Essаy tорiс: 1) Was intеllectual life in China in the centuries prior to the Qin unification characterised primarily by shared concern with certain major themes (such as the importance of the Dao, the will of heaven, the role of ritual or the role of the ruler in human life) or was there essentially a heterogeneous group of thinkers whose ideas had little in common? (Refer to the writings of Nivison, Pocock and Nylan and to any works on the following list that you find relevant)