Confucius

I will be telling you about all of China. The geography, religion, the leaders, arts, literature, and education. The leaders of china were Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty and he united china as one nation. Shi Huangdi started the Great Wall Of China and that was a great success that he started the Great Wall Of China. Shi Huangdi was form on them. He died in 210 B.C and then the Qin dynasty started to die out fifteen years after he died. Lu Bang was the first emperor of…

In the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, it is stated that an individual shall have freedom of speech and freedom of the press. However, there have been numerous controversies challenging the right of freedom of speech, and how people should use this right without violating other people’s rights. A perfect example can be found when college students express their beliefs on campus. In some cases, when college students express their racial, sexual, and religious views through songs, banners,…

The East Asian Conception of Human Nature (Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist) The East Asian conception of human nature holds that heaven produces the teeming multitude in a manner that in everything that is produced, there is a principle in its existence. Everything that is produced in heaven has principles for its being. This implies that by the time someone is born, heaven gives him his nature (Bary, 704). Human nature can simply refer to principles. It is referred to as the nature because it…

had become corrupt and the gods allowed them to fall. Also the period of the Zhou Dynasty is famous for the beginnings of three major Chinese philosophies: Confucianism, Taoism, and legalism. The most important comes from the Chinese philosopher Confucius, who lived from 551 to 479 BCE. Most of his sayings and teachings impacted the culture and government in the history of Ancient China. The government used His teachings as the base of the civil service exams. The government liked Confucianism…

If you sought revenge, would you feel better? Would all your hatred and anger towards that person be resolved? Revenge is defined as “The action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone in return for a wrong suffered at their hands.” It gives the person satisfaction from being able to cause pain to the person who had originally hurt them either physically or emotionally. Therefore, the question I have to ask everyone is, what do you think revenge achieves for a person? Only with knowledge about…

Art and literature can have a significant impact on the perception of cultures that we do not personally live in. These two mediums of communication are often overlooked, but can greatly change the perception of a place or culture. As human beings we are very susceptible to being influenced by our emotions and feelings, and art and literature both affect these two things. People often fall to the popular stereotype of the Chinese and Japanese people being rash and unloving. "Dreaming of Li…

famous empires in history are those of the Romans and Han. These two governments followed very distinctive political philosophies; the Roman Empire adhering to Aristotle’s theory of limited government, and the Han Empire following the theology of Confucius. Although these two political ideas are different, the results of their application were, overall, very similar because the two governments grew into large, powerful, and successful empires. The government that the Romans created was limited…

Albert Schweitzer “The words of Albert Schweitzer are timeless. They are not only relevant today, but they will continue to serve as an inspiration for the future.” Said Jimmy Carter. I agree with Albert Schweitzer’s philosophy due to his concerns of education, peace, and his sympathy for nature. Despite claims that Schweitzer’s philosophies are perceived as autocratic and primitive by some to others his philosophy is a moral encouragement to other medical missionaries. Schweitzer highly valued…

and Taoism (White). These two belief systems were created as a result of the prolonged Warring States (481-221 B.C.); it is said that the greatest advances in medicine occur during war and strife (White). Confucianism comes from the teachings of Confucius (551-479 B.C.) (White). These teachings revolve around the interlinkages of the twelve primary organ systems of the body (White). These complex patterns are based on the five elements- wood, fire, metal, earth and water (White). When these…

Martin Seligman found that the most satisfied people were those who had discovered their unique combination of "signature strengths," such as humanity, temperance and persistence. His vision of happiness is combined with the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of motivation. His conclusion is that happiness has three dimensions that can be cultivated: the Pleasant Life, the Good Life, and the Meaningful Life. The Pleasant Life is realized to be…