (213–212 BCE)

In 213 BCE, Qin Shi Huang — China's first emperor — ordered the burning of books (fenshu 焚書) that contradicted Legalist state ideology, and in 212 BCE reportedly buried alive 460 Confucian scholars (kengru 坑儒) who defied

Qin Shi Huang book burning burying of scholars fenshu kengru Legalism Li Si
P_4_07 Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_07 — Confucian Ethics, Filial Piety, and Social Harmony

Confucianism — the ethical, social, and political philosophy developed from the teachings of Kong Qiu (Confucius, 551-479 BCE) — has shaped East Asian civilization more profoundly than perhaps any other single intellectu

Confucius Kong Qiu Analects ren yi li
P_4_13 Philosophy & Meaning

P_4_13 — Chinese Philosophy — Dao, Confucius, and Beyond

Chinese philosophy encompasses one of the world's richest and longest-continuous intellectual traditions, spanning from the Zhou dynasty (~1046–256 BCE) to the present. The foundational period — the Hundred Schools of Th

Chinese philosophy Daoism Taoism Confucius Confucianism Laozi
ZE_1_01 Ethics & Applied Philosophy

ZE_1_01 — Ethics Across Civilizations: Universal Moral Patterns

Despite vast cultural differences, virtually every civilization in human history has independently developed strikingly similar core moral principles: reciprocity (the Golden Rule), prohibitions against murder and theft,

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