A philosopher named Confucius founded Confucianism in China 2,500 years ago. Confucianism is a system of ethical behavior and social responsibility that became the great traditions of the East.1 It played an important role in the evolution in Chinese culture over the centuries. It has influenced near-by countries and had made a mark in the history of religion. There are today over six million people who call themselves Confucianists. Most Confucianists live in East Asia where Confucianism is thought to be born. For over two thousand years, Confucianism has been the dominant philosophical system of Chinese government, which has still a great hold on their people. Because Chinese culture has spread to the counties of Vietnam, Korea, and Japan, the values of Confucianism can be found there too. .
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Confucius was born in 551 BC in the village of Zou in the country of Lu. During that time, the Zhou dynasty was in decline-this was controlled by King Zhou. As a child, Confucius would have make-believe rituals; as a young adult he quickly earned a reputation for politeness, fairness and had a love for learning. He traveled often and studied at the imperial capital, Zhou, where legend has it he spoke with Lao Zi, the leader of Daoism. When Confucius returned to Lu, he became a renowned teacher. At the age of 35, Confucius followed Duke Zhao into war. Duke Zhao was later captured and Confucius again followed. Zhao often went to Confucius for advice, but was later advised not to by one of his advisors. Eventually Zhao stopped going to him for advice and Confucius returned to Lu. When he returned, he saw that conditions have been unchanged so he retired from public life to concentrate on teaching and studying. At the age of 50, he was asked to lead a defense against a rebellion, but he declined. Although he did not lead in war, he later became City Magistrate. Throughout his governmental career, he was promoted several times.
Confucianism and Taoism In a world conflicted with crime, hatred, and the doings of a radical generation x, now more than ever, we should look toward the fundamental schools of thought of the Chinese: Confucianism and Taoism. Fundamentally sound, the principles of Confucianism emphasize an indivi...
World Geography Asia Taiwan General Facts: A. What is the Population and population density of Taiwan? 22,603,001 people call Taiwan home. B. What is the birth rate? 12.74 births/ 1000 population C. What is the infant mortality rate? 6.65 deaths/1000 live births D. What is the death rate?...
Socrates was a Greek Philosopher, he was a well known figure in Athens. Socrates showed the World a new way of thinking. We only know of his life through the writings of his students, Plato and others, rather than writing books and recording his thoughts himself, he orally passed on his thoughts to many young people of his time, one of which is Plato. He found out that he was wise when told that the Oracle of Delphi had revealed to one of his friends that Socrates was the wisest man in Athens, he didn't boast about this, but wanted to prove the Oracle wrong. So Socrates started asking eve...
Confucianism Confucius was born into a noble family in 551 B.C in Lu, a state in china. He spent his working life as a civil servant in various posts and studied China's ancient philosophers with a variety of teachers. For the early part of his life he served as a teacher for higher. As he grew in age he took on politics and sought to serve and influence the growth in China's ethics. His philosophy was of harmony among humans and the need not to execute and torture people to keep rule among china. ...
Philosophy 190 Confucius Confucius was a large believer that things should be based on virtue, and not on blood. Confucius stated that the ideal person was one of good moral character. The ideal person was also truly reverent in worship and sincerely respected his father and his ruler. He was expected to think for himself, guided by definite rules of conduct. Confucius believed that this type of behavior by rulers had a greater effect on the people than did laws or codes of punishment. ...
Confucius The Analects The man, the myth, the legend, these words are uttered by countless people in the twenty first century. Whether, one is speaking of a star athlete, a political hero, or one of their friends, it does not really matter. The only man in history that truly contains all of these qualities is one of the greatest thinkers and teachers of all time. Confucius was born more than 500 years before the coming of Jesus, and his thoughts and views of the world still live on today in everyone's live whether they know it or not. Because of his life was full of journeys al...
Confucius is the Latinized form of K"ung Ch"iu or Master K"ung. Confucius was a man who showed wisdom. He taught moral code based on ethics, humanity and love. He taught his disciples the five virtues, these being courtesy, mag-nan-im-ity, good faith, diligence, and kindness. Confucius only taught to a small number of people saying "I shall not open up the truth, and I shall not help anyone who cannot express his ideas." ...
The history of Chinese civilization spans thousands of years and encompasses countless ideas, beliefs, and societal and political doctrines. However, from a modern standpoint one distinct perspective prevails above the rest in the manner and degree it has influenced the development of China. For the previous 2,000 years the teachings of Confucius, and the systems of thought and behavior that have evolved from them, have had significant effects on Chinese thought, government institutions, literature and social customs. Confucianism has served a primary role as a social and moral philosophy and ...
