Confucius and the Perfect Gentlemen April 2‚ 2013 Carmichael 1 In The Analects‚ Confucius describes the ideal person or what is otherwise known as the perfect gentleman. This person in his eye’s‚ is not motivated by gain or by specific political beliefs‚ but rather what is right in every situation. The life of the gentleman is one of moderation‚ he is a gentleman-scholar‚ faithful to others‚ sincere in deeds‚ and never giving up in his efforts of self-cultivation. Earthly
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Chapter Two Confucianism and Christianity Confucius and Christ Colin Hoad “As to being a sage‚ or a man of virtue‚ how dare I presume to such a claim? Striving thereafter unwearyingly‚ and teaching others therein without flagging – that can be said of me‚ and that is all.” [Confucius‚ “The Analects” 7:33] “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live‚ even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” [John 11:25] Spring
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Confucius and Plato Editor Ken Wolf‚ at the beginning of the essay Confucius and Plato: A Few Really Good People‚ poses the question: “What is the best way to create a strong society?” (Wolf 25) It was surprising to a novice student of philosophy how similar the ideas of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius and famous Greek philosopher Plato were. Although‚ Confucius and Plato both made major contributions to the development of society‚ they showed both similarities and differences in these
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Analects of Confucius China experienced a lot of the revolutionary changes and a proliferation of new ideas in the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period. These periods can be represented as chaotic periods‚ so eventually there were many tries for solving the disorders of the societies by many philosophers[1]. Philosophers in those periods tried to address within these historical context and requests such as the needs for stability and reunification. Among them‚ Confucius has become
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Confucius What kind of person was Confucius in everyday life? Focus on the following: his clothing and diet‚ his possessions‚ his pastimes‚ the company he kept‚ and anything else that is relevant. In everyday life Confucius was a relaxed and cheerful man who was constantly in search of new knowledge. He studied the Chinese Classics mainly focusing on the Books of Odes‚ History and Rites. In his spare time‚ however‚ he liked to relax in his manor. He was very picky with the people he chose to
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The Analects of Confucius‚ a collection of sayings and ideas of Confucianism‚ was compiledby the followers of Confucius mostly in the form of dialogues. The last chapter‚ “[Emperor] Yao Said‚” is the briefest chapter in the book. One school of thought holds that it is just a collection of leftovers. I come from the school of thought that the last chapter concludes Confucius’s theme of politics as well as philosophy with an inseparable connection with the other chapters in the analects. Politics
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Confucius’ political mind -------Education and feeding Confucius‚ who is also honored as Master Kong‚ is considered to be a master‚ a sage by people in China and even around the world nowadays. Yet‚ back to the years when he was alive‚ he was no famous man. Confucius was born in the state Lu. And by the sixth century of the Zhou dynasty‚ the state and other states around was in rapid decline with warfare fighting
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vHarry Frankfurt’s work “Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person” discusses the attributes of free will through the concept of first and second order desires. He explains that a first-order desire is a desire to perform an action‚ and a second-order desire is the desire to perform another desire. When someone wants their secondary desire to become their will and take the place of their first-order desire it is called a second-order volition. Frankfurt’s work centers on how second-order volitions
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founding of the religion goes back to one man‚ known as Confucius‚ born a half-millennium before Christ (McDowell‚ 1983). And even though many people refer to Confucianism as a religion‚ many others say it really is a philosophy of life‚ not a religion. Confucius believes in harmony between the cosmic order and the social order‚ so that justice and happiness would prevail among all people in their larger groupings (Noss‚ 2008: 290). Confucius had many disciples and wrote many books‚ therefore his
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