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11 Cards in this Set
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Analects
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the collected sayings of Confucius
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Book of Mencius
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the collected teachings on Mencius, one of the Four books of Confucianism
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Neo-Confucianism
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a major philosophical and religion tradition that developed around AD 1000 as a response to the challenges facing Confucianism from Taoism and Buddhis,...figure= Chu Hsi
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Tao
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"way"....the moral order that permeates the universe, the Way should be followed.
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Chun-Tzu
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"gentleman" the mature person, an ideal human being with perfect moral character
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Jen
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"goodness" "love" "benevolence" the supreme human virtue, doing ones best to treat others as one would wish to be treated
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shu
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"reciprocity" a basic principle of Confucian ethics that says not to do others what you would not want them to do to you
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Li
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"rite" "propriety" proper behavior in any given social circumstance, as if performing a sacred ritual
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Wen
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the cultural arts, skills of behavior valued by Confucius as being of moral benefit and as befitting the mature person
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Te
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"virtue" virtue as shown through the power of example, an attribute of the mature person
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Five Constant Relationships
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a doctrine summarizing the proper ethical principle for each basic human relationship, such as duty between ruler and subject.
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