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    so many different philosophies and religions‚ and they greatly influence people’s life. In this paper‚ I am going to introduce and define the representatives of the Western philosophy such as Plato’s metaphysical Dualism and Chinese philosophy like Daoism. And I am going to compare these philosophies and explain the difference between them. Ⅱ. Dualism A. Explain Plato’s metaphysical Dualism Plato’s Dualism divided the reality into two different realms of existence (World of the Senses and World

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    but such a system would have to take for granted Hobbes’ values and rationality—it would not work ‘right out of the box’ as deontology or utilitarianism does; more on this later. For now‚ let’s assume that our purpose will require an appeal to a Pareto Superior alternative to Hobbes. Theories abound of how to do this‚ but we need one that can do this without permitting state coercion‚ while also accounting for morality. Unfortunately‚ it is difficult‚ though not impossible‚ to find compelling examples

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    India during the latter part of the Han dynasty (ca. 150 CE) and took over a century to become assimilated into Chinese culture. One of the key forces of Buddhism’s success was Daoism. To help the Chinese comprehend Buddhist concepts‚ Buddhists borrowed ideas from Daoism via the Chinese language. Both Buddhism and Daoism benefited from this exchange. Daoists expanded their ideas about the cosmos and ways to structure their monastic orders. Buddhists gained a lexicon that made it easier to teach their

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    response and following was the Jesuits. The Jesuits had a different way of approaching religion in China. They decided to blend their religion‚ Christianity with the Chinese philosophy of Confucianism. This new "mixed" religion criticized Buddhism and Daoism. Furthermore‚ the Jesuits had innate understanding and reverence for the Chinese culture‚ so much so that it willingly collaborated with Chinese literati. Chinese literati were the intellectuals of China that were in the educated class. The Jesuits

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    The Confucian Ideal Person Religions around the world have what they believe followers should become. In Christianity‚ people strive to become more like Jesus. Buddhists try to be more like the Buddha. The qualities Jesus and the Buddha possess are what followers strive to be like. These followers want to become the ideal person. Confucian followers are no different. Confucian followers have characteristics they strive to achieve to become the ideal person. To achieve these characteristics‚ the

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    levels of authority stressing personal restraints and careful socialization of children. Rival Chinese schools are the thoughts and teachings of different philosophers that had different ideas that went against each other‚ such as Confucianism and Daoism. 3.) Page 42: The passage that begins “I take no action and people are reformed” is from the Confucian writings. I feel this way because Confucius believed that whatever the leader did‚ his people would follow. The passage that begins “The gentleman

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    Buddhism‚ founded in India in the sixth century BCE‚ was rising in popularity among many peoples and eventually spread to China by the first century BCE. In China‚ Buddhism was faced with many mixed opinions. Some looked to it as truth and comfort and thought it was a good impact on society‚ others attacked the religion and accused it of being barbaric and a disturbance‚ and others tried to blend the new uprising religion with China’s existing philosophies. There were people who supported and

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    Comparing and Contrasting the Post Classical Era Europe and China were two civilizations in the post classical era that thrived in religion and philosophy. Europe and China were similar in that they both had monasteries to teach and spread their religion and gender was unaffected‚ but different because China had rival religions. Europe’s Christianity was similar to China’s Buddhism because they both had ways of teaching and spreading their religion. In China there were several Monasteries where

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    pluralism‚ or believing in multiple religions. In addition to these similarities there are also differences between the two religions. The focus of Jainism is to achieve Nirvana and be liberated from the cycle of life and death. Conversely the focus of Daoism is to be at balance with all of life‚ including man and nature. Finally‚ a major difference between the two religions is their view of God and Gods. In Jainism there is no Creator God‚ while most Daoist people follow many

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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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