An Overview of Confucianism in the Qin and Han Periods
摘要
The Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period were the most creative periods in the history of Chinese thought. Some people are inclined to use ‘the axis era’ to explain the exploration of human nature and the yearning for the ideal social order manifested through Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism in this time.