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During Confucius’ time (551–479 BCE), the Literati (referred to as Ru or Shi ) were a class of intellectuals and scholars who emerged from the declining aristocratic hierarchy of the Zhou dynasty. Originally, “Ru” denoted officials tasked with rituals, music, ...
