Pre-Han Classical Chinese Thought: Confucianism and Daoism-Written Responses for Questions 1. Confucianism is a system of ideological beliefs and ethical philosophy that is developed from the teachings and thoughts of ancient Chinese teacher Confucius. Confucianism originated during the Spring and Autumn period (770 to 476 BC). Confucius emphasized the morality of an individual and the government‚ the importance of how social relationships should be and how it affects social order and lastly
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Confucinism’s Similarities With Virtue Ethics Confucianism‚ the ancient social philosophy of China‚ would have had no ethical parallel in the West as little as 30 years ago. There are some small similarities that it holds with utilitarian ethics and deontology. There is very little in ethical egoism or relativism that lines up with Confucianism. I believe that virtue ethics‚ however‚ as laid out in Alasdair MacIntyre’s book After Virtue bears a striking resemblance to Confucianism. One important
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Eastern and Western Religions: Differences and Similarities On this vast planet with billions of people occupying its space‚ we can see that people have many differences‚ yet we are similar at our core. People always strive to find why who put us on this Earth and and we have gone to many lengths to find those answers. Religion has answered many of those particular questions for use. People feel at peace knowing that through religion we have found purpose in life and death. Much like people‚ religion
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Similarities Between Charlotte Gilman ’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Jean Rhys ’s Wide Sargasso Sea. Charlotte Gilman ’s "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Jean Rhys ’s Wide Sargasso Sea are stories about women ’s tragic lives in the late nineteenth and mid twentieth centuries. These two stories contain many similarities. In the novel Wide Sargasso Sea‚ the main character Rochester drives his wife to insanity. Similarly‚ in the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"‚ John drives his wife insane. In addition
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September 8‚ 2014 Prompt: Analyze the differences and similarities in classical China and India. Classical India and China were among one of the oldest and most fascinating civilizations that have existed during the Classical period in 1000 B.C.E-600 B.C.E. As both civilizations developed‚ they both showed significant uniqueness. In fact‚ India and China shared many political‚ cultural‚ and economical similarities. But despite their similarities‚ they too acquired distinctive qualities throughout
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The emperor‚ Hung-Wu‚ molded his imperial government according to the traditions and beliefs of Confucius. Confucius was a famous philosopher who created a type of philosophy‚ Confucianism‚ a very influential piece of ancient Chinese culture‚ which many people adopted. Confucianism influenced culture through the building of sculptures resembling Confucius. Confucianism’s main focus was on the core values of the people and had a positive view on mankind. The Ming period can be
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Confucianism used to be the ancient Chinese way of life‚ in which contributing to society rather than focusing on themselves was their way of growing and becoming a better person. However‚ during the Medieval period ‚this belief was shifted into the complete opposite by Buddhism and religious Daoism (979). They preached that in order for someone to grow and find themselves‚ he/she needs to disconnect his/herself from society. I honestly agree with this belief‚ because people are influenced and will
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The eighteenth century was known‚ among other possessions‚ as the neo-Classical Age of Reason. Thinkers admired all things Classical‚ from architecture to literature‚ and logical thinking was highly prized. Broadly speaking‚ Romanticism was a reaction against neo-Classicism. Writers and artists of the Romantic period considered that reason and logical thinking were all very well‚ but that these things did not value the emotional side of human responses highly enough. In modern terms‚ they might have
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In these religions they have many things in common and they have things that are different. I wonder why they are so alike and so different? Each of these religions have many followers‚ they are also alike in ways and different ways. Hinduism and Christianity are clearly different by Hinduism believes that they will reincarnate into something better than their past life. Also‚ they hope they reincarnate into something that is wiser and stronger. Reincarnate means the rebirth into a new soul and
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Compare and Contrast Religious Beliefs of Ancient China and Egypt It is interesting to imagine a time when we did not know. We did not know if the sun would return to warm us after a cold winter‚ we did not know if the rains would come and saturate the dry earth and fill the rivers. Imagine a time when nature was the only thing outside of our self‚ we had to survive her and we needed her to survive. It is no wonder that people came to revere nature as she gave sustenance. In reverence for our
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