China: Radical Transformations – From Middle Kingdom to Global Sea Power
By Jean-Pierre Lehmann, August 15, 2014 China from Mencius to Mahan – through Marx, Mao and Market Leninism. Confucius (551-479 BCE) never wrote anything. His teachings were transmitted orally. His most influential disciple was Mencius (c 372-289 BCE) who compiled his teachings in writing. Thus, what is called Confucianism is in great part derived from…