---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 6:11 AM Subject: Chinese History : "Hundred Schools of Thought" Vs "Legalism" To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang 259 BC – 210 BC Qín Shǐ Huáng is a pivotal figure in Chinese history, ushering in nearly two millennia of imperial rule. Qin Shi Huang outlawed and burned many books and buried some scholars alive<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars> .[5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang#cite_note-Ren-5> "Books" at this point referred to writings<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writings> on bamboo strips <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo> which were then bound together.[note 1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars#cite_note-5> This contributed to the loss to history of many philosophical theories<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_theories> of proper government<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philosophy_of_Government&action=edit&redlink=1> (known as *"the **Hundred Schools of Thought<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Schools_of_Thought>"). The official philosophy of government ("legalism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legalism_%28Chinese_philosophy%29>") survived.* * * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Schools_of_Thought* * The thoughts and ideas discussed and refined during this period have profoundly influenced lifestyles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_%28sociology%29> and social consciousness<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_consciousness> up to the present day in East Asian countries. The intellectual<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual> society of this era was characterized by itinerant scholars, who were often employed by various state rulers as advisers on the methods ofgovernment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government> , war <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War>, and diplomacy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy> . This period ended with the rise of the Qin Dynasty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Dynasty> and the subsequent purge<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars> of dissent. -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/