thought the best solution was for uniting China. The most prominent ideas were usually any of the three sects‚ Daoist‚ Confucianist or Legalist. Daoism was based on the ideas of Laozi and Zhuangzi‚ Confucianism on those of Confucius (Kongzi) and Mencius (Mengzi)‚ and Legalism on those of Han Feizi. Confucianism was not adopted in Confucius’ life time. It developed later‚ during the Song Dynasty and was further advanced to Neo-Confucianism by Zhu Xi. Unlike the Chinese
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is in the hands of the peoples” while “Mandate of Heaven” (6) In this document Mencius tells the story of Yao and Shun. The Mandate of Heaven is China’s belief that emperors where chose by Heaven. In the document Wan Chang asked “in that case who gave the Empire to Shun?” and Mencius said‚ “ Heaven gave it to him.” Wang Chang believed that Heaven gave Shun the Empire. He had that point of view because of what Mencius had told him about the Mandate of Heaven. In “Government in Athens” (5) It discusses
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Erik Thomas Chinese Civilization 10/24/12 Jingyu XUE Compare the attitude towards education in Confucian‚ Taoist‚ and Legalist thought There were several salient schools of philosophy that arose during early years of the development of Chinese civilization. The era was subject to not only political fragmentation and excessive warfare‚ but also the birth of unique intellectual foundations as well. Confucius rallied together a school of thought that underscored the utmost importance of humanism
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Review Questions for the Mid-Term Exam (9th March 2015) I. Review questions for short-answer questions 1. Briefly characterize the following terms: a. Hexagram-The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams.[2] [3] A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo)‚ where each line is either Yang (an unbroken‚ or solid line)‚ or Yin (broken‚ an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up‚ so the lowest line is considered line
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CONFUCIANISM ORIGIN: * Founder: Confucius * A Chinese teacher‚ editor‚ politician‚ and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. * The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality‚ correctness of social relationships‚ justice and sincerity. * Confucius is traditionally credited with having authored or edited many of the Chinese classic texts including all of the Five Classics‚ but modern scholars are cautious of attributing specific
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Classical Athens and Han China: How Great Were the Differences Classical Athens and Han China were different due to their forms of government‚ the relationship between the individual and the state‚ their views on man and nature and their background information. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China there are very evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both the empires side by side. The Han Empire is much bigger than the Athens city-state
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The Chinese people have three main traditions in their history- Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Buddhism. I am going to be talking about Confucianism and Taoism. Both of these date back to the Sixth Century B.C. The traditional founder of Taoism is Confucius and Laozi. On top of many other things Confucius was a very influential speaker. Throughout time‚ his teachings‚ and preaching developed into a religion. He spoke to a wide variety of people.<br><br>Daoist tend to look back to Laozi as their founder
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necessary for peace within society. Confucius thought that human nature is morally neutral‚ and it is peoples ’ choices in their later lives that determine if they are good or bad (1). Two of Confucius ’s students‚ Mencius and Xunzi‚ argued about whether humans are born good or evil. Mencius believed that humans are inevitably good (1). If one is bad‚ or “lacks a mind that knows right and wrong‚” one would not even be considered human (1). Xunzi ’s ideas were more similar to Legalists‚ who thought that
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positive role models from the past. People can always better themselves through learning and servicing others. It makes sense that a man who believes these principles would quote such a simplistic‚ yet profound statement (Axia College‚ 2008). Mencius -“With proper nourishment and care‚ everything grows‚ whereas without proper nourishment and care‚ everything decay” o I chose this
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conduct. The Confucian’s believed the key to orderly social life was gentlemen. Confucius believed they were rulers. He wasn’t very well known when he came to his death. It was his followers that spread his ideas‚ Mencius‚ (390?-305? BC) and there was Xunzi (mid 200s BC). Mencius believed that you were to be born good and he stressed the need to preserve "the natural compassion of the heart" that makes people human. He also emphasized the past as an ideal age and a model for examining present
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