Download Document

Survey
yes no Was this document useful for you?
   Thank you for your participation!

* Your assessment is very important for improving the work of artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project

Document related concepts
no text concepts found
Transcript
The Genius of China
An Overview
Ancient China

Geography and environment


“The oldest continuous civilization….”


a succession of dynasties, but….
The Middle Kingdom


“hydraulic civilization”
cf. Matteo Ricci
The Great Tradition

and its competitors
Ancient China (cont.)



The Mandate of Heaven
The role of language
Concepts of space and time


Why wouldn’t Plato’s Allegory of the Cave resonate
in this culture?
The place of the “great man”

cf. Rome
Related documents