Confucius

book, the Dao De Ching, who founded the School of the Way (道家, Dàojiā)— note that this paper will primarily be discussing the branch of Daoist philosophy (道家) risen from the teachings of Chuang Tzu (370 — 287 BCE). Confucianism was the child of Confucius (551 – 479 BCE), a political philosopher and educator who founded School of Scholars (儒家, Rújiā), sometimes referred to as the Ru School. Legalism was founded by Han Feizi (279–233 BCE), a Chinese philosopher who founded the School of Law (法家,…

complain” . The term “Petty persons” here for Confucius is derogatory and opposite to the idea of “gentlemen”. By stating that women and the “petty persons” were the same, Confucius showed his unreasonable feelings toward women and forms the foundations for the opinions of women in Confucianism. Even though Confucius highlighted women’s roles in the family, equality was never on his…

Confucianism and Confucianism, is the main system of thought in China; It was developed from the teachings of Confucius and his disciples, and had to do with the principles of good practice, the empirical wisdom and the own social relations. Confucianism has influenced the Chinese attitude toward the existence, setting the life patterns and patterns of social value, and providing the basis of political theories and Chinese institutions. From China it spread to Korea, Japan and Viet Nam, and in…

prosperous society. This argument supports the position that the state exists for the benefit of its people. Politics and political ethics are mutually exclusive from the surmised reasoning of Confucius. The justification for this reasoning is the concept of ethics having intent and moral duty. Confucius’ position on the categorical imperative lies within his notion of the state along with his view on the states attribution of immaterial wealth in relation to economic prosperity. Confucius’s…

(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 dynamic, followed by how this dynamic nature is possible. Ren’s multiple aspects I think for a concept to be dynamic, it must fulfil two conditions. First, it mustn’t be just a single universal principle…

Feng Zhi was a Chinese poet born in the 1900s who wrote “Sonnet 4”, a piece about self-discovery and and philosophical teachings. Specifically, Zhi connects his writing to the teaching of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism. Some Confucian teaching are filial piety, loyalty, discipline, nobility, righteousness, and integrity. Zhi’s words are laced with these themes and he integrates them. So on, Zhi describes filial piety. He writes, “Never failed to deserve a name; And yet you elude all…

disagreed with the teaching of Confucius and his followers. The two notable for doing this were Daoism and Legalism. I will explain how these two school of thoughts that disagreed with Confucius was different in teaching and ideas. Firstly, Confucianism was mainly teaching how to live and ensuring social order and not religious base. One of the most important belief of Confucianism is “Filial piety” which is to respect one parents (Xiao, or Filial Piety). Confucius also had the belief that…

ago, it began to shape their culture and society for the better. While Confucius was alive he did a measure of philosophy teachings, and he even wrote “The Analects. “The Analects” was a literary composition that consisted of Philosophical quotes from Confucius. Within “The Analects” Confucius uses analogies like the superior man, mean man, and gives examples of filial piety, while teaching his philosophy. Even though Confucius taught on many subjects, I find that some of his teachings on the…

East as it was deemed safer there, as they ocean created a wonderful natural barriers from invaders. The Zhou Dynasty is one of the most interesting times to be alive during. I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by great thinkers such as; Mozi, Confucius, Laozi, and Mencius. These great thinkers had a tremendous influence over the morals and values that were established during…

In "Monkey Bridge,” Mai and her mother use key aspects of Vietnamese mythology and traditional beliefs, also known as the “luminous motion,” that encompasses speculation of the past as well as of the future. It reflects between the past and present worlds, telling two engaging stories through the narrative of a mother and daughter. Although, both Mai and her mother have had to quickly adjust to American life, they are immediately confronted with an encounter of cultures and generations that…