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Great comment, and I'm not Chinese, but did they really break away from Confucianism? It looks like a civil service with an emphasis on standardized testing at
by jbooth 12y ago
Great comment, and I'm not Chinese, but did they really break away from Confucianism?
It looks like a civil service with an emphasis on standardized testing at the entry level and tending towards organizational politics at the medium->high levels.. where's the ideological sea change? The biggest difference from the dynasties seems to be the handover between premiers every decade.
- cstross 12y agoGreat comment, and I'm not Chinese, but did they really break away from Confucianism? As Zho Enlai allegedly said when asked about the significance of the French Revolution, "it's too early to say". (Spoiler: he may have misunderstood the question, but it's still a great anecdote: http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/dean-nicholas/zhou-enlais-famous-saying-debunked http://www.historytoday.com/blog/news-blog/dean-nicholas/zho... )