The philosophy of Classical liberalism typically advocates limited government‚ support of the constitution‚ due process‚ the rule of law and individual liberty. Some of the liberties they advocate and believe should be protected include freedom of speech‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of religion and free markets. Classical liberalism was primarily developed during the 1800s in the United States and Britain in response to the Industrial Revolution. Some of the major theorists
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Philosophy and education are closely related for philosophy is the basis of education. The strengths and weakness of philosophical system are explored in terms of their relations to education. Philosophy is made of two major divisions‚ namely; metaphysics and epistemology. Metaphysics is a subdivision of philosophy which systematically analyzes the question of the ultimate reality. During the middle ages‚ metaphysis became the most important branch in philosophical concerns. Reality is determined
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Confucius (551-479 BC) priorities were with human society‚ government‚ customs and personal virtues. He was a down to earth philosopher that reasoned that we should not waste our time thinking about what is outside our realm of human existence. Life and death and other metaphysical concerns were simply irrelevant to Confucius and he felt our focus should be on just living. Much of our own democratic government today is in thanks to Confucius ways of thinking. He made bold ideas for reform which
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altered by Confucius to mean a person with high virtue and moral achievement. Despite junzi’s literal meaning‚ Confucius believed that any righteous man willing to practice virtue can become a junzi and an exemplary man. However‚ this Utopian idea of a noble person is not very realistic to become‚ in nowadays society. This essay will define Confucius’ standards of junzi‚ and reveal both strengths and weaknesses of junzi in the context of the modern world. How to become a junzi? Confucius’ standard
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he defends the works of Buddha against the teachings of Confucius. (Doc #3) Both seem to agree though on the teachings that eliminating craving and passion would stop the sorrow in ones life. (Doc #1) Once imperial rule was restored the scholars began to object to its many teachings‚ looking for logic to back their arguments. Han Yu‚ the leading Confucian scholar‚ believed that because there was a lack of Buddhist evidence in Confucius texts that the religion was barbaric and did not conform
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another benefit on the government’s respect is that the whole society was easier to dominate. Since the contents of the exams focused on Confucianism‚ all the members of a society had to practice this ethic philosophy as they attempted to memorize and understand Confucius’s ideologies. Confucius believes that‚ governance of a state can be modeled on the family‚ and people’s practice of filial devotion has a bearing on the stability of society as a whole (p.43). As the people studied filiality‚ humaneness
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On Barry Hallen’s A Short History of African Philosophy: Summary of Text The framework of this review shall be that every chapter/topic shall be individually reviewed. Having said so‚ I shall start much in the way Hallen started: by humbling my synopsis. In no way‚ shape‚ or form can this review qualify as substitution for the actual text. I shall simply abridge that which is already abridged for the purpose of pure relation of subject matter. In essence‚ with this summary I only seek to provide
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who believes in collectivism. A collectivist believes that the needs of society as a whole are more important than the needs of the individual. On the other hand‚ Aristotle would have been a supporter of individualism. Individualism refers to the philosophy that an individual should have freedom in his or her economic and political pursuits. In contrast to collectivism‚ individualism stresses that the interests of the individual should take precedence over the interests of the state. You could say
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Eightfold Path‚ the fourth noble truth. The Eightfold Path avoids the extreme of self-mortification that weakens one’s mental functioning and the extreme of self-indulgence that retards a person’s moral progress. - Confucianism was not founded by Confucius nor did it begin with him but rather he considered himself to be a transmitter of the meaning and significance of rituals. - He believed in the power of
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China? What is a notable problem Confucius set out to rectify? What is meant by the Rival Chinese schools? The Confucian system was based on the teachings of Confucius. Confucius spread ideas about political virtue and good government. He was not a religious leader which shifted Chinese values. He emphasized the importance of personal virtue. He believed that if people were taught that they would find a reverence for tradition and a solid political life. Confucius set out to rectify political disorder
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