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If the fate of mankind is preordained, then what about people’s physiological structure and moral emotion? If mankind is rewarded or punished by Heaven, what is the evidence? These are essentials of Fatalism of Heaven-mankind Interaction, which connects the fate of mankind to Heaven. Heaven has its reasons, showing mercy or inflicting penalty, and thus decides a man’s fate. Heaven gives mankind not only his body shape, but his soul, sentiment and morality. Therefore, mankind is a replica and mimic of Heaven, and should act according to its will at all times, in order to achieve “unity with Heaven”. Those who remain unified with Heaven are rewarded; those who do not are punished. All these proceed through the interaction between mankind and Heaven. In the history of Chinese philosophy, Fatalism of Heaven-mankind Interaction is represented by Tung Chung-shu.
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Wei, Y. (2017). Fatalism of Heaven-Mankind Interaction. In: The Chinese Philosophy of Fate. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4371-0_6
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