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    According to tradition‚ Confucius was born in the state of Lu (present-day Shandong Province) of the noble K’ung clan. His original name was K’ung Ch’iu. His father‚ commander of a district in Lu‚ died three years after Confucius was born‚ leaving the family in poverty‚ but Confucius nevertheless received a fine education. He was married at the age of 19 and had one son and two daughters. During the four years immediately after his marriage‚ poverty compelled him to become a sevant for the chief

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    The Wisdom of Confucius

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    Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ which we still live by today. The Wisdom of Confucius‚ edited and translated by Lin Yutang‚ takes the best things said and said about Confucius and put them into one three hundred page book. It follows his life‚ from his lowly birth in the small town of Tsou‚ to his death as one of the world’s greatest philosophers. The book also shows his ideas and beliefs on such subjects as education‚ politics‚ and music‚ subjects still evident in modern day society. The book

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    Confucius and Christ

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    Chapter Two Confucianism and Christianity Confucius and Christ Colin Hoad “As to being a sage‚ or a man of virtue‚ how dare I presume to such a claim? Striving thereafter unwearyingly‚ and teaching others therein without flagging – that can be said of me‚ and that is all.” [Confucius‚ “The Analects” 7:33] “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live‚ even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” [John 11:25] Spring

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    The Confucius Institute

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    The Confucius Institute Andrea Johnson March 30‚ 2014 CUL 220 Professor W. Lee McCorkle In recent years the Chinese government started the government funded Confucian Institute and made Chinese teaching available to countries and universities which otherwise would not have been able to afford it. Confucian Institutes all over the world teach the language and culture of the Chinese people‚ as well as providing a program that could change the way students relate to China. The name

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    Confucius and Virtue

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    composed and every thought that circled within the most influential sage‚ Confucius. The word “Shu: never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself‚” expresses one rule that any individual could follow and practice (176). It encompasses areas of one’s life like intellect‚ relationships and behavior‚ but more importantly it begins to describe the concept of virtue and we can obtain it. In view with Confucius‚ virtue can be defined as morality possible within an individual. Virtue can

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    Confucius and Humanity

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    The basic conception of Confucius’ philosophy is ren‚ i.e.‚ humanity‚ while humanity is at the same time the leitmotiv of our epoch. This accounts for why the Confucian idea is so close to contemporary readers and why his teaching principles and methods have maintained vitality throughout history. Confucius explained humanity as ’to love the people‚’ or ’to love the masses extensively.’ This led him to provide equal opportunities in education and to carry out teaching activities in dialogue with

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    Confucius and Plato

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    Confucius and Plato Editor Ken Wolf‚ at the beginning of the essay Confucius and Plato: A Few Really Good People‚ poses the question: “What is the best way to create a strong society?” (Wolf 25) It was surprising to a novice student of philosophy how similar the ideas of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius and famous Greek philosopher Plato were. Although‚ Confucius and Plato both made major contributions to the development of society‚ they showed both similarities and differences in these

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    The Analects of Confucius

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    The Analects of Confucius‚ a collection of sayings and ideas of Confucianism‚ was compiledby the followers of Confucius mostly in the form of dialogues. The last chapter‚ “[Emperor] Yao Said‚” is the briefest chapter in the book. One school of thought holds that it is just a collection of leftovers. I come from the school of thought that the last chapter concludes Confucius’s theme of politics as well as philosophy with an inseparable connection with the other chapters in the analects. Politics

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    Confucius Analysis

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    Confucius is a self-titled biographical film/motion picture or biopic of the famous Chinese Philosopher. It comprehensively told the story of Master Kong’s (Confucius is a Latinized name) life story or at least the most historically important years of his life. The film began showing Confucius being invited by the ruler of Lu‚ talking about his principles on governance. He spent most of his time studying and teaching‚ gathering a large number of students around him. He was a political leader also

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    The Life And Work Of Confucius Philosophy Essay Confucius (551 – 479 BCE)‚ was a thinker‚ political figure‚ educator and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. Confucius was born at Shang-ping‚ in the country of Lu. His given name was Kong‚ but his disciples called him Kong-fu-tse‚ (i.e. Kong the Master‚ or Teacher.) His father passed away when he was only three years old. Confucius mother Yan-she raised him. During his younger years Confucius showed a love of learning‚ and an expression of

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