Agriculturalism
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Agriculturalism is an ancient Chinese philosophical school that emphasized the central importance of agriculture, egalitarian land distribution, and a peasant-based social order.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical school
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ancient Chinese philosophy ⓘ social and political doctrine ⓘ |
| advocates |
equal distribution of land
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labor by both rulers and commoners ⓘ limiting luxury and extravagance ⓘ simple rural living ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Confucianism
NERFINISHED
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Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ Legalism ⓘ Mohism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Hundred Schools of Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrineStatus | minority school among Hundred Schools of Thought ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective welfare over individual profit
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moral value of agricultural labor ⓘ |
| goal |
social equality through agricultural policy
ⓘ
stable rural-based state ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese debates on land reform
ⓘ
later agrarian thought in East Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
agrarian economic practices
ⓘ
early Chinese peasant culture ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainTenet |
central importance of agriculture
ⓘ
communal ownership of land ⓘ economic equality among peasants ⓘ egalitarian land distribution ⓘ opposition to excessive commerce ⓘ opposition to heavy taxation of peasants ⓘ peasant-based social order ⓘ state support for farming ⓘ |
| nativeName |
农家
ⓘ
農家 ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
agriculture as foundation of the state
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economic policy ⓘ rural life ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
agrarianism
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land reform ⓘ peasant egalitarianism ⓘ |
| transliteration | Nongjia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnEconomy |
agriculture as primary economic activity
ⓘ
suspicion of merchants ⓘ |
| viewOnRulership |
political authority based on agricultural productivity
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ruler should participate in farming ⓘ |
| viewOnSociety | peasants as backbone of society ⓘ |
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