Confucius’ political mind -------Education and feeding Confucius‚ who is also honored as Master Kong‚ is considered to be a master‚ a sage by people in China and even around the world nowadays. Yet‚ back to the years when he was alive‚ he was no famous man. Confucius was born in the state Lu. And by the sixth century of the Zhou dynasty‚ the state and other states around was in rapid decline with warfare fighting
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Ashton Bigler Dr. Sabrina Hom Philosophy 2010 21 November 2013 Confucius Paper In The Analects of Confucius‚ Zigong‚ one of the students of Confucius‚ is talking to Confucius‚ and says‚ “…‘I do not want others to impose on me‚ nor do I want to impose on others.’ Confucius replied‚ ‘Zigong‚ this is quite beyond your reach’‚” (Confucius 5.12). Throughout one’s life‚ there are situations and problems that occur where we will have to impose on others. Other people will be put in those situations
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The Analects of Confucius‚ a collection of sayings and ideas of Confucianism‚ was compiledby the followers of Confucius mostly in the form of dialogues. The last chapter‚ “[Emperor] Yao Said‚” is the briefest chapter in the book. One school of thought holds that it is just a collection of leftovers. I come from the school of thought that the last chapter concludes Confucius’s theme of politics as well as philosophy with an inseparable connection with the other chapters in the analects. Politics
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The Analects of Confucius The Analects is one of the most influential texts in Chinese philosophy that was compiled by the disciples of Confucius. The main goal of the Analects is to guide a person to achieve a high moral sufficiency and strive for self-improvement. The main principles of Confucianism are highlighted in the Analects. These are Ren (benevolence)‚ Yi (righteousness)‚ Li (rituals)‚ Hsiao (filial piety) and Jun-Zi (gentleman). Every line in the book has a hidden concept
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In the Analects‚ there are many reoccurring themes. The overall theme of the last half of the book seemed to be about being a gentleman. There are dozens of examples of Confucius’s disciples asking how to become a gentleman or what a gentleman would do‚ and Confucius himself uses hypothetical gentleman in order to show examples of morality. While not the overall theme‚ I think there were several other reoccurring themes that played into the main theme of the book. In book XVII chapter 23‚ Confucius
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King Arthur By the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards‚ while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements‚ so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur‚ they differ on how major his role
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English Composition Finding Truth in the Legends Surrounding the King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table There are many reasons to believe why the great King Arthur and his mighty knights of the round table were real men and not what fairy tales are made of. Throughout the centuries‚ men have longed to be like the infamous King Arthur. History has told tales of great feats on the battle ground; mothers put their children to sleep with tales of this enigmatic king. However
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I hope you would understand that I have write here. "Tatsulok" is a Filipino song originally performed by Buklod‚ a famous rock band during the 1980s. And the rock band Bamboo revived this progressive piece in 2007. With a timeless meaning that is beyond question‚ this song raises the bar in socio-political songwriting and performances of Filipino rock musicians. Meaning "Tatsulok" literally means "triangle" in English. The figurative meaning yields more to the word "pyramid." It refers to the
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Introduction Next destination of World Lit 1023: ancient India‚ where we can find one of the famous Indian epic namely “Shakuntala.” The epic of Shakuntala dated longer than 2000 years. The story of Shakuntala is just one of the many epics written in a compilation of epics called the Mahabharata which was written Sage Vyasa. And was later on made into a play by Kalidasa‚ which is one of the most popular versions of the story of Shakuntala. (Wikipedia.org) The Story Setting Place India Ashram
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Unethical Practices of Arthur Andersen - Week 2 - CheckPoint: 1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron Disaster? Arthur Andersen contributed a lot to the Enron Disaster. Arthur Andersen approved the structure of man Special Purpose Entities (SPE) that were used to generate false profits‚ hide losses‚ and to keep financing off Enron’s consolidated financial statements. Also‚ AA failed to abide by the Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP). In addition‚ AA did not
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