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1. link.springer.com › content › pdfThe Concept of “ Datong ” in Chinese Philosophy as an ...

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   This chapter will analyze the concept of datong in Liyun and in Kang s Datong shu , and suggest that the concept is an expression of the idea of the common good in traditional Chinese social and political philosophy.

   • Author: Albert H. Y. Chen

   • Publish Year: 2014

2. mdpi-res.com › d_attachment › religionsEliminating Social Distinctions or Preserving Social ...

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   classic the Liji 礼记 (Book of Rites), he imagined a future utopian society called datong 大同(literally, “great unity”) which eliminated all social distinctions. According to him, the datong society was formed by millions of completely self-sufficient, independent, and equal individuals.

3. www.researchgate.net › publication › 313120535Yearning for the Lost Paradise: The “Great Unity” (datong ...

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   Contrary to this actual situation, a datong society is characterized by the selection of functionaries based on merit. Such functionaries are supposed to act for the “common good”.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Great_UnityGreat Unity - Wikipedia

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   The Great Unity (Chinese: 大同; pinyin: dàtóng) is a Chinese utopian vision of the world in which everyone and everything is at peace. It is found in classical Chinese philosophy which has been invoked many times in the modern history of China. [1]

5. link.springer.com › chapter › 10The Concept of “ Datong ” in Chinese Philosophy as an ...

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   Jan 1, 2013 · The concept of datong is thus a concept that was intended by the ancient Chinese to embody a society whose organization is in accordance with the common good, or a society in which all members enjoy the good life.

   • Author: Albert H. Y. Chen
   • Email: albert.chen@hku.hk

   • Publish Year: 2014

6. research.flw.ugent.be › en › projectsThe development of the concept Datong in Chinese history

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   The “people’s livelihood doctrine” in Sun Yat-Sen’s “Three Principles of the People” is a social concept based on the thought of Datong. The purpose of this research is to sort out the development and evolution of the Datong Thought in China’s past dynasties.

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   What does Datong mean in Chinese philosophy?

   • entury ago, use the concept of datong to express the idea of the com-mon good in human society. The philosophy of datong may be understood as a Chinese contribution to universal thinking about the common good. In Liyun , datong , in contrast to xiaokang , refers to

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   What was life like in a Datong Society?

   • tances contrast sharply with those in the datong society: “the world was shared by all alike. The worthy and the able were promoted to offi ce and men practiced good faith and lived in affection. T erefore they did not regard as parents only their own parents, or as

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   What is a Datong Society?

   • Datong society is therefore one in which everybody is devoted to serving the common good instead of seeking primarily to benefit only themselves and their families. Thus, datong can be regarded as a society where the common good prevails or as a society embodying the idea of the common good itself.

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   Why is Datong important?

   • Though ancient in origin, it still speaks to the needs, circumstances, and challenges faced by the contemporary world. Though Chinese in origin, datong is capable, as Kang Youwei has demonstrated, of entering into dialogue with the utilitarian, socialist, and liberal traditions of the West.

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8. rest.neptune-prod.its.unimelb.edu.au › server › api9. Datong and Xiaokang

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   Oct 8, 2023 · Ubiquitous in current Party rhetoric, due to their long-standing role in Chinese intellectual thought, xiaokang and datong convey messages about the role and authority of the CCP that go far beyond their classical meanings.