Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
ancient Chinese, fate, ming, Confucian Analects
College
Humanities
Department
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
Abstract
When I first began learning Chinese about three years ago, I was puzzled by how fatalistic Chinese people seemed to me. This struck me strongly during my first visit to China on BYU Study Abroad in Fall 2006, and has remained an interest of mine ever since. After some preliminary reading, I decided that the best way to understand what fate means to the Chinese is to study what it meant in ancient times. Thus, I started studying what “fate” means in the Confucian Analects, which is how this project was born.
Recommended Citation
Evensen, Daniel and Honey, Dr. David
(2013)
"The Classical Chinese Concept of Fate “Ming” in the Analects,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 647.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/647