The Ideal Person Valerie Hackett REL/133 May 14‚ 2014 Firpo Carr The Ideal Person An ideal person through the eyes of Confucius would follow the rules of Heaven and obey Heavens will. Thus by adhering to the rules of Heaven that person would be morally attuned. Confucius believed that ‘aristocracy of merit’ was more valuable than ‘aristocracy of money’‚ and thus he believed that only the most qualified candidates should get a job‚ especially in civil service. This is one of the
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Confucius and Plato Confucius and Plato were two of the most respected and widely known thinkers. There philosophies of how people should be governed‚ what characteristics make for a good leader‚ and other thoughts have influenced many aspects of the ancient and present world. Confucius and Plato’s ideas have benefited their own civilizations and later civilizations‚ and they both shared many similarities and differences in their ideas. First‚ Confucius‚ a Chinese thinker and the founder of Confucianism
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孔子学说 Confucius Paper There are various significant Golden Rules that Confucius expressed‚ although I only find a certain amount of them to be important in my life. On the other hand‚ I disagree with the rest of his reflection on human life. There is only one quote I strongly agree with‚ that is “everything has beauty‚ but not everyone sees it.” I believe everything has beauty but everyone else is blind not to see it. Physical features are the only detail on a person that everyone seems to
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The concept of God according to Descartes and the so called antitheist position of Descartes Philomon Kani René Descartes is often credited with being the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” This title is justified due both to his break with the traditional Scholastic-Aristotelian philosophy prevalent at his time and to his development and promotion of the new‚ mechanistic sciences. His fundamental break with Scholastic philosophy was twofold
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being or becoming wise. According to Staudinger‚ historically some people would consider a wise individual to be someone who possessed natural born intelligence/common sense or an older person who gained wisdom through years of experience. Common sense means practical or wise judgments. According to Staudinger‚ a proper definition of a wise person is an individual who is empathetic‚ compassionate‚ intuitive‚ introspective‚ experienced‚ and intelligent. Empathetic person can feel and understand
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Ashton Bigler Dr. Sabrina Hom Philosophy 2010 21 November 2013 Confucius Paper In The Analects of Confucius‚ Zigong‚ one of the students of Confucius‚ is talking to Confucius‚ and says‚ “…‘I do not want others to impose on me‚ nor do I want to impose on others.’ Confucius replied‚ ‘Zigong‚ this is quite beyond your reach’‚” (Confucius 5.12). Throughout one’s life‚ there are situations and problems that occur where we will have to impose on others. Other people will be put in those situations
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The Confucian Ideal Person Religions around the world have what they believe followers should become. In Christianity‚ people strive to become more like Jesus. Buddhists try to be more like the Buddha. The qualities Jesus and the Buddha possess are what followers strive to be like. These followers want to become the ideal person. Confucian followers are no different. Confucian followers have characteristics they strive to achieve to become the ideal person. To achieve these characteristics‚ the
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Confucius stressed that a harmonious society can be created through the practice of Li. Discuss how this is possible by using the Five Relationships concepts. What is the Five Relationships? * In Confucianism‚ it’s between superior and inferior person. They are ruler – subject‚ husband – wife‚ father – son‚ older brother – younger brother‚ and elder friend – younger friend. * Each has a formal responsibility to carry out toward the other. The husband has responsibility for li toward his
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lift an obese man after he slipped and fell over in the street. The 27-year-old man who was identified by the nickname "Xiao Huang" weighs a staggering 220 kilogrammes (485 lbs) and has been overweight since youth. In recent years‚ however‚ his weight has increased dramatically‚ leading him to finally try a diet which started last month during the Chinese New Year holidays. Xiao Huang’s troublesome slip came just as he had been discharged from a hospital in Wuhan‚ capital of Central China’s Hubei
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The Word: Shu One word could garner every stroke of brilliance‚ every riddle composed and every thought that circled within the most influential sage‚ Confucius. The word “Shu: never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself‚” expresses one rule that any individual could follow and practice (176). It encompasses areas of one’s life like intellect‚ relationships and behavior‚ but more importantly it begins to describe the concept of virtue and we can obtain it. In view with Confucius
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