Re: China: Mandate of heaven?

A regrettable slight of hand ....

"Metaphorical" in the humble posting, should have been "meta
-physical". The eminent Con****ianist, Xun Zi, was widely ac-
claimed as pivotal, in the transformation of China's seminal
school of thought.

And propel it into philosophy ....

Regards,

Albert K. Fung
Casa Tres Palmas, Santa Ynez, California, USA.

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>> 天道有常，不為堯存，不為桀亡 .... (荀子/天論篇)
> 
> pan6pcpc:
> 
>> Do you really understand the sentence above ?
>> It means "The nature has its own rules,which does not depend on whether
>> the emperor is cruel or kind".
>>
>> And you maybe know these:
>> 子曰:未知生,焉知死?
>> 子曰:未能事人,焉能事鬼?
>> 子不语怪力乱神。
> 
> Just a few points of fact ....
> 
> Nature, is not the Chinese notiion of heaven. The former, is
> passive and amoral. While the latter is anthropomorphic, and
> benevolent.
> 
> Dao, is far more comprehensive and encompassing than rule.
> 
> A more appropriate translation is: "The Heaven, moves in its
> consistent ways and does not entertain favoritism."
> 
> As to the quotes from the Con****ian Analects, one must under
> -stand that the gentleman from Qufu does not have an body of
> work that amounts to a philosophical system.  His followers,
> the likes of 荀子, labored hard to give the school of thought
> a metaphorical foundation, among other theoretical contribut
> -ions. Without which Con****ianism would just be a collection
> of inconsistent moral imperatives.
> 
> And contradictory ethical dictums ....
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