Confucianism and Filial Piety in Chinese culture Western people might wonder why once upon a time in China‚ choosing a wife or husband for one’s life was not his or her decision but their parents’‚ or one must mourn for their deceased parents at least three years. The answer is about the definition of morality. Different conceptions of morality have guided different cultures in different directions regarding a central question of human existence: Does morality require filial piety (or
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Essay about using ‘filial piety’ as an example‚ explain how cultural practices/values change Introduction and background: When it comes to filial piety‚ it should be a complex concept with different meaning and value in distinct period and region. Dating back to the history of filial piety‚ Chinese Confucian is the most representative pillar which claims: A respect for the parents and ancestors. However‚ filial piety is not unique for Chinese. East Asia country like Japan and Korea also had
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English 10A Honors Per.1 December 14‚ 2013 Filial Piety Compare and Contrast Essay China has revised a law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Elderly People. A clause now stipulates : “ Family members living apart from the elderly should frequently visit or send greetings to the elderly people.” ( The New York Times Yu Hua. ) Filial Piety is a virtue of respect for one’s parents and ancestors in Confucian philosophy
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Filial piety requires emotional care‚ not just financial support Recent family tragedies have sparked discussions on the relationship between children and their parents in the local community. Filial piety has long been the core value of Chinese culture‚ but tragedies and a rising trend of living alone in advanced age‚ later-life depression and abuse of the elderly raise concerns about whether filial obligations for the care of ageing parents are in decline. The impact of intergenerational relationships
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Japan was able to formulate its own values and ideals centered on filial piety‚ the development of a hierarchical class system‚ and strict roles for men and women in its early eras. Throughout the Tokugawa era‚ and due to its rice-based economy‚ Japan enjoyed relative stability‚ though
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Confucianism and filial virtue Confucianism is a complex philosophy invented by Confucius during the 5th century BCE‚ which includes social‚ moral‚ philosophical‚ political and religious thoughts that dominated the culture of East Asia. Confucianism does not advocate specific religious practices or rituals in its teachings but teaches the people to adopt ethics behaviors to live in harmony. The most important of its virtues is probably the filial virtue that characterizes‚ still nowadays
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Diminishing filial piety and its impact on long-term care policies Filial Piety is a virtue regarded by Confucius as a way to ensure a peaceful family and society. Filial piety is loyalty to one’s family and country. Filial piety is the most important moral in Chinese culture. Showing love for the nation and selflessness in protecting and loving one’s family is ideal. When developing and introducing policies to provide for the long-term care needs of the elderly‚ authorities must recognise the following:
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‘Humanity’ and ‘filial piety’ are probably the most important believes that Confucius had; he uses these two words more than any other words in ‘The Analects of Confucius’. Among many other things Confucius had mentioned‚ ‘humanity’ is the central thought of Confucianism that Confucius had believed everything starts from the ‘humanity’. ‘Humanity’ in a Chinese character means a combination of human and number two‚ which means how you should treat others when there are two or more people. It can be
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Filial piety developed from Confucianism‚ it is an elements that affects Chinese culture and tradition. Filial piety also established a family system‚ which has influences on most Chinese families. Because from the cultural concept‚ most families has the social value for each family numbers‚ such as‚ man should be the center of the family‚ the children of the family should be always obey their parents. Women’s social status and family status was lower than men‚ because from the Confucianism ideology
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The Importance Of Filial Piety Han Y. When people are asked who gave the most favors to them‚ it must be their parents; without the parents‚ they could not be fed when they were young and also they would not be able to even exist now. However‚ in now days‚ the older the parents get‚ the more negligent the children get. As a result‚ those being treated negligently parents are sometimes isolated from their children and even from society. Moreover‚ there must be no children who want their parents to
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