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Humans and Nature respond to each other. This theory was put forward by Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), who had inherited his predecessors' thinking and believed that things of similar nature could respond to each other. According to him, humans are a duplication of Nature, therefore they respond to each other. Changes of Nature will affect human beings and their activities. Human actions and words, as well as the order or disorder of human society are reflected in Nature by astronomical signs. If the ruler of a state has said or done something treacherous, calamity or unnatural phenomenon may occur to reflect this. Dong Zhongshu, with 去书内
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    Reading Note Put forward by Dong Zhongshu, the theory of mutual induction between heaven and humans holds nature and mankind interact mutually. Natural changes mirror human governance; improper royal deeds trigger disasters, which helps persuade rulers to practice virtuous governance.

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