Confucius

should be effectively grounded on compassion, nurture, and social bonds. What is moral is not of the divine, but rather a purely human matter, albeit the most important of all human matters” (Einstein). Confucius, in Analect 12.2, stated “what you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others” (Confucius). Many philosophers, including the ones noted above, all seem to agree on the general concept of the Golden Rule. In other words, treat others as you wish to be treated; with respect,…

Today’s world is constantly being upgraded and improved by the implementation of creative ideas in the form of technological innovations, such as smartphones and computers. Creative thinking plays a critical role in providing solutions to issues that face the nation and world as a whole and is something that should be praised, but recent studies have shown that the decline of creativity in young children has been getting progressively worse since the 1990s. As a result, students have trouble…

My understanding of religion has changed a great deal this semester. When we first started the semester I didn’t know the numerous numbers of religions in the world. The only religions I was aware of were Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Judaism. I did not know that Christianity had different dominations, especially not as many as I learned about. Coming into the class I expected to discuss the different religions of the world and the perspectives of the followers. In the class we…

Gallery Report According to Confucius, “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” As a NIACC student taking Art History II, I agree with Confucius, there is beauty in everything, but not everyone sees it. When viewing the North Iowa Area Community College Auditorium Art Gallery in Mason City, Iowa on Monday that is presenting “Painting & Mixed Media,” I can’t help but to be mystified by Rita Kirsch Dungey’s work. Rita’s work is a temporary NIACC art showcase that shows from February…

The Greatest Emperor of the Han Dynasty: Wu Di Digvijay Naruka History 131 Dr. Peifer October 25, 2014 Emperor Wu di, born in 157 BCE, took control over the throne after his father died in the year 141 BCE and reigned as emperor for 54 years. He politically stabilized the Han Empire. During his reign, the empire expanded. The empire extended financially during his reign. Han Wudi became the greatest emperor in the Han dynasty as he made the empire politically stable, expanded the…

Sexism in Vietnam Since the day of birth, I experience sexism. Being born a girl, it is a norm to hear people demeaning, and descending women in general and me. My father tells my mother that drinking with his friends and co-workers, coming home late at night, puking all over the place, neglecting his children are things men do; and my mother’s job is to taking care of the housework, and us. My father also calls young women “gai to”. “Gai” means girls, while “to” means young, which is only used…

1. The Ancient Chinese express themselves through different religions. The main religions where Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. Confucianism is a religion based on a man called Confucius; he was a philosopher that thought the universe told humans how to live in harmony and gave them purposes. The proper to way to behave is by the Dao, every person had there own Dao even the ruler had one. Taoism was one of the most popular alternatives to Confucianism, since they are very similar they…

In China the cultural golden age of philosophy was the spring and autumn period as well as the warring states period, many of Chinas most famous philosophies were conceived of in these periods, including; Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. There are countless other schools of thought of this era hence why it is commonly known as the hundred schools of thought period, which includes both the times of the spring and autumn and warring states. The majority of Chinese Philosophies are concerned with…

Recognizing that situational leadership is the idea that not one leadership theory is completely applicable, but it is up to the leader on how to approach the situation (The Situational Leadership® Model | We Build Leaders, n.d.). I use situational leadership most when I am on call and I am not prepared for the situations that I am walking into, I simply have to listen to the details of what is going on process those detail and react. Sometimes it is giving orders to the RA and others it is…

Bön vs. Confucianism As the world revolved, landscapes changed, and humans traversed lands, the religious or spiritual aspect of life became imminent. The expansion and influence of religion or spiritual system created diversity within cultures, lands, and societies. Tribes or primitive groups of people started with spiritual beliefs were the forces and entities of Earth played a big part in people’s lives. Eventually, with the advancement of societies, humans began adapting prominent religious…