STRATAGEMIC THINKINGIN THE CONTEXT OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY OF THE 16th-17thCC.

The article solves the problem of the possibility of theoretical development of stratagem thinking by the supporters of Confucianism. It was revealed, due to the change in which values, stratagem thinking and behavior began to be assessed by them as acceptable and effective. The main reasons for these processes are the formation of philo-sophical syncretism, the strengthening of the positions of individualism and practicality in the public and individ-ual consciousness, the formation of a fundamentally new model of social success.