the new outbreak of Confucianism among the common people changed the thought process of the Chinese and their opinion of these voyages‚ and other historians‚ like Li Ung Bing‚ argue that the threats of the Mongols led to the stoppage of the voyages‚ my paper will argue that China stopped these voyages and burnt their whole maritime fleet‚ in order to focus on
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Another two religions that are closely connected are Confucianism and Daoism. They both originated in China‚ but have different ideologies. Confucianism was mainly used in political ways while Daoism was more focused on the individual finding the way in life‚ also known as the Tao. Confucianism believes that the Ultimate Reality is centered towards helping the state while Daoism believes in the Dao as their way of life and
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What he can control‚ however‚ is the way he chooses to treat himself and that is what makes him into a Gentleman. Confucius focused on the social relationship between men which leads the student to turn inward to examine themselves. The root of Confucianism‚ social harmony‚ begins with one person and their
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Confucianism and Buddhism originate from two different cultures‚ but have many similarities. One resounding similarity between the philosophies of these two is the idea of avoiding the extremes. Confucius refers to it as the mean‚ while Buddhism refers to it as the middle path. However‚ achieving the middle path is approached differently and also results in different destinations‚ or rewards‚ within their respective philosophies. An important aspect of Buddha’s teachings is the Eightfold Path‚
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In the perspective of virtue Aristotle and Confucianism are similar because both talked about the virtue is a way to guiding humanity. Aristotle have to do with more action‚ that pertains to human good not what is right. Aristotle ethical system is mostly based off of common sense‚ and moral judgment. Confucianism is build off of cardinal relationships to help elucidate the family social rules and promote social harmony. In the book it states that as a husband‚ he is responsible of taking care of
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Law and Government: Confucius Although most think so‚ Confucianism is not a religion. Instead‚ people should consider it to be a moral guideline for civilized societies. Simply put‚ Confucius was arch-conservative‚ anti-women‚ and pro-autocracy. However this isn’t entirely what his code is based on. He believed in family. “Confucius’s view of the state and society should function like a family: The father was the undisputed head‚ each person had his or her special rights and duties‚ and the wisdom
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philosophies. Each has its own meanings; each had its own ways of seeing the nature of human beings‚ society and the universe. These three philosophies were Legalism‚ Confucianism and Daoism. Although they each have many differences their purpose is the same‚ to make society better‚ to end conflict. Confucius started Confucianism. He felt that if rulers were honest and children respected their parents everything would fall into place. Human nature was considered neutral and it was what you did
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similarities in cementing a social hierarchy A) Thesis: Both Hinduism and Confucianism have similar ideals and beliefs. However‚ Confucianism is considered to be more a philosophy than a religion. 1. Direct Comparisons a. Similarity: revolved around the idea of looking into a deeper meaning of life b. Similarity: try to better people’s lives c. Differences i. Confucianism: based on work ethics a. Positions of authority are the philosophers/politicians
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might be the reason why it wasn’t perceived by many as a legitimate religion. Chad Hansen‚ in his book‚ mentions how‚ “Both Confucian and Daoist thinkers from this period rejected the earlier ideal of guiding behavior by social conventional discourse. They appealed to a natural‚ intuitive‚ or innate guide to behavior.” This shows that Daoist was influenced by other philosophies such as Confucian. As Daoist evolved during its first decades‚ Confucian became its main influencer‚ as a result of which
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some similarities in their purposes. While both religions ultimately seek attainment of a flawless society through the betterment of their people‚ they accomplish this through much different means: a strict government based on filial piety within Confucianism and a more lax system centered around unity and morality within Daoism. Comparing the scriptures of both faiths allows an almost exact means of understanding their values and religious basis for the creation of their social systems‚ such as government
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