philosophy in China. The influence of the war lead to philosophical ideas being developed and discussed by philosophers all over the country‚ and eventually‚ became the hundred schools of thoughts. Many famous philosophers in this period includes Confucius‚ Mencius‚ Meng Zi‚ Han Feizi‚ and many others. The two ideas that I’m most interest is Confucian and legalist ideas.
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years until now. Like Confucianism‚ since Spring and Autumn period‚ Confucianism has been created by Confucius to educate people on their behavior and morality. And it has a big influence on the imperial rule. The concept of Confucianism and the history of the development of Confucianism clearly demonstrate how Confucianism influenced imperial rule. Confucianism is an ideology founded by Confucius during Spring and Autumn Period. As an educator
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Kung Tzu or Confucius as he is better known as was born in 551 BC and was a Chinese thinker and teacher (as he preferred to see himself) developed a system of philosophy and religion known as Confucianism. One part of his thoughts in particular are currently of interest to us; his views on human nature. Confucius believed that human nature is neither good nor evil‚ but develops through out one’s life. The actions‚ choices and thoughts of every person all contribute towards a person’s nature; and
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power‚ and on the responsibility of morally-minded ministers to depose an unworthy ruler” (Richey). Social order was one of the main tenets of Confucianism; therefore it should come as no surprise that Confucius believed that the problems of his time were caused by the collapse of said order. “Confucius believed that societies in antiquity…were held together in harmony because people in general lived according to
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be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi) might have tried to fix it. Next‚ after you fix the human problems you need to make rules so you do not need to state the same things back over‚ and people will know what to do. Then you need to be organized so no one will be confused about what to do. I conclude by stating I believe human problems‚ rules‚ and organization lead to the creation of this religion. Of course the humans on earth have a lot of problems that needs to be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi)
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developed by Kong Fuzi. The core values behind Confucianism are known as Ren‚ Li‚ and Xiao which‚ if found in an individual‚ Kong Fuzi believed that they would gain the biggest social following and have a bigger influence in society. Kong Fuzi‚ or Confucius as he later became known as‚ described Ren as “kindness and benevolence or a sense of humanity.” He believed that Ren was needed by one who was in a government position. Li is characterized as “a sense of propriety which called for treating others
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One of the factors contributing to their defeat in the Opium War was that they were using cannons‚ used for many dynasties‚ unlike Britain’s advanced military technology. If China had a better military and were a bit more lenient on the values of Confucius‚ the result of the war may have been in their
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Confucian thought and ideology had a profound effect on Chinese society and moral values during that period. Confucian philosophy is an ethical and philosophical thinking system thought to have been developed from the teachings of Kong Fuzi‚ known as Confucius who lived between 551–478 BC in China. [1]The essence of Confucianism is that the human mind can be cultivated through virtue and moral perfection. Confucianism has had tremendous influence on Chinese history and culture as well as other East Asian
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Ideal Person REL/133 Abstract For this assignment‚ we have been tasked to describe the ideal person according to Confucius. I will be including the concepts of ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen in my writing because these were the major Confucian virtues. Ideal Person There are many ways to describe the perfect person. If someone were to ask me what the ideal person is‚ I would say that the ideal person is one who has strong virtues‚ is a morally
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virtuous life and seeking goodness. They valued ethics‚ respect for elders‚ and propriety. Confucius‚ the originator of Confucian thought‚ believed political order would be found by the proper ordering of human relationships‚ and so did not bother himself with the structure of the state. He stressed that a good government must fill their positions with well-educated and conscientious people‚ called Junzi. Confucius was followed by his disciples Mencius and Xunzi. They also possessed the same optimism
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