ch as possible. They are the people who set the standard of thinking, and with the exclusive nature if Neo- Confucianism, the west had the impossible task of trying to infiltrate. All these large factors explain why western thought did not have a chance to become accepted during these reclusive, thoughtful times.Western thought and movement provoked those countries involved to understand things that were not understood before, while China was provoked by the west to retreat to their old ways of thinking. Neo- Confucianism gave the people the ability to recluse into their own world. Being able to live a life where self- examination and self- determination were not only accepted, but practiced by the respected members of society, stab$...
