Confucius

true in the past. Previously in early China, women were treated like objects, “Their feet were bound, they were forced into arranged marriages, and they could not achieve nor live the life they wanted” (Fincher and Lee, “Mao Zedong: Feminist”). Confucius – one of the world’s greatest philosopher; a person whom many respected…

As Confucius once said, “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home” (Confucius). Confucius’ basic teachings illustrate the family as the base of every social structure in the community. Family is what most everyone has in common and can rely on to get them through tough times. Two examples of family helping their loved ones are Gerda and Elie, two Holocaust survivors. Their family members aid them in their survival, both directly and indirectly. The role family members…

The Purpose of Confucianism and Taoism Confucianism has two important concepts: li and ren – etiquette and compassion. These are two of the most crucial tenets of Confucian doctrine. Taoists have little use for the former, etiquette is no great preoccupation of Taoism, for that matter neither is doctrine. Yet they have great use for compassion, or tz’u. “I have just three things to teach” says Lao Tzu, “simplicity, patience, compassion. These three things are your greatest treasures” (Tao Te…

Within the Dynastic Cycle, it was shown that the Tang and Song Dynasties of ancient China did have similar periods of how the Dynasties were founded. To start with, The Tang Dynasty wanted to follow the Confucius Dynasty. They liked the idea of having their politics and way of thought that educated people and work were more important than the family they came from. They also found their Dynasty to by following their codes of relationships their leaders could be like a father figure. They could…

In Confucianism, social scales were reformed to allow individuals to advance socially with talent and intelligence, by diminishing the significance of class. Socially, Confucius created 5 basic relationships. The first basic relationship being between the ruler and the subject, where the ruler is inferior and the subject is superior. The relationship between a father and a son, would be that the father would be in control because of his wisdom and his son would respect and abide by his father.…

Some say that the bible is outdated to the world nowadays. A Chinese Philosopher, Confucius, once said, “when it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps” ("Confucius Quotes"). In other words, if people don’t have what it takes to be a Christian, then they move to a different religion. An article that talks about the fading of Christianity talks about…

French abuse and mismanagement set the stage for Ho Chi Minh to form the Communist Vietminh in Northern Vietnam, and on September 2 1945 he declared Vietnam’s independence (Charles, 1995). The French quickly attempted to reassert their control and the First Indochina War broke out in 1946. The French found themselves outmatched by the skilful and resolute Communist forces, and were defeated at Dien Bien Phu 8 years after the war started (Charles, 1995) After the French defeat, the 1954 Geneva…

pleasures. In the “Good Life” reading six philosophers explored the idea of what a good life entailed and even though their philosophies shared many similarities they also had many differences. These philosophers were known as Upanishads, Herodotus, Confucius, Aristotle, Epicurus, and Marcus Aurelius. Created during rural times, their philosophies explained the lifestyles of much simpler people than today’s and most individuals were trying…

Confucianism was a philosophy on how people should live their lives, according to Confucius (Doc 5). Confucianism was to teach each person their role in society and how to play it. It was the “basis for order and respect and was central in governing China” (Doc 5). China also contributed many inventions such as porcelain, paper, ink and…

attributes. Given the Chinese preference for hierarchy, yang was superior to yin. Meaning that males were superior to females, thus this philosophy justified inequalities in society. One of the most influential philosophers of the late Zhou period was Confucius. He was a Chinese man who failed to…