made it to the top. This is where the “me’ mentality appears. The ’me’ mentality gives no care to anyone else but the individual while often leaving disaster in its wake. "To be proud with wealth and honor / Is to sow seeds of one’s own downfall" (Tzu 9; 7-8) describes the paradox between the Somebody’s "me" mentality and its repercussions. In thinking he is all important‚ he brings about his own downfall. The Somebody lives fast‚ plays hard and end up a handsome corpse laden with regrets. In trying
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climates‚ varying from the absence of gun powder to the presence of nuclear weapons. However‚ some military theories are transcendent. Some elements of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz are eternally wise. While their similarities may become universal truths‚ their differences are equally worthy of study because‚ it is in the differences where choices are made. Sun Tzu and Clausewitz agreed that war is chaos‚ military action is a tool for diplomatic goals and‚ as such‚ the results of warfare are not final. Their differences
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have written a number of books concerning good governance. Confucius believed to have been born in 551 BCE in Zou‚ Shandong Province and Lao Tzu said to have lived in the sixth century BCE are such examples of people who attempted to contribute to how people should be governed. Thus‚ this essay analyses the kinds of governments proposed by Confucius and Leo Tzu. Thereafter‚ it shall select one which is appropriate for the Zambian government and explains why it is ideal for the Zambian government.
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can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons are not the answer. He states that “weapons are the tools of violence; all decent men detest them”(Lao-tzu 19). He is trying to say that if one is a good man‚ one will not make themselves comfortable around weapons. He believes that if a person likes or be ok with war and weapons
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on want to make child happy‚ &c. childlike heard‚ which we must grow and develop The Daodejing is not a text in isolation; is a minimalistic text The Daodejing thinks that you needn’t grow; you‚ like unhewn wood‚ are fine the way you are Hsun Tzu thinks that human nature must be worked on furiously to improve itself Ch. 12- you needn’t indulge anything but your most basic desires (the chase in the hunt) The Daodajing believes in laissez faire approach to life & morals chief executioner
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difference between the chun tzu and the hsiao jen? The literal translation seems to mean: chun tzu is a ruling figure while hsiao jen is one who is ruled. Of course‚ these two labels represent much more than social division. Lau says that they are moral terms with chun tzu being one with strong morals and hsiao jen meaning the opposite. Confucius uses these terms sometimes ambiguously as well‚ a possible nod to the complexity of human morals. 3. Can anyone become a chun tzu? Although it is not spelled
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teaches that people have certain responsibilities; however‚ they teach different types of responsibility. Kungfuzi‚ or Confucius‚ argues that every person has a responsibility placed on his shoulders to help improve society in the here and now. While Lao Tzu‚ the originator of Daoism‚ believes that each person has a responsibility‚ he believes that that responsibility is in regards to oneself rather than society. He believes that a person must work within themselves to reach peace with their Selves and
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Tao-te Ching and the Chuang-tzu. The Tao-te Ching (or Dao De Jing) is the most significant text and is the heart of religious and philosophical Taoism. This text is credited to Lao Tzu‚ more commonly known as Master Lao. It was written in 5th century BCE and is 5‚000 Chinese characters long. The Tao-te Chings’s 81 brief sections are brilliantly constructed. They are poetic‚ practical‚ and mystical. The Tao-te Ching serves as a set of guidelines to live by. The Chuang-tzu is named after its author
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Oliver Konteh Perspectives on Human Nature Prof. Kurt Frey Nature vs Nurture For the past five weeks we have studied three different but influential people in our perspective on human nature class. They are Freud‚ Plato and Tzu. The main discussion between all of them is nature versus nurture. I will discuss the difference between nature and nurture and then I’ll apply to each of these philosophers and how they react to it. When looked up in the dictionary the term nature means the
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[Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers ] Comparison of Eastern and Western Philosophers I will compare the Western philosopher Socrates to the Eastern philosopher Lao Tzu. These two philosophers had some things in common with their ideas and philosophies that they pursued. Socrates was a western philosopher that lived in Athens Greece and Lao was thought to be from what is now known as the Hunan province of China. Socrates Socrates lived in Athens which was a city that
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