influences‚ such as a difficult childhood‚ turned a naturally innocent person into a murderer. The Chinese philosophers‚ Mencius and Xunzi‚ explored this difficulty in their philosophies. While both considered themselves disciples of the philosopher‚ Confucius‚ their perspective on humans were different. Mencius had an optimistic view of humans‚ while Xunzi saw humans as creatures in need of reform.
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the philosopher Confucius was written during the Warring States Period. Confucianism has influenced many East Asian cultures around the world. Confucius created the analects to illustrate his opinion on the government. Confucius way have permeated every sector of China through government‚ education‚ and daily moral behavior. Confucius believed that every relationship had a role to play out as if everyone was a character on a stage and this phrase illustrates the philosophy of Confucius in one sentence
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Confucianism is the philosophy based on the teachings of Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)‚ who was an important Chinese Philosopher. Confucianism has a complete system of moral‚ social‚ political‚ and religious thought‚ and has had a large influence on the history of Chinese Civilization. However‚ there remains some controversy over whether or not it should be considered a religion. Taoism differs from Confucianism by not emphasizing rigid rituals and social order. Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ and Taoism. These
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while Eastern cultures favor a more community-centered ethic of virtue (Wong 1984). There is no universal ethic. In particular‚ it is recognized that the Western thinker Aristotle and his virtue ethic strongly resembles that of the Eastern thinker Confucius. This similarity suggests that a universal virtue ethic may already exist in the form of a powerful shared strand of moral thinking. When we adopt a virtue ethics perspective‚ we discover that East and West are always potentially meeting insofar
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present for Confucianists. It is important for them to focus on bettering themselves. Even though it is important to treat others well‚ the principals they live by are very self involved. Never do they agglomerate to rejoice with other followers of Confucius’ teachings. The final aspect of almost all world religions is the belief of an afterlife. The believers find comfort in an afterlife‚ knowing that if they achieve some sort of goal on Earth or do many acts of kindness‚ they will find peace in an
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Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua‚ NY * 551 – 479 B.C.E. * Born in the feudal state of Liu. * Became a teacher and editor of books. Li --> Rite‚ rules‚ ritual decorum (Binding force of an enduring stable society) Ren --> humaneness‚ benevolence‚ humanity Shu --> Reciprocity‚ empathy Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you. Yi --> Righteousness 1. Ruler Subject 2. Father Son 3. Husband Wife 4. Older Brother Younger Brother 5. Older Friend Younger
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Confucius was one of the most influential people on East Asian culture. Born in the sixth century‚ Confucius committed himself to spreading morality and inspiring people to do good (Ebrey‚ 42). Confucius linked moral behaviour to traditional roles and hierarchies in both social and political life. One of his main teachings was filial piety‚ the reverent respect for people in higher standing than you‚ such as parents and older people. His ideal world was one where hierarchy created harmony and conventions
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identity of the scholars‚ the family system‚ and political discourse. Confucianism had changed over the centuries since the death of Confucius in 479 B.C. Confucius’s teachings that were recorded by his followers in the Analects‚ were still a big guide‚ as were the texts that came to be called the Confucian classics‚ which had poetry‚ historical records‚ moral and ritual instruction‚ and a divine manual. But the issues stressed by Confucian teachers changed as Confucianism became associated with the
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subjective opinions but rather focused his attention on how these opinions function in reality. In a comparison of Christianity‚ an accepted religion‚ and Confucianism‚ a debated religion‚ there are shared qualities. Confucius and Jesus both emphasize the importance of teaching. Confucius is not worshipped by Confucians like Jesus is worshipped by Christians‚ but they both have an authoritative presence. Christianity and Confucianism demonstrate their shared “lead by example” ideal when the Analects
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social organization based on the holding of all property in common‚ actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state” and the definition of Confucianism states; “the system of ethics‚ education‚ and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples‚ stressing love for humanity‚ ancestor worship‚ reverence for parents‚ and harmony in thought and conduct.” Confucianism and Communism has been a long term clash throughout history. However‚ Confucianism and Communism do share some
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