http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/confucianism Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:45:28 -0400 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:45:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/917/the-great-divergence-redefined-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-west-and-the-recovery-of-china By Molly B. Kroker - Up until the 19th century, China held a position as a great world power. However, for the last two hundred years the West has dominated the world technologically, economically, and politically. The point at which the West began its relative dominance over all other world civilizations is known as "the Great Divergence." Currently, a steady change has been developing in China. Not only has China caught up to the West but also China's economy is continuing to accelerate at a rapid rate and may even surpass the West in the near future. One of the main reasons for the "Great Divergence" was an underlying... Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:02 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/917/the-great-divergence-redefined-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-west-and-the-recovery-of-china http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/298/qi-chi-in-james-camerons-avatar By Ryan A. Piccirillo - A nine-foot-tall, royal blue giant creeps low to the ground, brushing by exotic foliage. He holds a proportionally large bow and arrow in hand. In an instant he pauses, keeping entirely still, before loading an arrow into his weapon. He pulls back steadily, locking his arm tightly behind his shoulder. He breathes in, holds, and releases. The arrow glides through the hollow air before burying itself in the chest of a six-legged beast. The giant leaps up and rushes to his prey, dragging a dagger across its throat as he offers a brief prayer in a foreign tongue: “I see you Brother, and thank... Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:59 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/298/qi-chi-in-james-camerons-avatar http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/229/pragmatic-nationalism-and-confucianism-the-new-ideology-of-the-ccp By Nicholas J.S. Miller - Confucianism was one of the dominant political philosophies of Imperial China. Confucianism’s influence declined throughout the 19th century coinciding with the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. Some Chinese intellectuals, like Lu Xun, attacked Confucianism believing it to be one of the sources of China’s failure to modernize. However supporters, like Kang Yuwei, attempted to modernize Confucianism and use it a source of Chinese nationalism. Anti-Confucian fervor reached its zenith during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s with the destruction of important Confucian sites, but it... Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:50 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/229/pragmatic-nationalism-and-confucianism-the-new-ideology-of-the-ccp