Confucius: Taking a Stand
Philosophy played a big role in ancient history. In some cultures, philosophy was like their religion, such as China. Much Chinese do not consider themselves to be religious but follow a philosophy, such as Confucianism. Confucius took a stand in ancient history by going against oppressive government and teaching China his philosophy which started a communist revolution and became an official state of belief of China. The founder of Confucianism was Confucius. At first, Confucianism was based around Confucius. Later on, the teachings of Xunzi and Mencius were added to this philosophy. Confucius was mostly focused on everyday concerns, while many philosophers were focused on the big questions. According to the Ancient …show more content…
Confucius associated loyalty with reciprocity. Reciprocity is the practice of exchanging things with other for mutual benefits, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary. Both are based on the principle of humanity. In the Analects of Confucius, one of the Four Books of Confucianism, Confucius' pupil Tseng Tzu is cited as saying that his lord's teaching can be summed up in the two ideas of loyalty and correspondence (reciprocity). “In Confucius's words, "Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to …show more content…
According to the text (Gale’s “Confucianism”), most people could argue it was more of a social philosophy. The man who invented Confucianism, Confucius, was born into a poor family, but ended up having statues built for him! His philosophy became the official state philosophy during the Han Dynasty. However, Confucianism started to decrease in the 1800s. This article supports the thesis by showing how long people followed Confucianism, which showed how important it was to China. Just a little side note, Confucius' philosophy influenced all of eastern Asia for more than 2,000 years. He was against the oppressive government. He once said, "oppressive government is more fierce and feared than a tiger." (according to Britannica) He considered his age 'the golden age' in Asia. Every city in China has a statue of him, which shows how respected he
Philosophy played a big role in ancient history. In some cultures, philosophy was like their religion, such as China. Much Chinese do not consider themselves to be religious but follow a philosophy, such as Confucianism. Confucius took a stand in ancient history by going against oppressive government and teaching China his philosophy which started a communist revolution and became an official state of belief of China. The founder of Confucianism was Confucius. At first, Confucianism was based around Confucius. Later on, the teachings of Xunzi and Mencius were added to this philosophy. Confucius was mostly focused on everyday concerns, while many philosophers were focused on the big questions. According to the Ancient …show more content…
Confucius associated loyalty with reciprocity. Reciprocity is the practice of exchanging things with other for mutual benefits, according to the New Oxford American Dictionary. Both are based on the principle of humanity. In the Analects of Confucius, one of the Four Books of Confucianism, Confucius' pupil Tseng Tzu is cited as saying that his lord's teaching can be summed up in the two ideas of loyalty and correspondence (reciprocity). “In Confucius's words, "Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to …show more content…
According to the text (Gale’s “Confucianism”), most people could argue it was more of a social philosophy. The man who invented Confucianism, Confucius, was born into a poor family, but ended up having statues built for him! His philosophy became the official state philosophy during the Han Dynasty. However, Confucianism started to decrease in the 1800s. This article supports the thesis by showing how long people followed Confucianism, which showed how important it was to China. Just a little side note, Confucius' philosophy influenced all of eastern Asia for more than 2,000 years. He was against the oppressive government. He once said, "oppressive government is more fierce and feared than a tiger." (according to Britannica) He considered his age 'the golden age' in Asia. Every city in China has a statue of him, which shows how respected he