Compare And Contrast Legalism And Confucianism

Some people do not consider Confucianism as a religion since it has no deities or teachings concerning the afterlife (Xinzhong, 2000). In addition, Confucius also supported the ritual staunch and for various centuries it has remained as state rituals that are related with Confucianism. The Confucian tradition greatly affected the Chinese moral thought and social relationships. Thus,

And the story of their ancestor and legacy tells of what kind of people they were, and what they honored. “It is ingrained deeply in the Chinese mind that once there was a time when everything worked according to an ideal pattern” (Corduan, 2012). The meaning to this passage is why contemporary Chinese culture holds on to the tradition because it could happen again. This also reveal the union of governmental community with religion. Although there has been countless time that China’s government ruled over the religion, and now there is hope that id does not need to be that same way again because it was different back then.

In his eyes, the lack of nationalism was a result of the conflicting ideas of the old and the new. In an excerpt from “The Final Awakening,” when he describes “the intense combat between the old and modern current thought,” (Chen, 1), Chen describes the struggle between the old and the new. China’s traditional ideas and customs have been lost due to an overhaul of Western influence. If nationalism were to present itself again, citizens would have to fall back on their traditions. “Why should I reject the desires and influential elders, who are all a part of the people, to build a constitutional republic” (Chen, 1).

If so, then how does Sima Qian create his characters, does he provide his own opinion, does he praise and criticize or does he remain impartial and merely delivers facts? I decided to try to answer these questions by looking closer at how Sima Qian presented one of the most controversial figures in the Chinese history – the First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang. In The Basic Annals of the First Emperor of the Qin Sima Qian gives a rather impartial and objective description of events that took place during Qin Shi Huang’s rule. There is no direct description of The First Emperor and the only way a reader could try to get to know him is either

Confucianism is an ethical and philosophical system, on occasion described as a religion, developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius .It has a monumental impact upon the life, social structure, and political philosophy of China for more than 2500 years. Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/; 551–479 BC)[1] was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. My view on Confucianism Positive side There are five constant virtues in Confucianism: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity, as specified in the feudal ethical code. I think this is the ancient wisdom which can be adopted as the rule of behavior both in ancient and modern world. I know these five

What else specifically happened during Maoist period ? Which specific elements have we forgotten ? As it is mentioned in M ao’s invisible hand by Perry and Hailmann, “China’s governance techniques are marked by a signature Maoist stamp that conceives of policy making as a process of ceaseless change, tension management, and ad­hoc adjustment”7. Thus, the answer remains in the effective adaptability of the regime through a unique way of policy making, whose flexibility linked with history and permanent policy style played an important role.First and foremost, to explain the incredible adaptability of the communist regime in China, an important part of the academia underlined the important role played by the institutions. According to Andrew Nathan, professor of political science at Columbia University specialised in Chinese politics, the source of Chinese resilience remains in the “institutionalization of the elite succession process and containment of factionalism as well as its success in fostering a “high level of acceptance” through various “input institutions” — local elections, letters­and­visits departments (...)”8...

By analyzing the goodness or evil human nature, they all points out that the only way to become virtuous and morally, or even further, sages, continuous self-cultivation and education are required, in order to enrich the knowledge, also sense of humaneness. These suggestions are coming from their analyses about human nature, which demonstrating the original idea about governing of Confucianism – self-cultivation as the root of regulating all social organizations. Not only the intention of education, but also the emphasizing about the learning environment shows the similarity between Mencius and Hsün Tzu. They both mentioned about the importance of influencing the impact of education by their circumstances. “Yi Chiu (奕秋), who is a master on playing chess in the country.

Either this quote, in and of itself, was created by a writer to give Bodhidharma legendary god-like qualities, or, Bodhidharma did actually say this quote, and was attempting to ascribe god-like qualities to himself. Ascribing god-like qualities to Bodhidharma wouldn’t be unusual, as other sources claimed that he had a direct lineage to Mahatma Buddha himself. The Long Scroll of the Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices and the Further Biographies of Eminent Monks do not reference a legendary level of travel, but rather both claim that Bodhidharma traveled from the west around

Throughout my essay I will discuss what Confucius means about this virtue and how he values it, and will link it into the three sections of contemporary society: The increasing of human interconnections, the evolution of the human way of life and factors such as cultural and technology that have transformed. People who are defined as humaneness are loving and kind and think of others before themselves. They are individuals who have patience in doing things to make sure they are done right. Confucius did not have one definition for Humaneness, he

The independent development of history as a record of the past, a method for self-definition, and a means for virtue politics was invented by two historians from two sharply different cultures: Sima Qian from China and Herodotus from Greece. Interestingly, they are both interested in frontier regions, the local people there, and their customs. Through their discussions of the Chinese/non-Chinese, Greeks/non-Greeks, we can acquire some insights into ancient history. There are two things that Sima Qian’s Shiji and Herodotus’s histories have in common: a strong interest in frontier regions and foreign people and a great amount of knowledge about them; also, an attempt to understand “others” by understanding the the context of their culture and