Confucius believed that there is an order in the universe. The key idea of Confucianism is that it is political and ethical and not spiritual at all and the idea of filial piety, or idea that everyone has a specific place or job in a community or family. As in document 1, Confucius wrote “ Filial piety and brotherly respect are the root of
“Man’s nature at birth is good” (). Referred to as “Master Ming”, Mencius was a fourth century Chinese scholar whose significance in the Confucian mythology is second to that of Confucian himself. In numerous ways, he contemplated the thought of the master for successive ages while synchronously inspiring Confucian’s perceptions alongside his own profound approaches. Mencius was predominantly renowned for his famous ideology of human nature, conforming to which all beings engage in innate integrity in which either can be refined through literacy and determination or brutalized through negligence and pessimistic factors. Ming genuinely views human nature as superior as they acquire an inborn aspiration towards goodness.
Confucianism enforced harmony, between people while legalism enforced strict following of rules. For confucianism was built on the belief that harmony results when people in society accepted their place in their lives. However, Legalism was built on the fact that all humans are more inclined to do the wrong thing instead of the right thing due to the motivation of self-interest. Confucianism is described through the five key relationships: father to son, elder brother to younger brother, husband to wife, elder friend to younger friend, and ruler to subject. But legalism was described
Confucianism has not only affected China and Asia socially but also politically. Everyone has a role and it is their job to fulfill that role and do it as well as they can. Let the ruler be the ruler, you have your own rule and what you have to do, let the subject be the subject. Showing importance in your role is very important and can make or break the society. Document one suggests that the society will fall apart and not run successfully if the subjects don't fulfill their role.
Confucianism not only is the skeleton of ethical and social teachings in
Confucianism teaches the importance of association within both ideals. Confucius, a Chinese philosopher, explains the importance of society over individual desires. In the Analects, Confucius asserts well-being and community are the priority. Confucius teaches harmony and stability of society depend on personal virtues, dutiful purity, and respect for authority. Ultimately Confucius sees a society where individuals fulfill their roles and responsibilities.
Confucius thought that everyone should be treated equally no matter what, so he stated, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you”. As he traveled he told and urged people to do good and seek knowledge. Though he stated that people should put their family and community first, instead of putting money
Confucianism also believed that government should reflect the familial structure, meaning subjects and rulers each have their own responsibilities to uphold and they also have their own role to play in society. People who followed the teachings of Confucius valued the importance of education. Unlike other religions, Confucianism viewed education with the utmost importance and believed that it should be available for anyone who seeks it. With that being said, he also believed that only the educated should have the right to govern
As Confucius states, “if good men were to govern the domain for a hundred years, they could wipe out violence and put an end to killing,” (Analects 90). While Aristotle and Confucius disagreed on the role of law in society—Aristotle thought that laws could make people moral where Confucius thought that if people could respect their leaders, then they would try to emulate them—the ideas of the two are more similar than they are
Although both Confucius and Mencius have a lot in common with regards to governance, the two do have varying opinions on certain matters such as the legitimacy when rulers are overthrown, and the relationship between the ruler and his people. In precedence to coming up with policies and administrative measures, one has to first consider the issue of human nature as it plays an essential role in the development of a state 's political system. In the Confucian philosophy, the belief is that goodness is innate in humans and that everyone shares this same trait [子曰：“性相近也，习相远也。”] (Analects, 17.2). Mencius further elaborated on this doctrine by stating that it is mankind’s natural tendency to be kind to others, just as water would naturally flow downwards (Mencius, 6A2).
Confucius’ belief has huge impacts on the relationship in a family and adds complicity to the relationship in Qing dynasty. The distance between family members play an important role of challenging filial piety. Confucianism focuses on the the parallel conception of society. As part of the parallel conception, the relationship between parents and children is constantly emphasized. In addition, Confucius’s idea was widely spread and accepted by the public.
The key factor in Confucius’ ideology of increasing moral value in society was the idea of practicing reciprocity, which is the practice of exchanging words, actions, or objects with others for mutual benefit. Virtue, goodness, and respect were characteristics presented by Confucius as being of the highest importance for people of the entire society to adopt. Through the adoption of these
Their rationalities are still being used today. They were incredible masterminds with awesome impact in the antiquated society. Confucianism imparts to Aristotle mindfulness that for people to be great, they require moral astuteness and in addition different demeanors of character, yet Confucianism places more prominent accentuation on the part of reflection and concentrate in the improvement of good insight (Provis, 2017). Over the next several paragraphs, it is my goal to address the following: 1)
There are two giants in the Axial Age of human history, Confucius and Plato, who are considered as the landmark in the oriental and western world. They are great philosophers, ideologists as well as excellent educators, whose thought have profound influence to the oriental and western world. Confucius’s ideas maintain authority for more than two thousand years, which have intimate connections with development of Chinese federal society. Even to this day, it still remains practical significance and reflects the glorious radiant. Plato’s doctrine is a source of Western political thought.
Neither of these can be dispensed with” (Chan p. 255). Herein lies the ultimate departure from Confucianism, and the reason Legalists deem such thought unforgiveable. Whereas Confucius would emphasize that the goal of the state would be the removal of litigations entirely, Legalists pursue the notion that law is necessary at all times (Chan p. 88). Fundamental opposition prevents many comparisons between the two schools, with the differences far outweighing the
