Confucius Critical Lens

     Confucius’s complimentary behavior not motivated his disciples but also set forth the example of decency and citizenship within society. “I can try a lawsuit as well as other men, but surely the great thing is to bring about that there be no going to law.” (Confucius p. 70) Confucius stresses not only the importance of bearing down society with avoidable lawsuits, but also that the relationships between neighbors should be above petty differences and disputes. He continues to encourage the importance neighbors by counseling his followers about the perspective in which we view others. “The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.” (Confucius p. 70) The goodwill of which Confucius wishes to implant in his followers is evident in his statements as he encourages optimism and

Confucius ' life was of tremendous importance in the forming of Chinese culture. Confucius ' plan and simple approach to life, revealed his deep seeded beliefs that through great human effort one can shape their own future. He had great faith in the ordinary man and believed that they are teachable and perfectible. Confucius believed that ordinary humans could be come awe-inspiring with wisdom and great knowledge. The quest to improve one 's "self" became deeply rooted in the Confucian heritage. Confucius ' concept of moral rectitude was considered part of the pursuit to becoming the perfected person. Confucius was devoted to learning and teaching. His teaching emphasized self-improvement and moral rectitude. When his words "for

Human nature is nature what distinctly makes us human. Two main Confucianists had different beliefs on human nature. They were Mencius and Xunzi, two great ancient disciples of Confucius and two great Confucians philosophers. Mencius believed and argued that human nature is essentially good. He believed “Anyone seeing a child fall into well, he observes, would rush to help without thinking.

Confucius, who was born to a poor family in the middle of the sixth century and lived his life as a teacher or instructor to most of the Chinese culture. Confucius is one of the most protruding philosophers of ancient China. Confucius' childhood was not all golden paths and a walk through the park as many expect it to since he had preached peace. When Confucius was main the advisor, the crime level had almost vanished. The merchants and traders hadn't wanted to cheat of the customers since they had all followed Confucius teachings. Confucius with no hope left he had gone back to the library to learn more and he was writing not all but most of his teachings. At around age 50, Confucius became the minister in his home state, achieving his goal because the duke of Lu was impressed by Confucius’s wisdom. In the

Thank you worthy Emperor Wanli and the valuable First Grand Secretary for giving me this opportunity to express my opinion on the examination system and whether the system is a good way of determining your officials. In addition, I will promote another system that may be more useful in choosing your most valuable executives. From studying the confucian texts and analects, the emperor should choose officials who would be loyal to the emperor, and be able to make well thoughted and intelligent decisions in a moral manner. The examination system may be successful in deciphering those who are studious and understand the confucian texts thoroughly, however, the system cannot decipher the loyalty and personality of the people. Thus, the system for recruiting effective officials should be replaced by a system that is partly an examination system and partly a system of recommendation.

“What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others,” was among the sayings of Confucius. Also he said men are responsible for their actions and especially for their treatment of

A ruler must have good morals and virtue. Without this, the people won’t follow a ruler’s commands, and a ruler isn't anything without his people. Ruler must have laws and punshiments which follow his morals, so the peopl can avoid wrong doing.

Confucius was a man from China who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC. He started working at the age of 9. He was a supervisor of a noble family's herds. According to the source, “When he got older, he started to believe that people should have 5 relationships, father and son, older brother and younger brother, husband and wife, friend and friend, and ruler and subject” . And with all of that comes filial piety, the teaching that children should pay the uttermost respect to their parents and grandparents. ( This teaching I highly agree with.)

Confucius Lives Next Door is a book by journalist and author T.R Reid about how the teachings of Confucius has greatly influenced Asian society. Confucius was an Chinese philosopher, political, editor and teacher born 29 September 551 BC.The main teachings of Confucius are Jen-human goodness;what gives people with humanity,Li- benefit of order;acting for one 's role in society, respect for all ages,Te-the power of example,Ye-moral sense,Hsiao-filial piety and Chih-all people are born good.

One of Mencius’ significant contributions to the Classic Confucianism is that he proposed a series of dichotomies. Confucian scholars usually discuss three of them: the dichotomy between human being and other animals, between righteousness and interests, and between kingship and hegemony. In the first, Mencius indicated that human being is fundamentally different from other animals because of the four moral beginnings in the heart. In the second, he pointed out that righteousness is primarily valuable compared to mere self interests. And in the last, Mencius claimed that if one is a human with four moral beginnings, and develops them to be humanness, righteousness, ritual and wisdom, then humane kingship rather than military hegemony

Confucius created a system of thinking called Confucianism. If only one word could be used to summarize the Chinese way of life for the last two thousand years, that word would be Confucian. No other person has had as great an effect on the life and thought of the Chinese people as Confucius. He is the most adored person in Chinese history. Confucius claimed no greatness, instead he looked to a past time that he saw as the golden age. He told one of his disciples, "I transmit but I do not create. I am sincerely fond of the ancient. I would compare myself to Old P'eng who was fond of talking about the good old days." Confucius was a transmitter of the wisdom of the past. From his study of Chinese tradition, he gathered the

The Analects was written during the Warring States period; a time when a handful of small feudal states were fighting against each other, all wanting to be the one to unite China. This was a period of social and political turmoil. The Analects was written for government officials, Confucius’ followers, educated men in the country and others who wanted to learn about Confucius’ philosophy. Because the Analects is a collection of Confucius’ sayings, it is not written in any specific voice. Confucius, the man who is behind the teachings discussed in the Analects, was part of the educated elite class during the Warring States period; he was a political advisor and official and an extremely successful teacher who traveled throughout China to teach people his philosophy. The Analects was created to record

The firmly humanistic orientation of Confucianism has appealed to societies in the Far East for generations, due to its realistic world view and emphasis on culture and education, both intellectual and moral. Confucius focused his beliefs around the roles of Filial Piety, Rites, and Goodness in the life of a Gentleman. Unfortunately, Confucius is remembered for sayings that have been attributed to him, not for any writings that have been discovered. Although there are no survived writings by Confucius, there are many by Hsun Tzu that are still accessible. Though some views on human nature differ between the two philosophers, their values and ideas have helped create a generational way of life for many people.

Confucius faced a lot of troubles during his time, mainly from his unpopularity with the feudal leaders of China – way back when China was still divided by states. Although Confucius is considered to be the greatest teachers today, he considered himself a failure since he never attained a significant role in the government or be an adviser to a leader who would listen to him in his life time. Confucius would never know how his ideology greatly influenced a lot of people, and systems – not only in China, but to several parts of the world, as well.

The main point of chapter four from book two is to show Confucius’s account of the gradual process and attainments. Through different ages (fifteen, thirty, forty, etc.) Confucius endeavors to attain self-fulfillment. The idea of learning about the self is one way to become more in tune with goodness and The pursuit of this concept is not about just knowledge but the teachings of the self. It refers to the book title (concerning government) because the same thing that applies to the person can be applied to the government. A sense of self and focusing on learning the countries needs would help build the country.