Points Evidence/Details/Location ----------------------- -Confucius was a brilliant man who believed he was on a mission. -China was weak during the Zhao dynasty’s rule‚ but gained strength as it changed control. -In china a pattern arose where a dynasty would rule with great vigor and then decline. -Each Dynasty focused on a different point of government. -China had a unique religion and culture. -Confucius went on a lifelong quest to become advisor to a ruler who possessed
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Paul Grijaldo July 9‚ 2012 Oriental Philosophy 1 Mr. Ramon Rafael Dolor “Leading by Virtues” “A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star‚ which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.” - Confucius‚ The Analects 2:1 The Confucius saying that is quoted above is very meaningful and it is very helpful to every government leaders especially in our country. Confucius was referring to the leaders during his times
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known in the West as Confucius. Confucius was a social‚ ethical reformer‚ during a time in China of growing disorder. Confucius was indifferent to many traditional religious ideas‚ but he was a very firm advocate of filial piety and ancestor rites to achieve a strong society. Later Confucius teachings changed into a political and religious system‚ which was made to design a balance of harmony between heaven‚ earth‚ and humanity‚ this made his work official text. Confucius had one basic rule‚
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‘At birth the mind is a tabula rasa’ Discuss. (30marks) A tabula rasa is an expression supported by Empiricists‚ it means that at birth our minds are a blank piece slate‚ a blank piece of paper in which our sense experience is the scribe. It supports the idea that there are no innate idea’s/concepts or knowledge. John Locke is an Empiricist and a firm believer‚ he disagrees that we have any a priori/innate ideas or knowledge. Rene Descartes ‚ a Rationalist philosopher disagrees with this view and
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philosopher Confucius (孔夫⼦子 Kǒng Fūzǐ‚ or K’ung-fu-tzu‚ lit. "Master Kong"‚ 551–479 BCE). Confucianism originated as an "ethical-sociopolitical teaching" during the spring and autumn period‚ but later developed metaphysical and cosmological elements in the Han dynasty.Following the official abandonment of Legalism in China after the Qin dynasty‚ Confucianism became the official state ideology of the Han. Confucianism is often characterized as a system of social and ethical philosophy rather than
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from birth‚ girls were treated lesser than boys. Even if in the Han Dynasty‚ where the values of Confucianism were respected and followed‚ which stated that everyone under the empire were equal‚ the true actions of citizens did not reflect this philosophy to its entirety. In the Roman Empire‚ women were subject to similar prejudice‚ as they were subject to the authority of their father‚ and then husband after marriage.
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Tom Morris’s book Philosophy for Dummies‚ especially chapter 22 focusing on the question‚ “what is the meaning of life?” He discusses three approaches/views on how to answer this powerful question. The first view being Nihilism‚ then the do-it-yourself-approach‚ and finally the theist view. I believe that being a theist‚ a believer in God‚ makes it easier to recognize that life is meaningful. All theses approaches that are mentioned in Philosophy for Dummies answer the underlying questions‚ does
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Aristotles’ Philosophy of Man – Self-Realization Brief History about Aristotle Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher. He was a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle wrote a lot covering subjects which include physics‚ metaphysics‚ theater‚ poetry‚ music‚ linguistics‚ rhetoric‚ logic‚ politics‚ ethics and biology. His writings were among the first to be considered a comprehensive system of Western philosophy encompassing logic‚ morality‚ politics and metaphysics
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As a Christian‚ St. Augustine (354-430 AD) couldn’t believe that the soul preexisted creation despite his ties to Neoplatonists‚ who held disdain for the material world. Philosophy had a purpose geared towards the religious and the ethical because God’s truth is that He is a priori‚ or prior to experience‚ in his existence. His work expressed his belief that happiness can be achieved when Faith is preceding and Understanding is succeeding: an individual cannot understand if he first does not believe
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moral‚ and political philosophies are three branches that share elements‚ but are different in application. This paper considers what the fields have in common‚ how they are different‚ and how they apply to modern life. When thinkers contemplate such diverse ideas such as justice‚ love‚ friendship‚ democracy‚ and divorce‚ they are considering concepts that fit in one or more of the three fields of philosophy discussed in this paper. Contrasts and Commonality When philosophy addresses questions
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