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Confucianism: Morality and Ethics

Emma Prime

Teachings

Teachings of Mencius

References

Junzi

5 Basic Relationships

  • Child of the Lord
  • Confucian ideal person
  • By cultivating himself morally, practicing altruism and benevolence towards other living things, and by being the perfect example of loyalty and piety

http://www.religionfacts.com/confucianism

http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/ethics-morals-confucianism-2651.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Confucianism

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/religion/confucianism/

http://asiasociety.org/education/confucianism

http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm

http://www.patheos.com/Library/Confucianism

Religions of the World by Lewis Hopfe

  • Father to son
  • Elder brother to younger brother
  • Husband to wife
  • Elder to junior
  • Ruler to subject
  • Book of Mencius
  • Teaches natural good -ness of humans
  • Given proper environment, humans can be good
  • Opposed war, supported revolution (government abusing power)
  • Acknowledged Gods exist, but praying to spirits should not interfere with social duties
  • Principle of Li-"the course of life as it is intended to go"
  • All should seek to develop Ren
  • Li+Ren=superior being
  • Good government= requirement for people to achieve goodness: bad government results in evil

Religion?

  • Not ordinary religion
  • No priesthood
  • No afterlife
  • No revealed scriptures
  • No ascetic/monetary traditions

What is Confucianism?

  • Philosophy or Religion?
  • Humanist belief that human nature can be improved or even perfected through a systematic approach to self-cultivation using key virtues
  • Highly optimistic view of human nature
  • Humans are teachable, improvable, and perfectible

Confucius

Key Virtues

  • Founder Confucianism
  • Born into aristocratic family that lost its wealth
  • Father died, family became poor with single mother
  • Studied with village tutor: interested in what makes a good government
  • Became teacher: students lived in his home and followed him on his journey's
  • Taught history, principles of good government, and divination

Confucius

  • Ren-humanity
  • Li-social norms and proprietary behaviors that allow community to function in harmony
  • Zhong-loyalty to ones character
  • Shu-reciprocity
  • Xiao-filial piety
  • Yi-system of righteous behaviors

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