Although Daoist philosophers expound on the same fundamental ideas such as wu wei or effortless action and the Dao‚ Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu are distinct in their rhetorical strategy‚ style‚ and use of imagery mainly because Lao Tzu’s daodejing is poetic and terse while Chuang
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that run the government. The Warlords are happy to bring the Shi in and give them shelter because each one of the Shi has their own idea on how to solve the problem of chaos. Kong Fu Tzu (aka Confucius) founds the school of Confucianism. Kong Fu Tzu’s philosophy was the ultimate conservative outlook. Kong Fu Tzu looked to the past and thinks that if they looked to the past; they could imitate it and get rid of the chaos. Confucianism is based on family values. Confucius
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2/13/2013 AP Comp Critical Reading Questions Lao-Tzu 1) According to Lao-tzu‚ what must the ruler provide the people with if they are happy? The ruler is entitled to provide the people with space‚ enough space for each individual person. Lao-Tzu is concerned for individual’s whole freedom‚ death included. And when the ruler dies it is the communities’ job to make sure that where the person is buried is nice. 2) To what extent does Lao-tzu concern himself with individual happiness? To the
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heroic tale‚ the status of “hero” and the ongoing fame of a person is a driving force behind any hero’s great act. Heroism as a theme of literature invokes many different standard from a reader. The question of true heroism is one to debate. When Sun Tzu created The Art of War‚ he brought a new standard to warfare‚ therefore affecting the paradigm of heroism. Traditionally literature created epic heroes such as Hercules‚ Gilgamesh and Diomedes with many similar attributes. Great heroes from epic tales
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the butterfly summary by chuang tzu:- The butterfly:- Chuang Tzu‚ a contemporary of Mencius‚ is universally regarded as the greatest Taoist after Lao Tzu. His butterfly dream is probably the most celebrated dream ever to be recorded in the history of Chinese Philosophy‚ which makes it almost impossible to omit in any serious expositions of Chuang Tzu’s works. Whether or not the dream actually occurred is not a matter of great importance. What is important is that it has captured the minds of
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Lao-tzu or "Old Master‚" the author of the Tao-te-Ching wrote not only about the moral behavior one should live their life by‚ but also about the ways to create a functional government. Lao-tzu wrote mainly for politicians as a guide to follow in order for them to become good leaders. Lao-tzu informs his readers that one can only help people by allowing them to help themselves. One powerful statement from the Tao-te-Ching is‚ "When they think that they know the answers‚ / people are difficult to
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students. Confucius’ idea of the Chun Tzu or superior man is described in the Analects. This concept of a superior man is an ideal to which his followers are striving to become. To Confucius Chun Tzu meant a morally superior man that had a great and noble soul. This superior man followed (Li) which meaning is striving for the good life. By being a superior man you were always thinking about what was best for humanity and not yourself. The Chun Tzu does not seek to put his self above or below
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Terrain xi. The Nine Situations xii. The Attack by Fire xiii. The Use of SpiesConclusionReference | 4-56-910111415182025344043464956606162 | The Art of War The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise that is attributed to Sun Tzu‚ a high ranking military general and strategist during the late spring and autumn period . It’s a very famous book written about warfare. Though the authorship of the book is debated it was probably written around 400 to 320 B.C. it discuss different
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founded in 1993 by Jen-Hsun Huang‚ Chris Malachowsky‚ and Curtis Priem and is headquartered in Santa Clara‚ California. The Nvidia Corporation is responsible for inventing the GPU in 1999 and has shipped more than 1 billion to date. In 1999‚ Nvidia was listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol NVDA. The company currently has 8‚000 employees worldwide‚ has 6‚000 patent assets‚ and reported $4.3 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2013. According to co-founder‚ president and CEO‚ Jen-Hsun Huang‚ Nvidia’s mission
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working hard to make reality what one wants‚ and it calls that happiness. These actions are not in accordance with the Daoist view‚ however. In Basic Writings by Chuang Tzu‚ he uses anecdotes and metaphors to teach Dao‚ which is a blend of philosophy and religion that was created in ancient China. Since it is an unspeakable way‚ Chuang Tzu tells stories to give an idea of what Dao is about. The Daoist world view consists of simple‚consistent practices that are hard to carry out‚ but bring about true happiness
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