Abstract
Background: Shi Jing is the earliest Confucius classics highly regarded by the ancient Chinese state governors. It contributes to the genesis of multiple intelligences in the Chinese culture and society. Shi Jing plays a pivotal role because the evolution of the eight intelligences (i.e. linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, inter-personal, intra-personal, and naturalist) relies upon the germination, nurture and development of the culture we live in.
Aims: It is hypothesized that this evolution is stemmed from the three kinds of odes (Lessons from the States, Odes of the Kingdom, Odes of the Temple and the Altar) and three practical ways of expressing these odes (i.e. Fu-Bi-Xing).
Exposition: By using four selected poems supported by arguments, the genesis hypothesis is exemplified and explicated. The last part of the paper discusses the contributions of Shi Jing to the application of MI Theory to individually-configured educational practices.
| Keywords: | Shi Jing; multiple intelligences; Chinese culture and society |
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