Confucius

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This paper states that Confucius was one of the greatest and well known Eastern philosophers who lived in China. The paper explains that most of his teachings have influenced all of the East Asian countries. The paper traces Confucius's travels through China in which he shared ideas and thoughts. The paper describes how soon he gained disciples. The author states that Confucius tried to bring peace and unity to the Chinese, but was unable to do so, yet during the Han dynasty, the Confucian philosophy was adopted as doctrine.

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"Mencius was one of the students of Confucius. He traveled most of his life to continue the teachings of Confucius' philosophies of life. To the rulers of the world he said that their power was given by God and should not be abused but instead let the people be his inspiration to govern and progress their country. One of the greatest influenced of Confucius to Mencius was the thought that men were born without a sin and by nature a good man, it was only the desire that drives then into a world of sin."

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