Essay 1: The Default In Human Nature The question of good or evil has plagued human thought for centuries. Every distinct society throughout history has had a unique philosophical mindset that guided the practices in structured daily life. The west was indoctrinating Christianity into their constructed idea of self; The east without psychologists or therapists had Confucianism to make sense of life. Philosophy like religion has a main objective that aims to explain what we experience within our
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The Role of War Lingqi Huang A98037303 In The Prince and Utopia‚ Readers may take the view that Machiavelli put the role of war in a far more significant position than More does for granted‚ basing on the appearance that Machiavelli mentions the significance of war and army in a considerably higher frequency than More does. However‚ by analyzing the background of the countries in the two works‚ the similarities in authors’ strategy before and during the war‚ authors’ claim and actual practice
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When Socrates meets Confucius Emotionales versus Rationales: A Comparison between Confucius and Socrates ABSTRACT Socrates regards rational knowledge as the decisive factor of human life and even ascribes all virtues and moral actions to it‚ thereby stressing the ‘rationales’ of ethics. In contrast‚ Confucius regards kinship love as the decisive factor of human life and even grounds all virtues and moral actions on it‚ thereby stressing the ‘emotionales’ of ethics. Therefore‚ we should not
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different aspects embodied in the concepts of love‚ death and human nature‚ which‚ in the long run‚ may serve as stimulating factors for the construction of their philosophies of life. • For the concept of love‚ love as benevolence in Confucius’ and Mencius’ thoughts and love as universal love in Mohism will be compared and explored. For the concept of death‚ a naturalistic view of death in contrast to death viewed by Chinese Buddhism and religious Taoism will be introduced. A Confucian view of death
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differences and similarities. The Chinese religions are Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ Islam and Christianity. Taoism is based on the writings of Lao-tzu showing humility and religious piety. Confucianism is a ethical teaching founded by Confucius and made by Mencius. Islam is a religion of the Muslims through Muhammad as a Prophet of Allah. Lastly Christianity is a religion based on a person of Jesus‚ or its beliefs.. The goal of the philosophies is to organize the nation. 2‚000 years ago China was divided up
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Phillip Hallie says “cruelty… is a kind of power relationship‚ an imbalance of power wherein the stronger party becomes the victimizer and the weaker becomes the victim” (Hallie 8). Hallie’s definition of cruelty derives from Frederick Douglass’s autobiography where he discusses the origins of slavery and the importance of dignity. Hallie characterizes cruelty in two ways: episodic and institutionalized. In episodic cruelty “the victim knows he is being hurt‚ and his victimizer knows it too” while
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Moral human & spiritual values in Children Moral Versus Spiritual Values Scientific Achievements : As you know‚ in science we have made many extraordinary and incredible achievements. We have split the atom‚ and now we are trying to solve the microstructure of matter. In space‚ we have landed on the moon‚ and we have made space probes as far as the distant planet of our solar system. Through communication‚ we can watch the globe on the TV screen‚ and the television brings to us instant
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The teachings of Laozi and Confucius are similar in a lot of ways. They were both borne out of warring states in China and thus have central teachings around nonviolence and peace‚ which is increasingly relevant given the fighting between the US and parts of the Middle East. Laozi is the founder of Daoism also called “the way” Life in harmony with the Dao encompasses several basic principles. One is to experience the transcendent unity of all things‚ rather than focusing on what separates them
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benevolence b. Li: A sense of propriety‚ courtesy‚ respect‚ deference to elders c. Xiao: Filial piety‚ familial obligation d. Develop personal ethics and Junzi for bringing order to China 4. Mencius (372-289 B.C.E.)‚ spokesman for the Confucian school a. Believed in the goodness of human nature (Ren) b. Supported government by generosity and humanity 5. Xunzi (298-238 B.C.E.) had a less positive view of
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develop without any mutual support and unity among the early man. Assistance and cooperation are essential characteristics of the human nature that lead to our survival. In different religions around the world the virtue of compassion is taught. Mencius said that man is born good it is just because of life and the environment that we become bad. He believes that we are good because of our conscience‚ the human nature‚ and intuition or instinct. Socrates believes that our ignorance/lack of knowledge
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