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 different stance as to how a “successful” society is to be created. Throughout this discussion‚ one will analyze the philosophies of Lao Tzu and Han Fei Tzu through their respective documents known
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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
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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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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 taught it was better to
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Bolaven Farms Introduction Bolaven Farms grows‚ mills and retails high quality coffee from the Bolaven Plateau in Southern Lao PDR. It defines itself as a ‘privately owned‚ biotic diversified‚ beyond Fair Trade Organic farming business. The enterprise is aiming for a ‘sustainable model that builds and manages the entire supply chain for premium coffee‚ offering consumers quality products that are beyond just paying fair prices and traceable produce of organic cultivation’1. This involves a resident
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Allegory of the Cave CR: Q2&Q5: According to Plato‚ in the allegory‚ the prisoners were chained in a cave‚ unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave‚ which with shadows on it. Behind the prisoners‚ several people waving some object in front of the fire‚ casting shadows on the wall for the prisoners to see. The prisoners would spend their whole lives there‚ and therefore‚ it’s naturally for them to mistake the appearance of the reality. If somebody go the cave‚ unchain
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Tao Tzu and Confucius heavily agree on the social life‚ but their political views are different in terms of the use of the law in regulating the ruled and the education as a concept for knowledge acquisition. In Lao Tzu’s view of politics‚ all desires are shaped unnaturally‚ and behavior is spontaneously formed and controlled. Laozi advocated for the little interference of the normal way things happen in the world and discouraged competition and arguing. He stressed much on self-knowledge as the
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os t HKU933 MARTA DOWEJKO GILBERT WONG op yo THE LAO COFFEE INDUSTRY: IMPLEMENTING VERTICAL INTEGRATION FOR A SOCIAL CAUSE AT BOLAVEN FARMS Their hope is our joy. -Bolaven Farms about its resident farmers tC Founded in early 2007 by Sam Say‚ a Lao refugee who lived in Canada and Hong Kong‚ Bolaven Farms was a coffee business with a social purpose. With an office in Hong Kong and a farming facility in Laos‚ the venture’s mission was to provide high-quality coffee to the
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forms and rules of society‚ and will end as a criminal." Despite the pessimistic tone of Hsun Tzu’s message he does propose conscious activity as a solution to man’s evil. This paper will examine Hsun Tzu’s perspective in light of both Mencius and Lao Tzu‚ and the path it proposes for man to raise from his evil nature and become good. Starting at the foundation of Hsun Tzu’s message we accept that humans are inherently bad‚ incomplete‚ and weak. After accepting the imperfect nature of man‚ we
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which was put forward by the ancient Chinese philosopher named Lao Tzu‚ share a great deal of similarity‚ in that both of them view human beings from a detached and holistic standpoint. It is not clearly known how Steinbeck‚ who is certainly a product of his time and his American milieu‚ came to be acquainted with and interested in Lao Tzu’s philosophy‚ but in Journal of A Novel‚ he appreciates Lao Tzu so highly that he places Lao Tzu beside Plato‚ Buddha‚ Christ‚ Paul‚ and the Great Hebrew prophets
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