The emergence and development of pre-Qin philosophical thought can be roughly divided into three periods: the inception period from the middle of the Yin Dynasty to the end of King Li of the Western Zhou Dynasty; the development period from then on to the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period; the period from the appearance of Kong and The period from Lao and Mo to Qin was unified into a period of contention. 1. Inception period. From King Pan Geng of the Yin Dynasty, "the former kings obeyed and obeyed the destiny of heaven" ("Shang Shu·Pangeng"), to King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, "I am now only reverently fulfilling the punishment of heaven" ("Shang Shu·Mu Oath") to King Mu "God supervises the people" ("Shang Shu·Pangeng") Shangshu Lu Xing), all believed in destiny and showed primitive objective idealism.