CCCH9003 Modernity and Traditional Chinese Thought 2012-2013 Term Essay ‘Confucianism is of little value in today’s Hong Kong.’ Name: Cheng Ho Kwan UID: 3035068752 Introduction Historically‚ traditional Confucian philosophy fell out of use in China as modernity swept across Asia at beginning of the twentieth century. Since China was defeated by invaded of western countries and the increase industrial power and economic of Europe and United States forced Chinese people to consider
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Confucianism Paper Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 19‚ 2014 Confucianism Paper Master Kong‚ also known as Confucius‚ began the philosophical and ethical system of Confucianism. Humanitarianism is the core belief of Confucianism. The belief system is based on the philosophy that humans are‚ by nature‚ communal and social beings and that everyone has a specific role to play. The Five Great Relationships and the Five Virtues are concepts followed in
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Assignment Confucianism and the influence of Confucianism in imperial rule During 5000 years history of China‚ Chinese people use their diligence and wisdom to create many wonderful things that spread thousand years until now. Like Confucianism‚ since Spring and Autumn period‚ Confucianism has been created by Confucius to educate people on their behavior and morality. And it has a big influence on the imperial rule. The concept of Confucianism and the history of the development of Confucianism clearly
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Confucianism places a great deal of emphasis on the family‚ viewing all human relationships and institutions as patterned after or based on its model. Confucian familism stands in sharp contrast to the strong individualism traditionally associated with capitalism and liberal democracy. It has also been proven that Confucianism has not been an obstacle on the road to industrialization and capitalist development‚ if needed it has contributed in a positive fashion. For many in Confucian families
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Legal Position of Confucianism in Post-independence Indonesia (By: Heriyanto Yang) Pre-independence historical background The Chinese are believed to have landed on Indonesian soil‚ the then Nusantara archipelago‚ as early as the third century BC. As is the case with almost all groups of immigrants in the world‚ they brought along with them‚ in the course of the centuries‚ their culture‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and a sense of affinity with the motherland. The idea that Confucianism started taking root
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Classical Comparison Essay During the Ancient times‚ China and India both had their own set of beliefs; Han Wudi excerised Confucianism in China and Ashoka promoted Buddhism in India but Han Wudi was not a lover of Confucian where Ashoka himself practiced Buddhism. However both ruled with a centralized bureaucracy and policed the provinces to maintain order and policies. And lastly‚ neither had strict policies constricting their people nor did they have much of a justified social structure. Every
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Confucianism How many followers/Where? Is there a God? Sacred element in your religion? One good/many gods? What is the relationship between humans and God? What is the relationship between humans and nature? Major beliefs/foundations The core of Confucianism is humanism (ethical perspective which emphasize the value and agency of human beings‚ individually and collectively‚ and generally prefers individual thought and evidence (rationalism‚ empiricism)‚ over established doctrine or faith
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Confucianism can save the world with its interpretation of the world but it depends on what context and which crisis we are addressing. Daniel Bell focused on two main issues that are hanging above us right now which are ecological instability of life and equality within states and globally. When these two issues are used to answer the question‚ whether “Can Confucianism Save the World? The answer should be yes. The ecological instability is due to the lack of harmony with nature which can be resolves
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Taoism has been a major influence in China throughout much of its history and The Joy Luck Club‚ by Amy Tan‚ reflects this influence through its infusion of Taoist principals. One of the fundamental concepts within Taoism is that of Wu-hsing. Wu-hsing is a way of understanding a matter by dividing it into five and is often represented by five phases‚ elements of directions. This is an unfamiliar concept to a western perspective‚ which tends to divide things into four. Understanding this fifth additional
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How has Confucianism influenced modern economic development in East Asia? The rise of Asia’s so called “Tiger” economies followed by China‚ has given rise to the spectrum of a distinctly East Asian economic development model. The pioneering economic success of in particular‚ Singapore‚ South Korea and Japan since the 1970’s has highlighted the need to evaluate and distinguish how such economies achieved such successive growth. A variety of possible factors can explain or highlight possibilities
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