Title: Cultural Explanation of Civilization Division Between China and the West
Abstract: Needham accurately summarized the diversion of the Chinese and western civilization,which puzzles Needham as well as Chinese academy with different answers,the reason is that it is not compared from the big view of western and Chinese civilizations.From the big view of western and Chinese civilizations,Joseph Needham puzzle has some cultural reasons.Namely,in axis era,neither Chinese civilizations nor western one could prevail the other.Unity was the reason of Chinese civilization while contract was that of western civilization.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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