Analects

of life, an image is created displaying how the ideal Chinese gentleman should be. These ancient Chinese styles of living clearly outline key virtues and principles that one should internalize in order to fulfill his or her spiritual duty. The Analects, written by Confucius, defines the superior man as one who strives for social harmony by renewing traditional ways of life in order to correct the present. A Confucian gentleman follows the principles of Li. On the other hand, the Tao Te Ching…

[readers] a very detailed explanation of his views on women. In fact, he sa[ys] very little about women in his recorded comments in the Analects” (Schuman 147). Thus, it can be seen that the woman suffers severe marginalisation in Confucianism as she rarely to be mentioned. In addition, in the few discussions of the woman between Confucius and his followers in the Analects, as Schuman states, the comments made by Confucius are not complimentary (147). There is an evident example that Confucius…

When asked about government Confucius replied in his Analects by saying “Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.” Confucius envisioned a government that returned to old customs and tradition. Confucius put a lot of value in the traditions of the past dynasties. Self-governing…

Guides and Book Summaries, 5 Apr. 2017, freebooksummary.com/penelope-the-odyssey-23089. Accessed 4 October 2017 “The Norton Anthology of World Literature” W.W. Norton, 2012. Volume A Homer, “The Odyssey”, Book I-XXIV, pp. 332-622 Confucius, “The Analects”, pp. 1330-1344 Laozi, “Daodejing”, pp.1344-1354 “Warring States Period.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, www.ancient.eu/Warring_States_Period/. Accessed 5 October 2017 Weiming, Tu. “Confucianism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia…

The aspects of Heaven, gods, and spirits can be directly linked to various religious beliefs. Regardless, this is just a testament to the fact that Confucianism is not grounded against religion. In fact, it embraces such ideas. For instance in the Analects when the Master…

In China's ancient culture, there were many schools of thought, but the most important two thoughts are Ru tradition from “The Analects” and Daoist School from “Tao Te Ching”, which were created by Confucius and Laozi. Confucius promotes a hierarchical and moral society based on propriety while Laozi promotes a classless and simple social life. Although they seem to be two contradictory propositions, they both claim to go back and rebuild the lost Golden Ages through the way. Confucius…

influences the day by day tasks and challenges faced by many. On one side there is the world renowned teachings of Confucius (Kongzi) which talks of becoming the perfect society via men who become the perfect gentlemen that followed his teachings in his Analects. On the other side we have the life lessons and guides of another by the name of Laozi. Whose approach on life was drastically different compared to Kongzi’s perfect society, in which he preached the Dao (the way). The nonchalant…

not focus on selfish reasons. The importance for this value is commonly reflected in ancient pieces of literature. Three texts that strongly reflect the value for duty are the Roman epic poem The Aeneid, the Hindu epic poem The Ramayana, and The Analects by Confucius. This essay will argue that all three texts emphasize the importance of duty to community and its role in society. It will conclude by explaining the effects of instilling a value for duty…

Confucian ren has been used in many ways. Ren is the ideal moral character to achieve that is grounded in human nature. Karyn Lai calls ren a dynamic concept as it “denotes both specific relational attachment (renkinship) and compassion for others (rencompassion)” (Lai 2008:62). How can this be so since one is a form of partial love and the other impartial love? Which takes precedence and what is their relationship? In this essay, I will first lay out Confucius’ view on ren and explain how it is…

Our world is constantly changing and with that comes the creation of new and unique religions. Throughout the fall semester our World Religions class has studied several of the most common religions that are still practiced in the world today. The two religions that I have found to be particularly interesting are Judaism and Confucianism. Judaism was one of the religions that we had previously learned about in class. Confucianism on the other hand, is a religion that was not taught in class, but…