"ground-up ritual archives of the Shang dynasty." They came from Anyang‚ on the Yellow River (Huang-Ho/Huang-He) and were found in tombs‚ used as "oracle bones" to communicate with the past‚ with the ancestors; dated to ca. 1100 BCE 文 "wen" is the Chinese character/word for "writing" ~ "wen" in Chinese became the word for civilization itself ..... in the beginning was the word (I disagree! In the beginning was the image :-))) Chinese bronzes are mentioned .... they were used in rituals
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thoughts that Confucius came across throughout his life. Buddhism speaks about how to acquire great knowledge throughout life. Confucianism was founded by a Chinese man‚ but Buddhism was founded by an Indian man. These quick comparisons show how the religions differ‚ but more detailed comparisons will be seen throughout the essay. The origins and founders of these two religions are quite similar‚ which will be explained in this paragraph. Confucianism was founded by a man named Confucius; which is
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order Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and his school Confucius Educator and political advisor Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples Confucian ideas Fundamentally moral and ethical in character Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order Concentrated on formation of junzi--"superior individuals" Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence Li--a sense of propriety‚ courtesy
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"Those who know do not say; those who say do not know." -Lao-tzu "The superior men are sparing in their words and profuse in their deeds." -Confucius The 6th century B.C.E. was an amazing time of philosophical growth for ancient China. It was during that time that the two most influential spiritual leaders native to China‚ Confucius and Lao-tzu‚ are thought to have lived and taught. The philosophies that they practiced‚ Taoism and Confucianism‚ existed simultaneously in dynastic China‚ attracting
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52 One prominent argument for the alleged superiority of ritual-based societies lies in the moral potential he attributes to Confucian rituals‚ which he contrasts with the minimum standards of legal rights as set out by the UDHR. He blames human rights in particular for being minimalistic: A society that needs to resort to legal enforcement of that
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natural matter (Fisher‚ 2014). Lao Tzu insists that water flows gradually would vanished the rock‚ therefore‚ being steady‚ kind‚ and cooperative like water is extremely effective than being unadapt and solid as a stone. Confucianism is invented by Confucius‚ a Chinese philosopher who teaches that logic and reason could resolve all human problems‚ and dismiss immoderate reaction and illusion (Fisher‚
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rative religin Agnosticism Literally meaning "not know"; a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. Animism From the Latin anima‚ meaning "spirit‚" "soul‚" "life force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. Atheism Literally meaning "not God"; a position asserting that there is no God or gods. Deconstruction A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida‚
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the dominant philosophical school in China. Confucianism represented the teachings of Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ concerning the fields of ethics and politics and emphasizes on personal and government morality‚ humaneness and one’s duty to family and society. Following the popularity of Confucianism and the death of Confucius‚ the creation of The Analects or Lunyu 論語‚ was written by Confucius’ followers and disciples in the Warring States period. His teachings were the first to introduce the concept
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person’s individual pursuit of knowledge was important to their success. Confucius‚ the founder of Confucianism‚ enforced the ideas of the essential goodness of each individual and that character‚ not birth was important. He believed that anyone could work their way up on the ladder of success‚ so to speak by the knowledge they possessed. (Spodek 209) In the Analects‚ a collection of thoughtful perceptions attributed to Confucius‚ it says “I am not one who was born with knowledge; I am one who loves
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Confucianism. The religion Taoism began in China in the 300’s BC. "Taoism was Chinas own indigenous higher religion‚ characterized by the fourth century by a literate and self-perpetuating priesthood‚ a pantheon of celestial deities‚ complex rituals‚ and revealed scriptures in classical Chinese"(The Encyclopedia of Religion volume 3 1993 Macmillan Publishing Company New York‚ NY pg. 272). Taoism as a philosophy appears in two books‚ the Lao-tzu which was later renamed Too Te Ching‚ and
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