Total Domination and Forced Obedience Total domination and forced obedience is not a constructive or efficient way to lead others. For example‚ Lao-tzu says that a good leader or government should let their citizens or subjects live their lives the way they want to. “When the Master governs‚ the people are hardly aware that he exists.” (A World Of Ideas pg. 22) Hannah Ardent is the exact opposite. She says “Total domination‚ which strives to organize the infinite plurality and differentiation
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Hsiao (filial piety) and Jun-Zi (gentleman). Every line in the book has a hidden concept that we as readers‚ should find for ourselves. One of my favorite concepts of Confucianism is Hsiao‚ a reverence towards your parents and friend: “Yu Tzu said‚ ‘It is rare for a man whose character is such that he is good as a son and obedient as a young man to have the inclination to transgress against his superiors… The gentleman devotes his efforts to the roots‚ for ones the roots are established…Being
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Since the beginning of time‚ man has sought to explain the world around him. This is called philosophy‚ a Greek word which means "love of wisdom." However‚ over the millennia it has come to mean much more. The philosophies of the ancient Chinese people‚ whether they explain nature or present ways to live a just life‚ became so complex that simple prose could not suitably express their meaning. Yet paradoxically‚ the simpler‚ less exact form of poetry does put forth the ideas. Nowhere is this
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Daoism Paper Daoism is a philosophical theory developed by Lao-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events. There are some images that come to mind when one thinks of Daoism‚ such as simplicity‚ nature‚ and harmony. When I think of Daoism I think of Winnie the pooh‚ Ying Yang‚ and the painting of the 3 sages. These images are the epitome of Daoism‚ and replicates what Daoism is all about. Ying Yang is a universal symbol of harmony. Ying Yang is
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the same as he has four limbs.” (Mencius‚ Book VI) These four virtues were applied to all men. Which indicated that Mencius thought no man was born having an inherently bad human nature. This can be backed up when Mencius talks to Kao Tzu about human nature. Kao Tzu thought that humans were like “whirling water‚” that they do not show any preference for good nor for bad‚ just as whirling water does not. Mencius states that‚ “water does not show any preference for either east or west‚ but does it
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my parents were going to run some errands and I decided to tag along this day. It was about noon and my parents decided to go to Lowes hardware store. On the way there we saw a bright white sign with dark letters that said Cockapoo puppies and Shih tzu mix puppies for sale. My mom wanted to go look because Cockapoo puppies were her favorite dog breed. We walked into the pet shop called Gettys Pet Shop. When we walked in the
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“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work around it‚” Michael Jordan said when asked about his greatness. This six-time NBA champion is one of the most accomplished men in the history of sports and the world as a whole; despite‚ as a high school athlete‚ he was looked at as being to small to compete at the next level. Thereafter‚ Jordan is known to be the greatest basketball player of all-time. He is
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ethical core and to achieve moral and social order‚ one must look within oneself. Some of the key concepts emphasized in Confucianism are: the concepts of Good (jen)‚ Ritual (li)‚ Virtue (te‚ or moral power)‚ and the Gentleman or “superior man” (chun-tzu). All of these concepts are vitally important but for the purpose of this paper‚ I will focus on the concept of jen and how it works in Confucian philosophy. What is Jen? The concept of jen (Goodness) is the fundamental virtue of Confucius’ teachings
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strategy is even older than Catholicism‚ as reference is often made to the strategy approaches championed by the military - Sun Tzu - more than two thousand years ago the Chinese warrior‚ Sun Tzu explored the issues of military strategy in his book titled the "Art of War". He details the use of strategic planning to be able to win without actually having to fight. "Sun Tzu and Machiavelli on strategy" Johnson and Scholes (p163) differentiates between strategy and strategic planning "Strategy‚ is of
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