Cathey 1 Cody Cathey English Comp 2 Gena Messersmith February 9‚ 2015 Compare and Contrast Lao Tzu and Machiavelli Most people have differences on multiple things. Preferences change depending on who you are and what your views on life are. This was the case between Lao Tzu and Machiavelli. Most differences start on the subject of war. In Machiavelli ’s story "The Qualities of a Prince"‚ he talks about always being on your toes as a leader. You have to be ready to go to war at all times‚ no matter
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“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” (Lao Tzu Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore‚ n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2016.) Lao Tzu is letting us know that life is eccentric that there are numerous progressions out there and that we ought to acknowledge them and live peacefully with it. Living in a universe of oblivious euphoria sounds less demanding‚ in spite of the fact
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Lao-Tzu - Journal The concepts and ideas of the Tao-Te Ching may be a hard to grasp at first‚ but that is partially the point. For “The tao that can be told‚ is not the eternal Tao (Verse 1). Those who think they know everything‚ do not. It does not help to know the Tao‚ it just is. To think like Lao-Tzu‚ a person must let go of everything they think they know. Today‚ this is a very difficult task for most because there is so much a person stands for and believes in. However‚ The Tao-Te Ching
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Lao-tzu Believed in Tao Te Ching: The way things are The Tao is the way‚ law‚ principle. Essence‚ balance of nature 1. The Tao escapes precise definition 2. Tao is intangible‚ it’s energy 3. Tao is powerful‚ humans are weak 4. Radical Naturalism Tao is a force of nature not a force of spirit * Art over science art is wiser‚ deeper * Intuition over logic * Nature over society. Social Pessimism (Escapism) Every society is corrupted bureaucracy society restricts
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The Legalist philosophy‚ started by the sage Han Fei-Tzu‚ has rules about how the government should function based on their ideals about human nature‚ the punishment-reward system‚ and administration. Legalists believe human nature is to be evil‚ lazy‚ and want rewards for good actions. “Indeed‚ it is the people’s nature to delight in disorder and detach themselves from legal restraints...to abhor toil and enjoy ease.” (201). This is important to remember about the students of the school. In order
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Lao-Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher during the 6th century. Conversely‚ Machiavelli was an Italian historian‚ author‚ diplomat‚ philosopher‚ and politician that lived almost two thousand years later during the Renaissance. Although both are from completely different times and cultures; neither would disagree that leadership is essential in the success or failure of society. After all‚ at its simplistic core government is just a hierarchy of leadership that exist to serve its fellow citizens
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Han Fei Tzu says‚ “If conformers to law are strong‚ the country is strong; if conformers to law are weak‚ the country is weak…” This political philosophy held by Han Fei Tzu is not solely held to him‚ but it is also similar to that held by the philosopher Lao Tzu. Both philosophers strongly emphasized the importance and need of leaders to conform their society with regard to governance and leadership. Despite having similar views with regard to leadership and governance‚ each philosopher has a slightly
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who run the government. Lao-Tzu discusses in Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching how the government should handle its people. In today’s society the government is expected to define right and wrong and punish the law breakers‚ who may not share the same morals as the government. These people who break laws may have thought that what they were doing was correct. Lau Tzu would not do this. He does not define morals. Lou Tzu would rather not have morals at all. According to Lao-Tzu people should left to make
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The genre of a text can make an immense impact on the way one reads and interprets a novel. I will be focusing on the text Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu and Plato’s Five Dialogues. Both of these readings are written quite differently. Tao Te Ching is written as a poem and has more of a self-interpretative aspect to it. On the other hand‚ Plato’s Five Dialogues is written in an essay format‚ using dialogue. I will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these writing styles and the interpretive challenges
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Sun Assignment 2. Strategic Management . School of Strategy. According to Synder and Neil H. (1982) in their journal called ‘Strategic Management Journal’ ‚ The school of strategy definition of strategic planning that are offered by Henry Mintzberg in 1981 concludes that strategic planning is a process involving all components of planning that integrated decision making‚ structured procedure with articulate results‚ and specific tactical objectives that should be seen as a whole process
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