Confucius ________________________________________ The Life of Confucius Of all eastern philosophers‚ Confucius‚ born in 550 B.C.‚ is considered the greatest. His teachings are foundational to Asian cultures. His writings‚ The Five Classics‚ the collection of ancient Chinese literature‚ and The Four Books‚ a collection of Confucius ’ and his disciple ’s teachings‚ was for centuries the standard curriculum for Chinese education. Confucius ’ teachings and biography were written many years after
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Confucius What kind of person was Confucius in everyday life? Focus on the following: his clothing and diet‚ his possessions‚ his pastimes‚ the company he kept‚ and anything else that is relevant. In everyday life Confucius was a relaxed and cheerful man who was constantly in search of new knowledge. He studied the Chinese Classics mainly focusing on the Books of Odes‚ History and Rites. In his spare time‚ however‚ he liked to relax in his manor. He was very picky with the people he chose to
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ARISTOTLE Aristotle was born on 384 BC in Stageira‚ Chalcidice 34 miles east of modern-day Thessaloniki. His father Nicomachus was the personal physician to King Amyntas of Macedon. Aristotle educated as a member of aristocracy and at the age of eighteen‚ he went to Athens to do his further studies in Plato’s Academy. He was there at the beginning as a student of Plato‚ and then became a researcher and finally a teacher. Aristotle married Hermias’s niece Pythias who died ten years later. After
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Aristotle:Nicomachean Ethics Jonathan Rodriguez I. Introduction Aristotle is considered to be one of the greatest philosophical thinkers of all time. His writings compose of searching 'what is the purpose of life' and 'function of man'. His goal was to know what makes a person’s life well and how we get there. Aristotle believes that the nature of morality is grounded in the function of persons‚ meaning that we must act in order to become happy and fulfilled. What are the
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man‚ try to emulate his example‚ and when you see a bad man‚ search yourself for his faults.’; That quote is one of the many morals stated by the ancient Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius‚ which we still live by today. The Wisdom of Confucius‚ edited and translated by Lin Yutang‚ takes the best things said and said about Confucius and put them into one three hundred page book. It follows his life‚ from his lowly birth in the small town of Tsou‚ to his death as one of the world’s greatest philosophers
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Chapter Two Confucianism and Christianity Confucius and Christ Colin Hoad “As to being a sage‚ or a man of virtue‚ how dare I presume to such a claim? Striving thereafter unwearyingly‚ and teaching others therein without flagging – that can be said of me‚ and that is all.” [Confucius‚ “The Analects” 7:33] “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live‚ even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” [John 11:25] Spring
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Confucius and Plato Confucius and Plato were two of the most respected and widely known thinkers. There philosophies of how people should be governed‚ what characteristics make for a good leader‚ and other thoughts have influenced many aspects of the ancient and present world. Confucius and Plato’s ideas have benefited their own civilizations and later civilizations‚ and they both shared many similarities and differences in their ideas. First‚ Confucius‚ a Chinese thinker and the founder of Confucianism
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an affectation in the appropriate amount. -for ex.Truthfulness: virtue regarding telling the truth about oneself Defect: self-depreciating Excess: phony omnipotence- all power and unlimited power • Distinguish goods that are‚ according to Aristotle‚ valued for the sake of other things‚ valued for their own sake‚ and valued for their own sake and for the sake of other things you want some things that gets you other stuff. for example money so its a sake for other things. valued for own sake-having
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The Analects of Confucius‚ a collection of sayings and ideas of Confucianism‚ was compiledby the followers of Confucius mostly in the form of dialogues. The last chapter‚ “[Emperor] Yao Said‚” is the briefest chapter in the book. One school of thought holds that it is just a collection of leftovers. I come from the school of thought that the last chapter concludes Confucius’s theme of politics as well as philosophy with an inseparable connection with the other chapters in the analects. Politics
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Philosophy of Confucius For my essay I have decided to analyze the philosophy of Confucius as seen in The Analects or Lunyu (论语). I will be focusing primarily on what I have found to be the key components underlying Confucian ethics; Filial Piety (Xiao) (孝)‚ Ritual Propriety (Li) (禮) and Authoritative Conduct (Ren) (仁). These three moral concepts are integral aspects of Confucian role ethics; they develop as a counterpart to western philosophy such as Immanuel Kant’s ethics of duty and have remained
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