What Did Confucius Think How The Country Should Be Ruled By The Leaders?
Research Paper: Confucian Analects
Kong Fuzi, better known as Confucius (551-479 BCE) was known as the creator of the religion of Confucianism. Confucianism provided the moral and social foundation of China. Confucianism wasn’t thought of as a religion, it was more on the topic of morality. The ruler’s main function in the Confucian state was to educate and transform the people, which was based on one of Confucius’s analects. Which are thought of as the right way to rule and live. Up until this day, despite having a communist government, people in China practice Confucianism. However, what did Confucius think how the country should be ruled by the leaders?
What makes Confucianism so pivotal in the formation and ruling of the Chinese government and what connection does the government have to Confucianism? That is why the Confucian analect I chose was “13:6 The Master said: If a ruler sets himself …show more content…
However, the Lu nobility, felt offended and forced him to leave and exiled him (“World History: China: Confucius). This is one point at where he influenced the government in a political way and it showed the way a leader should not be. That’s where Confucius may have been influenced in showing how to rule a country properly while still maintaining a normal, daily life. After the return of being exiled he gathered many ancient books like the Book of Songs and the Book of Documents, and made his religion based on that, which is now known as Confucianism. Confucius himself taught his beliefs of being decorous, having courtly behavior, and how to rule (“World History: China: Confucius”). ‘Sageliness within, kingliness without’ is the Confucian formula (“World History: China: Confucius”). In other words, balance the sageliness and kingliness by being a ‘sage’ and achieving equilibrium and being a ‘king’ in management of public affairs (“World History: China:
Kong Fuzi, better known as Confucius (551-479 BCE) was known as the creator of the religion of Confucianism. Confucianism provided the moral and social foundation of China. Confucianism wasn’t thought of as a religion, it was more on the topic of morality. The ruler’s main function in the Confucian state was to educate and transform the people, which was based on one of Confucius’s analects. Which are thought of as the right way to rule and live. Up until this day, despite having a communist government, people in China practice Confucianism. However, what did Confucius think how the country should be ruled by the leaders?
What makes Confucianism so pivotal in the formation and ruling of the Chinese government and what connection does the government have to Confucianism? That is why the Confucian analect I chose was “13:6 The Master said: If a ruler sets himself …show more content…
However, the Lu nobility, felt offended and forced him to leave and exiled him (“World History: China: Confucius). This is one point at where he influenced the government in a political way and it showed the way a leader should not be. That’s where Confucius may have been influenced in showing how to rule a country properly while still maintaining a normal, daily life. After the return of being exiled he gathered many ancient books like the Book of Songs and the Book of Documents, and made his religion based on that, which is now known as Confucianism. Confucius himself taught his beliefs of being decorous, having courtly behavior, and how to rule (“World History: China: Confucius”). ‘Sageliness within, kingliness without’ is the Confucian formula (“World History: China: Confucius”). In other words, balance the sageliness and kingliness by being a ‘sage’ and achieving equilibrium and being a ‘king’ in management of public affairs (“World History: China: