below. Your answers must be typed‚ double-spaced‚ and grammatically correct. Each of the five answers should be approximately 3/4 to 1-1/2 pages in length and will be worth up to 10 points each. a. Discuss the lives of Siddhartha Gautama and Laozi as they relate to their ultimate religious views. Answer: Siddhartha Gautama was the first Buddhist monk. Siddhartha was born into a very wealthy family in the Himalayan foothills in Nepal. A fortune teller predicted that he would either grow to be
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many. Daoism was thought to be founded by a man named Laozi that lived around 500 B.C. Daoism can be defined by its root word Dao meaning "Way of Nature". Laozi viewed Dao as the indescribable force that governed the universe and nature. Laozi believed that people should not strive for riches or power‚ but rather should try to bring themselves into harmony with Dao by being peacefully quieted‚ thoughtful‚ and humble. Unlike Confucius‚ Laozi shunned politics and advised people not to get involved
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Religious practice in China today has elements as old as the Shang and Zhou dynasties and‚ dating from the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE)‚ is marked syncretism–the combining of different forms of belief or practice. A good example is the construction of temple altars. It’s not uncommon to find Buddhist and Confucian figures in a Daoist temple. Nor is it extraordinary to see a self-professed Buddhist offer incense at a Daoist temple to a historical figure known for his Confucian virtues. China has been
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I found the sections on Laozi to be the most illuminating on the subject of “thing” perhaps because his writings seem to make connections not only between object and viewer‚ but also to all things around the object. Laozi wrote about a balance between light and dark; yin and yang; being and not being. These ideas‚ which clearly connect to Heideggar’s “thing” and “no-thing”
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Philosophies are just a way of life. You join a philosophy‚ it becomes your lifestyle. Back in the time of the existence of the Chinese Philosophies‚ followers had to have faith in the philosophy they had or their overall society had chosen to follow. History is a big thing‚ we need to uncover the mysteries of it‚ and pull off‚ piece by piece of what lies within it. As Winston Churchill has stated‚ “Study History‚ Study History. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” In our past‚ many events
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The Critiques of Feudal Chinese Society in Lu Xun’s Two Articles: Madman’s Diary and Leaving the Pass By The term 2 HASS essay question Singapore University of Technology and Design Lin Yijuan October 2013 Once during the years 1915-1923 in modern Chinese history‚ a grand revolution campaign named New Culture Movement was whipped up by some pioneer revolutionists. This group led by Lu Xun and Chen Duxiu considered the feudalism as the primary obstruction of China’s development
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In the sixth century B.C.‚ the Daodejing was recorded by the author and Chinese master‚ Laozi. This ancient Chinese text was been written on and researched over the past two-thousand years. Many scholars and readers have observed the Daodejing to find that it is hardly self-explanatory. In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the text as a whole there are some important elements to consider such as the framework and perspective behind the text. Karyn Lai is a scholar in the School
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Euthyphro is a story of a self-righteous man who’s taking his own father to court‚ and Socrates basically asks him how does he know if what he’s doing is the right thing. To which Euthyphro mindlessly replied‚ “I’m doing what is loved by the gods.” During their mid-conversation‚ Socrates posts a critical question: Is God then the source of what is right and what is wrong? Socrates basis for asking that question goes something like: is something is good because god commands it or does god commands
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a fall. Thus‚ a seed will sprout from the earth and grow upwards towards the sky – an intrinsically yang movement. Then‚ when it reaches its full potential height‚ it will fall. "Laozi". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Stanford University. "The Tao Teh King‚ or the Tao and its Characteristics by Laozi - Project Gutenberg". Gutenberg.org.
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In the reading Euthyphro‚ it is an argument between Euthyphro (the priest) and Socrates (who is being indicted by another man). This reading is a dialogue between the two men arguing on the same topic‚ even though they each gave examples‚ they still can’t figure out the answer but going “around and around” with the original question. Since Euthyphro and Socrates gave a lot of examples during the argument‚ I was really confused when reading it. I couldn’t organize my thoughts on the reading. However
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