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Education and Social Selection in Ancient China: Semantics, Conceptual Transformation and Social Change
- Source :
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Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education . 2015 51(3):247-263. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper investigates the transformation in the Zhou dynasty China (1046-256 BC) of the concept of education in relation to the process of social selection, which concerns the distribution both of knowledge and of social ranks. An approach in terms of historical semantics, mainly influenced by Luhmannian sociological theory with some reference to Koselleck, will place the focus on social change and the changing meaning of concepts. The analysed sources include archaeological evidence and passages from traditional classics. The paper will show how the semantics of education were closely tied to the changing principles of social selection and the changing Chinese cultural concept of "Tian" (Heaven).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0030-9230
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1059146
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2014.934383