The knowledge and practices needed for civilization to flourish are commonly lost. Thinkers in the Late Zhou dynasty of ancient China recognized the decline of their era and attempted to overcome it.

This is an audio version of "How Late Zhou China Reverse-Engineered a Civilization," written by Samo Burja and originally published in Palladium Magazine on July 10, 2020.

Audio narration in this Brief is provided via synthetic voice by Speechki. Imperfections in the audio may remain. For definitive spellings of key names, titles, and terms, please refer to the original text. Link here: [ Ссылка ]

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Samo Burja is a sociologist and the founder of Bismarck Analysis, a firm that analyzes institutions, from governments to companies. His research work focuses on the causes of societal decay and flourishing. He writes on history, epistemology and strategy.

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