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Confucianism focuses on personal benevolence and an ethical, harmonious, but very stratified society. Apart from Confucius, Meng Zi (372–289 BC) and Xun Zi (313–238 BC) also contributed to this school. Confucius was the illegitimate child of an impoverished aristocrat, born during a period of strife between Chinese states. As an adult, he travelled among these states, trying to [...]

The superficial purpose of the hexagrams is divination. But at a deeper level, the Yi Jing is many things: it is a philosophical book that teaches a method of dialectic thinking in a constantly changing macro- and micro-environment; it is a scientific book, outlining principles of astronomy, meteorology and physics; and it is a social treatise on how [...]

2 Feb, 2012 in Politics by

Sadece iktidarda olanları korumayı amaçlayan, yanlış kurulmuş bir cumhuriyetin insanlarıyız biz. Halkı küçümseyen, dahası halktan korkan küçük bir zümrenin diktatörlüğü, bütün gücüyle kendini koruyabilmek için her şeyin kirlenmesine göz yumdu, sıkıştığı yerde bizzat kendisi her şeyi kirletti. Bunun temel nedenini aslında tek bir soruyla anlayabiliriz. Mustafa Kemal, bu ülkede seçim kazanabilir miydi?

18 Jan, 2012 in Politics by

Neredeyse bir ay önce, Ahmet Davutoğlu ne demişti? Önce, o sözleri bir hatırlayalım: “İsrail’i yalnızlaştıran da, İsrail’i diz çöktüren de bizim politikamızdır” Evet, aynen böyle konuşmuştu, Dışişleri Bakanı… *** Şimdi, pekala limanları dolaşmaya başlayabiliriz. İsrail medyasında, Ankara’ya yönelik “atışlar” devam ederken; diğer bir yandan da Obama’ya takaza yapan yazılar boy göstermeye başladı. Jerusalem Post’ta yer [...]

31 Dec, 2011 in Politics by

As usual with Chinese matters, we begin thousands of years ago, around 4500 BC, when two legendary rulers, Yan and Huang, encouraged business by advocating commodity exchange. However, when Guanzhong drew up his fourfold characterization of Chinese society, “merchant” was placed at the bottom, below the peasant toiling in his rice field. The great unifying [...]

31 Dec, 2011 in Politics by

Chinese society is ascription-oriented: a person’s family background plays a key role. “Where is your family from?” or “What do your parents do?” are the most frequent questions raised during social talk or even a job interview. For some Chinese managers recruiting new staff, family background is more important than education or commercial background. Not [...]

29 Dec, 2011 in Politics by

In addition to the philosophies above, Chinese culture has been deeply influenced by incoming religions, and, recently, by the culture of the West. It is important to understand that none of these imports have supplanted the old philosophies: they have just been stirred into the mixture and been allowed to brew. Religious Influence One of common pitfalls [...]

22 Nov, 2011 in Politics by

2011, bir bakıma “Arap Baharı” ile özdeşleşen bir yıl: Tunus, Mısır ve Libya derken, Kuzey Afrika’da “Üçte Üç” oldu. Her üçü için de “Süreci, ABD yönetiyor” tezleri ortalığı kaplamışken… Biz de ısrarla “Hayır, sahada olan Türkiye’dir!” diyorduk… Öyle olduğu, bugünlerde çok daha iyi anlaşılıyor. Hadiseleri, mütemadiyen Amerikan politikaları ekseninde yorumlayanlar… Son dönemde Türkiye’nin BAĞIMSIZ stratejik [...]