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If a man’s fate is pre-determined by Heaven, can human factors be included into the divine arrangement? The Modified Vision of Divine Determination gives an affirmative answer. It claims that human destiny, being pre-arranged by Heaven, is also influenced by the will of people. Through cultivating one’s personal character, one can avoid unexpected accidents, live long and die in a peaceful way. In the pre-Qin period, the most ardent advocate of this notion was Mencius.
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Mencius: Bring Your Mental Faculties into Full Play, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gao Zi, Part 1.
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Mencius: Wan Zhang, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gao Zi, Part 2.
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Mencius: Duke Wen of Teng (Teng Wen Gong), Part 2.
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Mencius: Gongsun Chou, Part 2.
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Mencius: Gongsun Chou, Part 2.
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Mengcius: Wan Zhang, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gongsun Chou, Part 2.
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Mencius: King Hui of Liang, Part 2.
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Mencius: Li Lou, Part 1.
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Mencius: Bring Your Mental Faculties into Full Play, Part 2.
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Mencius: Bring Your Mental Faculties into Full Play, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gongsun Chou, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gao Zi, Part 1.
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Mencius: Gongsun Chou, Part 1.
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Mencius: Bring Your Mental Faculties into Full Play, Part 1.
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Mencius: Duke Wen of Teng (Teng Wen Gong), Part 1.
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Mencius: Gao Zi, Part 1.
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Mencius: Bring Your Mental Faculties into Full Play, Part 1.
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Wei, Y. (2017). A Modified Vision of Divine Determination. In: The Chinese Philosophy of Fate. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4371-0_3
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