Democracy Through Time Democracy as a concept has changed and evolved through the years. Lao-Tzu‚ a Chinese philosopher‚ advised a form of government that had many democratic values to his emperor. His work‚ Tao-te Ching‚ was written in the sixth century B.C. before the term democracy was even coined. Some time later‚ in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.‚ the Greeks gave this idea a name and put it into effect. In the work The Origin of Civil Society (1762) Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues
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Vol. I – Intelligent Buildings - Show-Ling Wen‚ Chiang-Pi Hsiao‚ Ching-Tzu Chen INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS Show-Ling Wen Department of Architecture and Urban Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Chiang-Pi Hsiao Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI)‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Ching-Tzu Chen College of Environmental Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan U SA NE M SC PL O E– C EO H AP LS TE S R S Keywords: intelligent building‚ design specifications
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of Taoism"). Every Taoist believes the goal in life is to become one with the Tao ("Taoist Beliefs"). Religious Taoism began while a movement of organized religious communities developed ("Religious Taoism"). Taoism is pronounced (Dow-ism)‚ and it means path or the way. Taoism very vague and has to be experienced‚ it "refers to a power which envelops‚ surrounds and flows through all things‚ living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the universe. It embodies
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January 14‚ 2013 Dubois “ideas in action” Religion/zongjiao/shukyo Avalokitesuara Guanyin Kannon Poceski “3 Teachings” – Not seen as mutually exclusive in China Hybridity Pluralism Sinicization --- Peking man 3 dynasties Pyromancy Shangdi Tian --- Tao Chi Li Reverse Euhemerisation “Mandate of heaven” (tianming) (duties‚ actions) Karma pratilya samutpada Action leads to
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Chinese culture is one of the world’s oldest cultures.[1][2] The area in which the culture is dominant covers a large geographical region in eastern Asiawith customs and traditions varying greatly between provinces‚ cities‚ and even towns. Important components of Chinese culture include literature‚music‚ visual arts‚ martial arts‚ cuisine‚ religion etc. dentity[edit] Today there are 56 distinct recognized ethnic groups in China.[3] In terms of numbers however‚ Han Chinese is by far the largest
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The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao‚ to find the way. Tao is the ultimate reality‚ a presence that existed before the universe was formed and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is sometimes identified as the Mother‚ or the source of all things. That source is not a god or a supreme being‚ as Taoism is not monotheistic. The focus is not to worship one god‚ but instead on coming into harmony with tao (Hartz‚ 8). Tao is the essence of everything that is right
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founded by Lao-Tse. Lao-Tse was a contemporary of Confucius in China. Taoism began as a combination of psychology and philosophy which Lao-Tse hoped would help end the constant feudal warfare and other conflicts of his time. His writings‚ the Tao-te-Ching‚ describe the nature of life‚ the way to peace and how a ruler should lead his life. Taoism became a religion in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion. Buddhism was developed from the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who‚ in 535 BC‚ reached
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giờ và cách đây 10 năm đã hoàn toàn khác biệt. Sản phẩm lao động không chỉ thuần tuý là sự kết tinh của sức lao động và tư liệu sản xuất nữa. Với óc sáng tạo và bàn tay tài hoa của người thợ‚ sản phẩm lao động ngày càng tinh xảo và hàm chứa một phần trăm không nhỏ cái gọi là sáng tạo trí tuệ. Những sáng tạo trí tuệ này trong một doanh nghiệp tạo nên tài sản trí tuệ (intellectual property) của doanh nghiệp đó. ở những nước công nghiệp phát triển‚ tài sản trí tuệ chiếm khoảng 60 đến 70%[1] tổng giá
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The Tao te Ching says‚ “The Tao produced the One‚ the One produced the two” (Raguin‚ 33). This means that the Tao (non-Being) is beyond the One (Being)‚ and that the One produced the dualistic principle of yin and yang. The interaction between the yin (feminine‚ dark‚ cold) principle and the yang (masculine‚ light‚ hot) principle represents the natural flow of the Tao (the Way) within creation. A person can learn how this interaction affects his or her life through the I Ching (The Book
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Taiwan is a subtropical island located about 100 miles east of mainland China. Covering about 13‚892 square miles‚ it is roughly the size of the state of Maryland and the capital city is Taipei‚ which is found at the northern tip of the country on the Tamsui River. The so-called “backbone” of the island is formed by a north-south mountain range‚ the highest peak of which being Yushan at 13‚110 feet. These mountains were the original homeland of the aborigines. With people taking advantage of the
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