Essays on Confucius

Confucius was devoted to learning and teaching. His teaching emphasized self-improvement and moral rectitude. When his words “for the sake of the self’ are explored it becomes clear Confucius was constant in his belief of self-improvement through out his life and his work. Confucius was a philosopher, teacher and political figure that lived from (551-479…

THE LEGACIES OF CONFUCIUS“A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything.   He follows righteousness as the standard.” Confucius (4:10) (Khoo)Confucianism has shaped China and East Asia in many ways.  Like Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East, the impact of Confucianism is enormous on…

China’s ideology is greatly due to Confucius. His views and teachings started the Chinese ideology in China and he is the first self-conscious philosopher in the Chinese tradition (Mote, 1989, p31). Confucius lived from 552 B. C. To 479 B. C.; his teachings greatly influenced Chinese life. Living a moral life was the predominant belief…

Confucius was born about 551 BC. With the family name Gung. The respect he gained for his teachings led to his being referred to as Grand Master Gung Gung If-tug. The Western version of his name comes from this. He said that at fifteen he bent his mind to learning, and he continued to express…

It is expressed through recognition of value and concern for others, no matter their rank or class. Confucius felt that every man regardless of rank should attempt to reach the ideal by leading a virtuous life, by possessing a very noble character, and by doing his duty unselfishly with sincerity and truthfulness. He who is…

Reality for most people is not a pleasant circumstance because most humans bask in the idealistic view of life and refuse to face the problems in front of them. It is most often that human’s defense mechanisms are at their very best when confronted with the hurtful reality. Defense mechanisms try to shield us from…

The term “Confucianism” is often regarded as a complex mechanism of social, political, moral as well as religious beliefs that have considerable influence especially upon the civilizations belonging to the East Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea along with Singapore and Vietnam. With reference to the observation made by…

There are various significant Golden Rules that Confucius expressed, although I only find a certain amount of them to be important in my life. On the other hand, I disagree with the rest of his reflection on human life. There is only one quote I strongly agree with, that is “everything has beauty, but not…

            There were many similarities between the political and governmental teachings of Confucius and Plato.  The most important similarity is that there were both elitist; they believed that only the most elite of the society should govern and that those elite would be chosen by their individual merit.  Both Confucius and Plato believed that the…

The basic construct of Confucius’ doctrine is ren. i. e. . humanity. while humanity is at the same clip the leitmotif of our era. This histories for why the Confucian thought is so close to modern-day readers and why his instruction rules and methods have maintained verve throughout history. Confucius explained humanity as ‘to love…