Pan‚ Nymphs‚ Olympians and Piety In ancient Greece‚ Pan‚ a goat-legged youth‚ was worshipped as a god‚ mainly in the countryside by shepherds and herdsmen. Pan was chiefly known as a protector‚ or as a “flock-keeping” god. The Athenians were under the impression that they were aided by Pan during the Persian wars‚ so after the wars‚ they established a precinct dedicated to him underneath the acropolis‚ in a cave (Herodotus p. 133). Although Pan was seen as a god‚ he was still in an inferior
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indoctrinating Christianity into their constructed idea of self; The east without psychologists or therapists had Confucianism to make sense of life. Philosophy like religion has a main objective that aims to explain what we experience within our reality; maintaining an undertone of contentment with the inevitable fate of death. We will first look at the two schools of thought within Confucianism. There is the idealist perspective that we are naturally good with social influences corrupting
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exercise of political power by the rulers. INTRODUCTION OF CONFUCIANISM Confucianism is not a religion but a form of philosophy. Confucianism is an East Asian ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. It is a complex system of moral‚ social‚ political‚ and religious thought which had tremendous influence on the history of Chinese civilization up to the 21st century. Confucianism has impacted and influenced the following countries which
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definition of piety. The original concept Euthyphro claimed was that something is pious if it is loved by the gods‚ and it is pious based off of that alone. Socrates continues to pose questions to Euthyphro on this idea‚ as it is a very vague definition that does not give very much insight into what piety exactly is. Eventually‚ Socrates asks if something pious is loved by the gods because it is in fact pious‚ or is it pious solely because it is loved by the gods? This is where this concept begins to
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Confucianism Confucianism‚ a philosophy ascribed to a teacher whom history identifies as Confucius. Born in 552 B.C.E‚ Young Kong Qui‚ as he was named‚ became an authority on court rituals and statecraft and rose to high office in his native state of Lu in Northeastern China. In 497 B.C.E he resigned from his position when proper rituals were not performed during a state sacrifice to Heaven. After his resignation Confucius traveled to small states‚ where he attempted without success to employ
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where the cleric‚ Euthyphro‚ claims to have a clear definition of piety. Socrates exclaims that he wishes to know the definition of piety so that he may better defend himself in his upcoming trial. Euthyphro agrees to teach Socrates‚ and so they begin to discuss. Early on‚ Socrates makes clear his desire for a universal truth‚ or a definition of piety that will be true in every case. Euthyphro makes several attempts to define piety in a way that satisfies Socrates. The first attempt at a definition
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opposite‚ which all the gods hate‚ is impious” (Plato‚ 173)‚ Socrates main criticism of this point is that the language seems rather ambiguous and that it provides no true clarity‚ eluding that piety is an inherent quality of a deed or action rather than a cause of an action. Euthyphro’s interpretation of piety evolves as it is noted that an action “is loved then because it is pious‚ but it is not pious because it is loved” (Plato‚ 173). This quote is then reinforced by a second related point asserting
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the three teachings‚ Daoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism. Daoism and Confucianism‚ which were both founded in China hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ‚ appear to approach the fundamentals of religion in the same fashion. Since Confucius and Laozi don’t directly address the question of God or an afterlife and both were concerned more with the present life‚ one would think their philosophical teachings would almost mirror each other. In the case of Confucianism versus Daoism‚ it appears
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Daoism and Confucianism are two of China’s oldest and most pervasive philosophies. They arose during the same period in Chinese history‚ called the Hundred Schools of Thought‚ a time often marred by unrest and feudal strife. Both philosophies reflect this‚ as their overarching goals are to seek order and harmony in one’s life‚ relationship with society‚ and the universe. Confucianism is a philosophy originated by the Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ which teaches that logic and reason can solve
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Pursuing Piety Euthyphro is a text written by Plato‚ about a debate between Socrates and Euthyphro on the subject of piety and holiness‚ rich with Socratic irony‚ Socrates pretends to be clueless on the subject and asks Euthyphro what his thoughts are on the subject of piety and what makes an action pious‚ however Euthyphro starts digging himself a bigger and bigger hole even though he initially posed as almost an expert on piety‚ Socrates finally shows him how ignorant he truly is on the subject
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