THE DIALECTICAL THOUGHT IN CONFUCIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE PERIOD OF SPRING AND AUTUMN - WAR STATES

Abstract

Confucianism in the period of Spring and Autumn - War States (720-221 BC) was one of the most representatives of dialectical thinking of ancient Chinese. The dialectical thought in Confucian philosophy in this period was not only in the way of viewing the world in objective movement but also in the way of considering the position of man in society associated with a common connection. Although there are many indispensable historical limitations, dialectical ideas in ancient Confucian philosophy have contributed much to the history of dialectics in general and dialectical thinking of the Chinese people in particular