Ideal Person-Confucius Smith-brown‚ Della REL/133 Jul 01.2010 Donald Savell Ideal Person-Confucius “Moral character of the ruler is the wind; the moral character of those beneath him is the grass. When the wind blows‚ the grass bends.” (Kenyu 12‚ 19). He focuses on the real world and provides guidelines for how people should live their lives. (www.mythencyclipedia.com) Morality was the most important subject for Confucius. His goal was to create gentlemen who carry themselves with grace
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Analect II (1-21) In this particular analect‚ I believe Confucius is talking about the government. Confucius’s writings suggest that a ruler should govern with a straightforward style that consist of principles of goodness and morality. For example‚ in II (1)‚ he says "he who rules by moral force is like the pole-star‚ which remains in its place while all the lesser stars do homage to it." In this I believe he is referring to the north star in the sky‚ which is always constant and never moving
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<center>Compare and Contrast the writings of Confucius‚ Hammurabi‚ and the book of the dead</center><br><br>Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius‚ Hammurabi’s code of laws‚ and Egypt’s Book of the Dead. At first‚ they seem very different‚ they’re from different times‚ regions‚ and religions‚ but they all offer a peek into what values ancient people considered important.<br><br>One of the values that all three civilizations is justice
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Socrates once said‚ “Education is the kindling of a flame‚ not the filling of a vessel.” With this‚ he revealed that education should be thought about and questioned for curiosity and understanding rather than for memorizing facts and information without any deeper thought on the matter. Socrates’ metaphor‚ “filling of a vessel‚” relates to our type of educational system and administration. It is often that teachers do not want students to ask questions they cannot answer; they do not
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Teaching has been around for ages‚ just how a mother teaches her child to act (to follow all orders and rules). Two of the first actual teachers in history were Confucius and Herodotus. Confucius was a renowned‚ Chinese philosopher and teacher who created the 5 classics: Book of Odes‚ Book of Documents‚ Book of Changes‚ Book of Rites‚ and the Spring and Autumn Annals. Each book taught emotion‚ spirituality‚ and history. Herodotus traveled from one territory to another gathering information on the
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Confucius is believed to have resided about 2‚500 or so years ago‚ he is recognized for establishing the nature for much conventional Chinese music for thousands of years. He was a notorious music teacher and a brilliant musician who could play several instruments expertly. He also was China’s foremost social philosopher. In Confucian teachings‚ the principle and function of music are arranged and the qualities of "good music" are well-defined. Also‚ the Qin which is commonly known as the Guqin remained
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February 2015 Confucius Lives Next Door Review The book “Confucius Lives Next Door” is written by T.R. Reid based on his experience while he was living in Tokyo. "Confucius Lives Next Door‚" is an interesting book that held my attention throughout that gives you Reid’s first-hand insight into the differences between the East (mainly Japan) and the West societies. Reid goes in depth about Asian values‚ talks about harmony within the social environment‚ family and much more. “Confucius Lives Next Door”
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In 399 BCE‚ Socrates was put on trial and convicted to death for “impiety and corrupting the youth of the city” (Apology‚ p. 202). He asked many questions of people‚ making them look unintelligent and the upper-class youth followed suit. Instead of accepting his fate‚ he killed himself‚ denying his opposition the pleasure of doing so themselves. Confucius was a philosopher in China many years after the death of Socrates in Greece. His philosophy was based on natural order‚ specifically children minding
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The Apology is written by Plato of Socrates’ trial‚ at 70 years of age Socrates was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. Plato’s account consists of three speeches that were given by Socrates during this trial. Socrates speaks before the men of Athens‚ his jury‚ in 399 BCE and confesses he has forgotten who he was‚ he then recollects who he is‚ and finally he proclaims who Socrates is. The trial began with the prosecutors presenting their case against the accused before the
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In The Republic by Plato written 360 BC‚ Socrates touches on the “flaws of democracy by comparing a society to a ship.” If you were going on a sea voyage‚ “who would you ideally want deciding who was in charge of the vessel‚ just anyone‚ or people educated in the rules and demands of seafaring?” If we want to be an antagonist‚ we must passionately find the answer‚ as was done by Socrates’ conversationalist mindset. Should any of us ‚ without regard to level of education‚ experience‚ or skill‚ be
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