Kelly Carter Checkpoint: Eastern Religious Philosophy Quotes Jason Chang 05/25/2011 The first quotation that I would like to discuss is Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha was a great figure because one day on a trip to the city‚ he discovered that many people with in the city were suffering. He wanted to know why people had suffered that way they did so he chose to leave his life of luxury‚ abandon his family and live in the woods as one of them for several years. When doing he so he
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to what extent Confucianism has played a role in the development of East Asia’s economies. Confucianism attained its name from Confucius‚ who was a scholar‚ in Eastern China (551-479 BCE) . Confucianism is a system of ethical and philosophical teachings introduced by Confucius and further developed by in particular Mencius (372-289BCE)‚ who was a pupil of Confucius teachings. Traditional Confucianism according to shares a set of basic convictions‚ which can be understood as: Humans are born with
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Everyone knows that we need a good leader that knows how to rule. Some people think that we should go back to the old rules and be strict. Well back in China they had 500 years of war which caused them to throw the whole country in disorder.Along with war‚ Mandate of Heaven and Feudalism. Now the Mandate of Heaven was a power that controlled human destiny.Also the King was the son of Heaven according to China and as long as he governed his people well‚ Heaven gave him the right to rule. Unless he
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Excursus: What is “good” according to the Roman Catholic Tradition? (Ref. Gula‚ Richard. 1989. Faith Informed By Reason) The nature of the concept good is the full realization of any beings’ potential‚ or to achieve perfection. The innate tendency within the human person to seek perfection is the ontological basis for the fundamental moral obligation – to realize one’s potential‚ or to be all I can be. Actions are moral when it arise from this innate tendency and contribute to the full
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The Biographies of Exemplary Women in Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin’s Hawai’i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture [2005] (here after referred to as the Reader) are pithy stories highlighting the often shortened lives of virtuous women’ and their commendable actions and roles as wives‚ fiancées‚ and daughters (in-law) [Mair‚ Steinhardt‚ and Goldin‚ 607]. The original stories‚ Lienu zhuan‚ written by Liu Xiang in Han times were tremendously popular‚ and had a significant impact on dynastic culture
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major figures of religion‚ Confucius‚ Buddha‚ Jesus‚ and Muhammad would all agree that self centeredness equals the cause of human suffering. The great philosopher and thinker‚ Confucius‚ once said‚ “I do not see how a man can be acceptable who is untrustworthy in word? When a pin is missing in the yoke-bar of a large cart or in the collar-bar of a small cart‚ how can the cart be expected to go (Analects 66)?” from this simple metaphor it is easy to see how Confucius felt about self-centeredness
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The Roman Principate and the Han dynasty were two very competent empires that left lasting influences in the areas of their expansion‚ even following their demise. Despite this congruence in basic political structure and social arrangements‚ the two empires varied in concepts such as religion‚ center of power‚ and military significance. This compelling unity‚ nevertheless‚ revived for the Chinese years later‚ but unfortunately never remerged for the Romans. In order to have had an empire‚ of course
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Daoism Paper Daoism is a philosophical theory developed by Lao-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events. There are some images that come to mind when one thinks of Daoism‚ such as simplicity‚ nature‚ and harmony. When I think of Daoism I think of Winnie the pooh‚ Ying Yang‚ and the painting of the 3 sages. These images are the epitome of Daoism‚ and replicates what Daoism is all about. Ying Yang is a universal symbol of harmony. Ying Yang is
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After viewing the documents‚ it is clear that Classical Athens and Han China are very different politically. Athens focused on the rights of the individual whereas Han China preferred dominance that used an imperialist approach. However‚ the reason for this difference in political beliefs can be based on the difference of population. It is easier to be a democracy with a smaller population than a larger one. That said it is also easier to rule many people with a select elite. Another difference
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From the time of king Hammurabi in 1800BC societies have tried to define human rights. From this time the first official code (set of laws) was made. Throughout history individuals such as Cyrus‚ Buddha‚ Confucius‚ Socrates‚ Jesus Christ and Muhammad have influenced the collective thinking of societies in order to influence their views on the rights of individuals. On the 10th December in 1948 the United Nations brought together the collective thinking of these great leaders‚ wrote them down and
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