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8 Cards in this Set
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Śaṅkara
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Had a specific view of Brahman. Said nothing new is created as effect and that world is only a “change in form” of Īśvara. From standpoint of Brahman (Reality), world is not real, but only apparent
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Mohism
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Founded by Mo Tzu (or Mo Ti), an ancient school of thought that held that social harmony was only possible through mutual love among people.
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Confucius
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Chinese Philosopher who taught through 6 key values. Different from Hinduism or Buddhism by way of cultural emphasis on social harmony
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Mencius
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Pupil of Confucius’ grandson. Emphasis on “originally good” nature of humans
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Hsün Tzu (Xinzi)
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Emphasis nature as object of understanding; no supernaturalism. Human nature is originally evil.
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Lao Tzu (Laozi)
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Probably never existed
Text Tao Te Ching(Daodejing) was compilation by several writers over period of a couple of centuries. |
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chuang tzu
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described philosophical taoism in essay form, it was humorous and more argumentative than Lao-Tzu.
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legalism
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ruler has absolute power: makes and enforces laws in order to acheive harmony.
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