Author(s)

Dandan Zhi ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Institute of Ecological Construction and Industrial Development, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 075000, China

Corresponding Author

Dandan Zhi

ABSTRACT

The changes in the historical concept before pre-Qin can be used as an example of the awakening of the ancient Chinese human spirit. The concept changes of ancient Chinese history ideas are of great significance in understanding the formation and development of human thinking and culture. In this study, document analysis is used as the research method to organize and compare the pre-Qin historical concept in a systematic way. This paper starts from the characteristics of the ideas in the pre-Qin period, and focuses on the different views and theories of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism on the evolution process of the historical concept. Through the research, it is found that the awakening of the ancient Chinese human spirit changed significantly in the pre-Qin period. The early concept of the times emphasized how powerful the gods were and how stable the world order was. All problems could only be left to the gods to solve. Later, people began to pay attention to human behavior, morality, politics, social relations and so on. More and more people put forward their own views and theories. The formation of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism in the pre-Qin period is a lively process in which the ancient Chinese human spirit is gradually awakened and becomes increasingly mature. Under the impact of the rise and development of these three schools of thought, the ancient Chinese human spirit has been further awakened and widened, and has achieved unprecedented social self-awareness, social awareness and value awareness.

KEYWORDS

Ancient Human Spirit, During the pre-Qin Period, Historical Concepts, Confucianism Thought

CITE THIS PAPER

Dandan Zhi, Awakening of the Spirit of Ancient Chinese Humans from the Changes in the Concepts of Pre-Qin History. Lecture Notes on History (2024) Vol. 6: 38-45. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/history.2024.060106.

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