ABSTRACT
TheowlofMinerva,Hegeltellsus,fliesatdusk.Nowherehasthissayingbeen moreaptthaninancientChina.The'hundredschoolsofthought'ofclassic Chinesephilosophyemergedduringasix-hundredyeareraofuninterrupted warfare(800-206BCE).ThiswasaperiodwheneverythingthattheChineseheld sacredseemedtobeinjeopardy.Newtechnologyandnewideashadplacedpower inthehandsofcrassandviolentmen.
