Of all eastern philosophers‚ Confucius‚ born in 550 B.C.‚ is considered the greatest. His teachings are foundational to Asian cultures. Ideal Person for Confucius was one who focuses on the real world and provides guidelines for how people should live their lives. “Moral character of the ruler is the wind; the moral character of those beneath him is the grass. When the wind blows‚ the grass bends.” (Kenyu 12‚ 19). (www.mythencyclipedia.com)His goal was to create gentlemen who carry themselves
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PHIL 2200 REVIEW QUESTIONS1) Etymologically‚ what does Philosophy mean? Ancient Greek: Philo – Love‚ Sophia – Wisdom/knowledge. The love of wisdom.2) What is epistemology? Theories of knowledge 3) What is ontology? The study of being.4) What is ethics? A system of moral principles.5) According to Singer‚ what are four things that ethics are not? Particularly concerned with sex An ideal system which is useless in practice Something only intelligible in context with religion Relative or Subjective
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for political‚ ethical‚ and social organization. Confucianism focuses more on human behavior. Confucius assumed that all human beings had their own way and everybody including ruler should follow their way. If one fails to follow the way then he or she could loss the mandate of the heaven. While‚ in Daoism it is believed that the true way to interpret the will of heaven is not action‚ but inaction. Confucius added that it is the duty of human beings to work hard to improve their life and for the development
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humaneness in Anatomy of Sacred. Confucius regards Jen as the supreme virtue‚ which includes the eight virtues. In order to interpret Jen‚ people have to study the eight virtues. Confucius thinks that Jen means loving people‚ and the love from children to parents is a kind of Jen. An old saying in China says that among all the good deeds‚ Hyo comes first. Compared with other country‚ filial piety is especially concerned in China that it even becomes a norm to judge people. Confucius mentions that Hyo is based
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possibly the earliest extant piece of Indio-European prose 2) The Upanishads- 108 discourses of the Brahman religion‚ gives information on Maya (the illusory world) and Nirvana (universal) 3) The Sutras- unintelligible treatises concerning rituals Secular Works 1) Epic- magnificent view of life‚ polished diction‚ elevated style‚ focused on a central character symbolizing a whole nation 2) Drama- said to be invented by Brahma‚ first drama arose from ceremonies worshiping Vishnu-Krishna
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and animals‚ it is not enough to reflect the essence of the unique characteristics of human nature. If human satisfied with comfort life that makes no difference with animals. Humans have a common nature‚ the nature is benevolence‚ righteousness‚ propriety‚ wisdom and moral consciousness as the content of social attributes‚ rather than the beast without other natural attributes So what is the mainly significant difference between human beings and
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around the central concepts of Ren‚ Li‚ Yi‚ Shu‚ and Xiao. Ren is based on humanness‚ benevolence‚ or rather what gives people humanity. Ren according to the beliefs of Confucius is the virtue of virtues. All the other concepts just follow suite. Li acts as a guide for human behavior and the acts of good. Li brings the idea of propriety which includes the five relationships that should be shared in a social life. These include: father and son‚ younger brother and elder brother‚ husband and wife‚ elder
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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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In 1027 BCE after the rebel tribe‚ Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty (pg 220) a time of cultural sophistication‚ and philosophical achievement began (pg 221). According to Henry Sayre‚ author of The Humanities Culture‚ Continuity & Change the "Zhou dynasty sought to define the proper way to behave in the World" (pg. 222). The Zhou Dynasty lasted between 1027 - 256 BCE during this period two philosophical ideas would arise‚ Daoism and Confucianism. Initially‚ we review Daoism and Confucianism differences
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Imagine an elderly man‚ walking up to a group of farmers who raise sheeps for a living‚ with an idea in hand. The elderly man is Confucius‚ a teacher who wanted to teach many about the beliefs of others‚ religion‚ and what a symbol should represent. Though‚ a religion from the Western side‚ does not believe in the same practices that Confucius has taught his Eastern people. Leading to the topic‚ both Confucianism and Islam are similar and alike in different ways. To begin‚ Confucianism and Islam
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