It also figures in Confucian writings as at the heart of moral action, including in the Mencius and the Doctrine of the Mean.
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The mainstream represented a return to the teachings of Confucius, Mengzi, the Doctrine of the Mean and the Commentaries of the Book of Changes.
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The guiding principle is that one should never act in excess . " The Doctrine of the Mean " is divided into three parts:
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Although Burton Watson translated " zhMng yMng " as " Doctrine of the Mean ", other English-language translators have rendered it differently.
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Using the " Doctrine of the Mean " has become a useful source for New Confucians due to the similarities in the terminology and expression used by them and found within the text.
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According to Mao, " Doctrine of the Mean " failed to realize that something deserves absolute negation, and in compromise, " Doctrine of the Mean " prevented China from progress.
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According to Mao, " Doctrine of the Mean " failed to realize that something deserves absolute negation, and in compromise, " Doctrine of the Mean " prevented China from progress.
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Dialectic thinkers also believe that the truth is always somewhere in the middle ( doctrine of the mean ), which differs from Western beliefs that contradictions must be reconciled because only a single truth is thought to exist
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Lu Xun, a leading figure of modern Chinese literature, saw " Doctrine of the Mean " as major contributing factor of the abject ethnic stereotype in modern China, believing it prevented reform from happening.
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According to Mao s comment on Ai Siqi s analysis of " Doctrine of the Mean ", " Doctrine of the Mean " is an eclecticism which simultaneously opposes the abolishment of exploitation and excessive exploitation.
