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Zhou Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1050 words) |
 | In the Chinese historical tradition, the rulers of the Zhou displaced the Shang and legitimized their rule by invoking the Mandate of Heaven, the notion that the ruler (the "Son of Heaven") governed by divine right (granted by the Supreme God of Heaven) but that his dethronement would prove that he had lost the mandate. |
| In the West, the Zhou period is often described as feudal because the Zhou's early rule invites comparison with medieval rule in Europe. |
| The Warring States Period extends slightly past the 256 BC end date of the Eastern Zhou; this discrepancy is due to the fact that the last Zhou king's reign ended in 256, 35 years before the beginning of the Qin dynasty which ended the Warring States period. |
| SEP: Laozi (13325 words) |
| He lived in Zhou for a long time; witnessing the decline of Zhou, he departed.” When he reached the northwest border then separating China from the outside world, Yin Xi, the official in charge of the border pass, asked that he put his thoughts to writing. |
| Styled Fusi, Wang Bi (226-249) was one of the acknowledged leaders of the movement of the “Learning of the Mysterious (Dao)” (xuanxue), a revival of Daoist philosophy that came into prominence during the Wei period (220-265) and dominated the Chinese intellectual scene well into the sixth century. |
| Wang Bi is often praised in later sources for having given the concept of “principle” its first extended philosophical treatment. |
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