Ideal Person-Confucius Smith-brown‚ Della REL/133 Jul 01.2010 Donald Savell Ideal Person-Confucius “Moral character of the ruler is the wind; the moral character of those beneath him is the grass. When the wind blows‚ the grass bends.” (Kenyu 12‚ 19). He focuses on the real world and provides guidelines for how people should live their lives. (www.mythencyclipedia.com) Morality was the most important subject for Confucius. His goal was to create gentlemen who carry themselves with grace
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The Ideal Person According to Confucius April 27th‚ 2011 There are several things that Confucius taught‚ but the most important thing of them all was what the ideal person should be. Confucius’ philosophies‚ which were implemented and stated in his teachings; was that the ideal person was one of good moral character. Confucius believed that this was the foundation for his other beliefs. He also believed that the ideal person was also to have the profound respect for worship and sincerely
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Confucius: The Ideal Person Ijeoma Ukwuoma REL/133 December 5‚ 2013 Joshua Scruggs Confucius: The Ideal Person According to Confucius‚ the ideal person must be educated and exhibit good moral character. This perfect person is the junzi which is translated as “superior person‚” but can also be translated as “noble person.” Confucius believes the virtues that guide the junzi should be practiced from childhood so that these virtues and ways of relating to the world come naturally. Some of these virtues
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an ideal person should cultivate‚ possess‚ and practice according to Confucius? 1. Introduction In this paper‚ I will discuss what qualities should be cultivated‚ possessed‚ and practiced for an ideal person according to Confucius. Although Confucius regards humanness‚ wisdom‚ and courage as the basic threefold towards being a junzi (superior man/ideal person‚ 君子)‚ there has been an ongoing disagreement among scholars regarding the qualities that are needed to become an ideal person or a junzi
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“Child Bridge” System My topic will be the “child bridge” system and the traditional rural life in China toward to the story “Xiao Xiao” by Sheng Congwen. The story is mainly about a young girl‚ Xiao Xiao who enters into the child bridge system with no choice and facing the struggle between the modern and traditional Chinese culture. Child bridge system was an unfair system that use to against women and was very common in rural China. It was an arranged marriage which daughter in the poor
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------------------------------------------------- Time and Space Metaphors in LI Bai’s “Shu-dao Nan” (Risky Road to Sichuan) ------------------------------------------------- Vanessa Cai Course：Psychological‚ Mythological and Archetypal Approaches to Literature Date: 2012/5/10 Generally acknowledged that LI Bai created “Shu-dao Nan” approximately in 742-744 BC‚ Changan‚ the capital city of Tang Dynasty‚ for his friend WANG Yan who prepared to go to Sichuan. LI Bai warned his friend to return to Changan as early
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Legalism developed. Philosophers proposed ideas to create an improved and serene society through their emperor and government. They have distinctly different beliefs. Confucianism was developed by a Chinese philosopher named Kǒng Fūzǐ (551- 479 BCE)‚ also known as Confucius. He was a knowledgeable man who thought about how people should live‚ how righteousness (Li) can be achieved and how the society or government should be structured. The Analects of Confucius explains how men can become a gentlemen
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Philosophy of Confucius For my essay I have decided to analyze the philosophy of Confucius as seen in The Analects or Lunyu (论语). I will be focusing primarily on what I have found to be the key components underlying Confucian ethics; Filial Piety (Xiao) (孝)‚ Ritual Propriety (Li) (禮) and Authoritative Conduct (Ren) (仁). These three moral concepts are integral aspects of Confucian role ethics; they develop as a counterpart to western philosophy such as Immanuel Kant’s ethics of duty and have remained
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chun-tzu or junzi‚ translating as "prince" or "gentleman" respectively. In either case‚ the terms refer to a person of superior moral character‚ not necessarily a person of nobility. Some translations present this word as "scholar". The text quickly shifts to matters involving government and family. On the topic of family‚ the text begins to grapple with the issue of filial piety‚ or xiào. Filial piety refers to the virtue of respect for one’s parents or ancestors. II. Book II turns its attention
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Confucius: The Concept of Jen Confucius was not a religious teacher but rather an ethical thinker whose aim was to improve moral and social order. He believed all aspects of life flow from an ethical core and to achieve moral and social order‚ one must look within oneself. Some of the key concepts emphasized in Confucianism are: the concepts of Good (jen)‚ Ritual (li)‚ Virtue (te‚ or moral power)‚ and the Gentleman or “superior man” (chun-tzu). All of these concepts are vitally important but
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