Confucianism

in ancient world history. As civilization developed, so did the ideology of philosophy, society, and the world. There are three philosophies, and one religion that played a significant role in establishing Chinese history. These philosophies are Confucianism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Each has its own meanings; each had its own ways of seeing the nature of human beings, society and the universe. Although they each have many differences their purpose is the same, to make society better, to end…

Confucianism appealed to me in that authoritative conduct was the final product or “fruit” of personal development. As a psychology major, I became familiar with the term authoritative, especially in contrast with authoritarian, while learning about different parenting styles. Authoritative parenting is the best style of parenting, according to research. I am impressed that authoritative conduct is central to Confucianism because I see an authoritative approach to raising children as the only…

Legalism- A negative philosophy that humans are all bad people. He incorporated this into his laws which had harsh punishments and very little rewards. Confucianism-Based on Confucius’s thinking that a person could improve. These laws were lighter and led to education reforms improving literacy. Ban Zhao- Was a female writer who believed in Confucianism and she wanted women to become more educated to live better lives. Daoism- A belief that people shouldn’t spend time on education but finding…

Confucianism as mentioned earlier, focused on education for all and also encouraged political and economic reforms when they happened. Spirituality, whether we like it or not has a great impact on the psyche of the masses, and this is a good example. Luckily for South Korea, the compatibility of Confucianism with Western formal institutions like capitalism, democracy and liberalism helped it advance in…

The Ultimate Realities of Confucianism and Judaism There is a prominent concept that is intertwined in a variety of faiths, it is called Ultimate Reality. An Ultimate Reality is the pervading and spiritual power that is present within many different religions, whether or not it is blatantly obvious. Just like how Jewish people have God, there are many manifestations of an omnipotent being or power that build the foundation for said religion, for example the use of Genesis in the Jewish Bible…

the Ten Commandments, there is a comparison to be made with Confucianism. The fifth commandment of always honoring one’s mother and father shares the same idea of Confucius’s concept of filial piety. In this instance, the difference is not on the rule itself, but on how much emphasis is placed on it in daily ethics. Christian ethics places enough importance on honoring one’s parents to make it one of the Ten Commandments, yet Confucianism still places even more emphasis on the subject. For…

Daoism and Confucianism are two antique Chinese approaches to existing. The former is based on the idea of harmonious and well-balanced living. The latter considers that it is necessary to set appropriate examples through five relationships, which are ruler and follower, older and younger relative, wife and husband, friend and friend, and father and son, for others to follow. Both these philosophies have some features of religion, but mostly they seem to oppose each other. Confucianism seems to…

However, what was also crucial to the Shogunate’s legitimacy was partly because of Neo-Confucianism. During the Edo period, Neo-Confucianism has begun to spread from China and the Japanese adapted this religion to many aspects of their social life. (Tipton 4) Tipton noted that religion and not the Shogunate’s military strength that helped to legitimize Tokugawa’s rule and peace during the Edo period. (5) Neo-Confucianism was the philosophical basis for the political and socioeconomic order of…

ideas. In Document A it states “From China:” and it lists many goods, but then it also states …”Confucianism”. The Chinese would trade a book or pages on the subject of Confucianism.The document of Confucianism kept changing many civilizations in Eurasia. They traded this idea in document over the silk road which changed how it traded and how it spread. The Chinese could hand over the idea of Confucianism and then that civilization could sell that idea and so on and so forth.How the trade of…

would deter their loyalty from the shogunate, and could possibly lead to downfall of the government. The preferred religion during this period was neo confucianism, which was widely promoted by the government. In the past, Confucianism played a major part in the structure of Japanese society, bringing order socially and ethically. Neo confucianism promoted the idea the universe could be understood with human reason and that it was up to man to create a harmonious relationship with the universe…