Mike Thiem 4/7/2013 Per. 5+6 Hum 9 Schools of Thought There were three major philosophies that existed in ancient Chinese times; Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism. Each philosophy had different ways of thinking/beliefs that influenced their followers’
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During the Han dynasty‚ Confucian beliefs were the basis for the Chinese government. Confucius‚ known as China’s first teacher‚ was upset by the violence of his era. At first‚ no one listened to him but as time went on‚ his teaching was recorded and later on‚ his sayings became an important addition to Chinese culture. To restore order‚ he believed the Five Constant Relationships‚ which include husband to wife‚ older sibling to younger sibling‚ ruler to subject‚ older friend to younger friend‚ and
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Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism are the three main philosophies of the Chinese people. They have been the most influential and widely taught philosophies of the Chinese for many centuries. This essay will reveal the history of each philosophy’s origin‚ and will reveal the main characteristics of each respected area. Confucianism began as the thoughts and ideas of a man named Confucius who lived at around 500 B.C. It is interesting to note this was around the
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Around 600 BC‚ Lao Tze was born in the region of China which we now refer to as Hunan. Nearly 200 years later‚ Socrates was born in Athens‚ Greece. In these two hundred years‚ Lao Tze’s teachings spread across 5000 miles‚ as the crow flies‚ and influenced ancient Greece. This is evident in the writings and teachings of Socrates and Plato. There are many affinities between Taoist and Platonic philosophies‚ such as the preferred method of selecting leaders‚ the desire to seek an ultimate truth‚ and
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The Chinese culture teaches one that health is being in a state of spiritual and physical harmony with nature. If you’re healthy then your body is in a state of balance‚ but when you are ill you are unbalanced. They view that someone’s body does not belong to them but also a gift from their parents and so on. The balance between yin and yang is very important to them. If yang is overpowering‚ cold remedies are used and if yin is overpowering then hot remedies are used. Major health concepts are yin
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Imagine a place where students follow acts of goodness that older students have done‚ have respect for staff‚ act kind towards all‚ and there is no fighting or bullying. If Confucianism was implemented at Evergreen Middle School‚ that could be a reality. Confucianism is one of the three main Chinese philosophies created during the Warring States Period‚ a time when rulers fought others to increase their power and land. Another philosophy created during the Warring States Period was Daoism‚ which
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Mozi’s Path Towards An Ideal Society Mozi was a philosopher that was lived during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Mozi held the belief that the Warring States period had fallen into a decline in righteousness. Although Mozi lived around the same period as Confucius‚ he was known to criticize the Confucius school of thought and detailed his personal philosophy on how to restore society back to absolute goodness. Mozi detailed the mechanisms of an excellent society through the use of
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RST 341I-2 5/16/2012 The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master of Lin-chi The Chan Master Lin-chi uses his experience as a teaching device to lead‚ push‚ and even jolt “Followers of the Way” to the gateway of enlightenment. His simple and direct method employs the use of several reoccurring themes: the “True man with no rank‚” not to be swayed by the environment and other people‚ the hit and shout teaching style‚ the one who “has nothing to do‚” but “just acts ordinary‚” and that doubt is the Buddha
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[Confucianism Paper] [By; Kari L Sherwood] [University of Phoenix] Confucianism is also known as Ruism and is a very philosophical as well as ethical system. It was developed by a Chinese philosopher Confucius. Confucianism started as an ethical teaching during the Spring as well as the Autumn period‚ but later had cosmological and metaphysical elements in the Han Dynasty. After the abandonment of Legalism in China‚ Confucianism became the official ideology of the Han. There beliefs are that humans
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Confucianism- Religion or Not? Religion has always played a key aspect to societies‚ ancient or not. Whether to unify a group of people‚ or to provide a common thought to ensure that the civilization not fail‚ there is no argument as to the importance of religion. However‚ in every ancient society‚ religions share common characteristics which define the term religion itself. There are certain forms to which each religion has to mold to in order to be considered a religion in itself. Certain thought
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