While attempting to figure out a good topic for my final paper‚ I reflected back to the question on our Midterm exam that asked us to give a comparison between our modern society and the ideal Daoist society. This question peaked my interest‚ which lead me to wonder how ideal societies differ throughout the world. I decided to compare the differences between the perfect society as described in Sir Thomas More’s Utopia to the ideal Daoist society introduced in class by Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu. Obviously
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civilization‚ because it helps to form the structure‚ organization‚ and justifies the actions of the civilization. Religion has been be used politically to justify extreme political actions in civilizations including‚ Islam‚ Christianity‚ Judaism‚and Daoism. Throughout history religion has been used to placate the people about war‚ and to justify war itself‚ however some used various other techniques to justify war.. All religions though did offer rewards to their followers. Another piece of writing
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Confucianism places a great deal of emphasis on the family‚ viewing all human relationships and institutions as patterned after or based on its model. Confucian familism stands in sharp contrast to the strong individualism traditionally associated with capitalism and liberal democracy. It has also been proven that Confucianism has not been an obstacle on the road to industrialization and capitalist development‚ if needed it has contributed in a positive fashion. For many in Confucian families
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were given “Zi” at the end of their names‚ went around the kingdoms‚ explaining to the ruler what they thought the best solution was for uniting China. The most prominent ideas were usually any of the three sects‚ Daoist‚ Confucianist or Legalist. Daoism was based on the ideas of Laozi and Zhuangzi‚ Confucianism on those of Confucius (Kongzi) and Mencius (Mengzi)‚ and Legalism on those of Han Feizi. Confucianism was not adopted in Confucius’ life time. It developed later‚ during the Song Dynasty
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The Independent Study Unit (ISU) assignment allows students the opportunity to choose a religion to study on their own. The first step of this assignment is to select one of the following religions: - Confucianism - Daoism - Shinto Faith - Falun Gong - Cao Dai Once you have selected one of the religions‚ post your responses to the following three questions: Religion: Confucianism 1. Positive Afterlife Potential – What is the reward individuals in this belief-system can expect if they
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China during the Late Classical Period was a very extraordinary region. The Chinese surpassed all others during that time period with their advanced cultural and political aspects. During the Late Classical Period which was between 100 C.E. and 589 C.E.‚ political and cultural changes in East Asia occurred due to the pressure from bordering nomadic tribes like the Hsiung-nu that were trying to invade China. Also‚ there was a decline of interest in Confucian tradition as Buddhism started to spread
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MAHER-MERCER BOOK AS A POSSIBLE SEPARATE ESSAY QUESTION. IN EACH ESSAY MAKE SURE YOU WEAVE IN WHATEVER PETERS SAID IN THE “AFTERWORD” AND ONE NON-RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE. REFORMED PROTESTANT—CAMERON/DEBAET PROGRESSIVE PROTESTANT—COLE-TURNER JAINISM—FOHR DAOISM—KOHN TANTRA—LIDKE/DIRNBERGER BUDDHISM—MAHER ISLAM—MUSA ROMAN CATHOLICISM—NICHOLS SOMA. Summary and discuss Mercer’s thesis about H+ and soma. BODY BOOK. Describe the Mercer/Maher proposal for a book of original articles from various religions
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religion was the spread of Buddhism from India through the silk roads into China. Buddhism was a new faith of hope and order for the Chinese. The emergence of Buddhism led to social changes. Buddhism became a syncretic faith with Confucianism and Daoism. Argument over Buddhism’s importance led to these changes. Buddhism helped the Chinese develop new values and order. The changes economically played a huge role in China. The construction of the Grand Canal by the Sui Dynasty increased trade and communication
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Protestant Christian‚ and Islam‚ prophetic orientation is acually a prominent aspect‚ it is not prominent in mystical orientation. Which brings me to my next and final point. Mystical orientation is emmensely prominent in Daoism‚ some schools of Buddhism‚ and the specific kind of Hinduism known as Upanishadic Hinuism. Mystical may make you think of magic‚ magicians‚ or mystery. But again‚ like I said in sacramental orientation‚ it is far
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profound effect on these early civilizations and on the world as a whole. Another characteristic these civilizations shared was the importance of religion in all facets of their society. An example in Chinese society of religion was the debate of Daoism versus Confucianism‚ and how it constantly affected society. The debate affected everything in the society from gender relations to the way the Chinese were governed. You can see how religiously centered the people of Sumer were as each city-state
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