first point to be understood about Confucianism is that it is not a religion. Confucianism is an ethical system. However‚ it does have religious traits (Chiyun 337). The Confucianist accepts the existence of a supreme being. Similar to how Christians accept the existence of a God. The trait of mercy and love is commonly held by Buddhism and Confucianism. Confucianist’s belief in prayer is just the same as a Christian or a Buddhist. The difference of Confucianism in relation to being a religion is
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Understanding the Nature of Piety‚ Euthyphro Plato’s dialogue of Euthyphro shows the complexity in determining the nature of piety. Socrates questions Euthyphro and learns that Euthyphro gives examples rather than a concrete definition. He tries to persuade Euthyphro from thinking of piety in association with divine gods. a) “Is the pious being loved by the gods because it is pious‚ or is it pious because it is being loved by the gods?” (10a) b) The gods argue among themselves and may not consider
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Piety is not composed of the same properties as being loved by the gods for the property of being loved by the gods fail to capture the nature of piety. Plato within the Euthyphro ponders if things are piety from their nature or from being god loved. In short it is a question of if the morality of good is external to god or if he commands it. Euthyphro argues that what is pious is loved by the gods because it is pious‚ however in doing so he forces the gods to appeal to an external force above themselves
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Confucianism and Daoism Confucian and Daoist views were important for the shaping and development of mankind in the past. They were views that existed among the eastern Asian countries. They had both similarities and differences in the way they shaped out self-knowledge and self-cultivation. Also there was other outside forces that played a major role in their theories. Nature and art were said to have helped shape the human race as we know it. Confucianism and Daoism seem to be complete polar
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expert at what is and is not holy‚ a series of questioning ensues. Socrates asks for Euthyphro to define piety in such a way that it be universally true for all cultures at any time. This definition of piety will be the standard against which all actions can be measured to determine whether or not an action is holy. After a short series of questions and answers as to the definition of piety‚ Socrates finally asks Euthyphro if the pious is loved by the gods because it is pious‚ or is it pious because
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Chieh Wu Professor Yulian Wu September 8‚ 2016 HIST 105 Confucianism and Legalist Ideas In the ancient times when China was in the period of philosophical ferment‚ many ideas of governing a society has been established. Because of the harsh environment due to the fact that endless wars that occurred throughout the Warring states period‚ this era was the golden age of ancient philosophy in China. The influence of the war lead to philosophical ideas being developed and discussed by philosophers all
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of not only his lifetime‚ but also today. Why is he still held in such high regard when his death was over thousands of years ago? The answer is simple. Socrates employed a unique method of questioning when discussing philosophical topics‚ such as piety. The Socratic Method‚ or elenchus‚ was originally designed by Socrates as a way to install critical thinking‚ and is still an important method being used in the modern world. In order to understand the elenchus in its entirety‚ it is essential to
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Though seemingly unrelated‚ Buddhism and Confucianism share many similarities‚ such as their influence on Chinese society and also teaching their people to be virtuous. They do though‚ differ in their beliefs and on a fundamental point; Buddhism is spiritual‚ while Confucianism is entirely secular. Buddhism and Confucianism are parallel in several ways. First‚ as mentioned before‚ they both influenced Chinese society in a way. Buddhism influenced China by the improvements of landscape painting
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31 Zalenski 2A October 18‚ 2011 Confucianism and Legalism Confucianism and Legalism were two philosophies developed by scholars as solutions to a period of disorder in China. Confucianism and Legalism are similar in that both originated during the Chinese Classical Period; however‚ they are different in government because Confucianism focuses on having an orderly‚ respectful‚ and successful ruler‚ while Legalism focuses on having an forceful and omnipotent ruler. In addition‚ education
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Daoism and Confucianism Reflection Paper I’ve learned that Daoism (Taoism) and Confucianism are very important religions to the China. These two religions have a great influence on the Chinese people and how they view the world‚ as well as‚ having a tremendous impact on others over time. According to these two philosophies of Daoism and Confucianism‚ they’re like the elements of Yin and Yang‚ both grew up together and pretty much made one another. Daoism is thought to accentuate yin aspects of reality
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