Western Han (jan 1, 206 BC – jan 1, 9)
Description:
rapid expansion, centralization, and economic growthLegalist-Confucian experiment
Theory of Correspondence: “Magical pseudo-science” used to rationalize the hierarchy of power and society through “analogical reasoning”
(When things go good, gov is justified. When things go bad, gov is unjustified)
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Date:
jan 1, 206 BC
jan 1, 9
~ 215 years