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Confucianism and Daoism, 2004.
This paper compares Confucianism and Daoism, both of which come from the Chinese religious traditions.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that, while Confucianism and Daoism are considered by some to be very different, the teachings of one are relatively consistent with the teachings of the other; both of them indicate a reverence for Chinese ancestors and a striving for harmony with nature, although they often look at achieving this in slightly different ways. The author points out that Daoism, which is based on the teaching of Laozi is a way in which people can achieve personal enlightenment; whereas, Confucianism, which is based on the teachings of Kongzi, deals more specifically with education and ethics. The paper relates that the religions are not widely observed by people in countries where these teachings did not originate; however, individuals, even in the Western world, continue to be interested in them because of their simplicity, peacefulness, being one with nature, and completing accomplishments with the least amount of effort.
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"Legend has it that Kongzi visited with Laozi and found his superior intellect to be very impressive. Laozi disappeared in his old age but he left behind the "Book of The Way of Virtue". It is believed that both creators of these religious traditions serve and assist the people of China and the planet as Archangels of the Universal Lightrays. Those who believe in Dao have focused themselves on nature and what type of insights can be taken from it. Those who follow Confucianism look at a rational and intellectual approach to issues and believe in strong education. It is believed that the reason that these two traditions have been able to coexist together for such a long time is because of the 'I Ching'. This has to do with the union and the cosmology of these traditions, which is believed to be included in both teachings and has a strong metaphysical aspect."
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Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism, 2006.
A look at how Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism have influenced Chinese culture.
1,146 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how the three most influential philosophies on Chinese culture, history and politics include Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. It looks at how each of these political philosophies provide a different approach to leadership and citizenship as well as differing means of creating order in society. It also analyzes how each of these strains of thought also influenced ways of viewing human beings, human nature and government.
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"The person who sparked the Confucian philosophy was in his lifetime unsuccessful in promoting his theories and ideals. The man known as Confucius was born in the sixth century BCE to a poor family. Faced with the prospect of self-education and self-reliance during turbulent times, Confucius strived to make order out of the chaos of feudalism. "With energy and utter selflessness, Confucius set about to bring order and peace to his age," (De Bary 16). Order and peace would become cornerstones of the Confucian philosophy. The underlying mechanism by which society could attain a state of order and peace was via the cultivation of virtue. Virtue is defined through moral actions and behavior and Confucian writings often refer to specific examples of virtuous behavior."
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Confucianism and Daoism, 2005.
This paper compares the ideas of Confucianism and Daoism.
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper explains that the ideas of Confucianism and Daoism seem contradictory at times, yet the two deal almost exclusively with man's place in the world: Daoists fear society because they believe individuals would not realize their place in the grander scheme of things, but Confucianism believes that man's place in this world is with others to interact with men and their surroundings. The author points out that these two thoughts have merged and dictated Chinese culture providing its followers with a secular guide to life. The paper relates that, like Confucians, Daoists believe in the harmony and balance of nature; the forces Ying and the Yang play a role in the changes in the world.
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"Another idea contra to Confucian thought was the idea of knowledge. Confucius stressed the idea of studying the great libraries of thought to acquire a knowledge that would aid in the betterment of themselves and their fellow men. Confucius suggests that any man is capable of leadership, goodness, and most importantly knowledge. It is in an individual's merit and determination that he finds enlightenment. In contrast Daoism speaks of "the way" in a much loftier sense, "the Tao is one and indivisible, knowledge of it cannot be gained piecemeal, bit by bit. It is not a science; it cannot be the object of a cumulative learning process[...] ultimately the Tao will be known, if at all, as an experience of oneness in which the knower becomes the Tao, not through a transformation". There in lies a sharp contrast in the ideas and schools of learning with tao representing an ultimate understanding of the universe and its workings."
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A Critique of Confucianism, 2006.
An overview of Confucianism and a look at how Confucianism has affected Chinese civilization.
4,956 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 49 sources, MLA, $ 125.95
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This paper introduces the philosophy of Confucianism and looks at the founder of Confucianism and the impact that Confucianism has had on Chinese civilization and character. The paper also presents a short history of China and analyzes the affect that Confucianism may have had on China's politics and political systems throughout the ages.
Introduction
Who was Confucius? What is Confucianism?
How Has Confucianism Affected Chinese Civilization
Confucianism and the Chinese Character
Has Confucianism Been the Downfall of China?
A Short History of China
Theories of Democratization
Understanding Political Developments
Political Institution Thesis
Western Philosophy and Western Character
Puritans, Total Reformation for the Glory of God
The Attack of Confucianism
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"The political history of China is interesting in that most new dynasties were created by militaristic totalitarian dictators who conquered and ruled with the backing of an army of some type. These primary revolutionary regimes usually fell back on philosophical legalism as an excuse for their totalitarian excesses. If we examine the evolution each dynasty, including that of Mao Tse Tung, we can observe that the first emperor usually was an aggressive military leader, and each succeeding emperor became more scholarly and intellectual, thereby conforming more and more to the Confucian ideal of the perfect ruler. After the fall of the Chin empire and the reestablishment of the ancient schools of thought the Emperor ruled the country with the assistance of an Academic Army of Chinese Scholars dubbed "The Literati". As with any regime, there were times that the ruling emperor and the literati were in agreement and other times when there was tremendous disagreement. The Song period was one era where the Emperor and the Literati held dichotomous views of both philosophy and government. "
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Confucianism in Korea, 2002.
A discussion of the impact of Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism upon the Korean Kingdoms.
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This paper will show, Confucianism - and particularly Neo-Confucianism - had significant influences upon the political and social fabric of Korea. While these influences sometimes possessed positive political and social results - for example, with the rejuvenation of Korean political culture - they also had negative consequences as well in the political and religious persecutions and controversies that accompanied this effort of national rejuvenation.
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Confucianism in Modern China, 1990.
Discusses the historical foundations of Confucianism. Examines the role of Confucianism in Chinese socio-political life since the mid-19th century.
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"China made an intellectual journey from Confucianism to Communism in the century between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth century. In the Taiping era, Confucianism prevailed, while by the middle of the next century Confucianism was rejected in favor of a new and foreign (though modified to the Chinese situation) ideology, that of Marxism. Confucianism was long the primary influence in Chinese thought, challenged by different strains of religious and philosophical thought at different times, but hardy enough to persist. It would be a major target for the Communist regime after 1949, being seen then as an unnecessary remnant from the past and as an ideology that conflicted with the Communist thought promoted by Mao and his followers."
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Confucianism and Taoism, 2004.
A comparative analysis of the philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism.
2,758 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper examines the history and foundation of the Eastern religions, Confucianism and Taoism. It looks at how they are considered natural complements to each other, despite the superficial differences since Taoism grounds Chinese sensibilities, while Confucianism elevates it to treatment and relationships to others. It also discusses how human life is an important aspect of both Confucianism and Taoism, although for differing reasons, and how moral codes, ethics, and personal integrity are central to Confucianism and how, in Taoism, talent, inner spirit, style, and temperament rule the actions and subjects.
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"In China, people are schooled in the idea that every action a person takes affects another person. The Confucian claim is that ?apart from human relationships there is no self. The self is a center of relationships? (Smith 1991). But there is a sense of individual self in Confucian terms because the ?call to self-examination and introspection generally shows that he not only recognized an interior side to the self but considered it important? (Smith 182). Confucius felt that a person who tried to be a chun tzu was a happier person. When we behave in a way that benefits others, we are happier. Human relationships are fulfilling when we become fully realized human beings or chun zu. (Christianity, Judaism and Islam believe that we cannot do this alone and need God?s help to do it."
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Confucianism Across Chinese History, 2008.
An analysis of the changing nature of Confucianism from the time of the Warring States to the Ming Dynasty.
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This paper discusses the evolution of Confucianism and how it was adapted to serve the changing needs of the Chinese state with which it came to be so identified. It looks at the changes in Confucianism from the time of the Warring States to the Ming Dynasty. The paper also describes the importance of Confucianism in Chinese history and the fundamental disagreements about Confucianism that extend throughout Chinese history.
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"This passage is interesting for its emphasis on how the Confucian focus on ritual can be oriented towards the individual and the individuals local relationships, with the broader implications for the state clearly being secondary. Clearly, this represents a profound shift from the heavy emphasis of Confucianism since the Han upon how Confucianism is useful to the state and government. Now, with Neo-Confucianism, Zhu Xi seems to suggest that the Chinese people have different needs that must be met in new ways through an adaptation of traditional Confucian thinking. In this adaptation, it may be argued, Zhu Xi is continuing int he practice of continual revision of Confucianism(s) that have defined the evolution of this philosophy in theory and practice throughout Chinese imperial history."
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Confucianism and Christianity, 2008.
A comparative analysis of the beliefs of Confucianism and Christianity.
1,398 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper looks at Confucianism with an eye towards comparing it to the western world's greatest contribution to global moral philosophy: Christianity. It discusses how Confucianism is a humanistic and highly rational philosophy that eschews faith in favor of reason and how it also views heaven in a much more nuanced way than Christianity, preferring to see in it many things. The paper argues that Confucianism subordinates the individual to a rigorous form of ethical reasoning that is not wholly dissimilar to Platonism whereas Christianity seeks the subordination of the individual to God above. In the end, Confucianism, whatever its shortcomings as a regulator of human conduct, can properly be called the antecedent to contemporary humanism in a way that Christianity, obviously, cannot.
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"To begin with, Confucianism is about discerning a proper mode of conduct; in other words, it is about setting up a way of seeing and organizing the world that frustrates behavior that would do more harm to society than good. William Theodore de Bary writes that Confucianism holds out a vision of an ideal social order that emphasizes historic values over "fixed eternal verities" (Woo, 71+). More recently, Neo-Confucianism - a cross between traditional Confucianism and Buddhist thought (for a brief discussion of Neo-Confucianism's preoccupation with Buddhist philosophical strains, please see Woo, 71+) - has leaped to the forefront with an equally passionate plea for a well-ordered society founded upon good (moral) conduct that appears to have many of the same fundamental tenets as classic, archaic Confucianism. "
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"Confucianism and Ecology", 2002.
An analysis of the Chinese perspective on ecology through a review of "Confucianism and Ecology" by Mary Tucker.
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This paper will discuss the book "Confucianism and Ecology" by Mary Tucker and discuss the chapter: "The Trinity of Cosmology, Ecology, and Ethics in the Confucian Personhood and Motifs for a New Confucian Ecological Vision" to reveal the nature of Confucianism in the ethical premise of the cosmos in which it if discussed in ecology. By understanding these motifs for the environment, we can better understand a Chinese perspective on the way this philosophy works in a western thought process..
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Taoism as Differentiated from Buddhism and Confucianism, 2002.
A short essay showing the development of Taoism in conjunction with the emergence of Confucianism and Buddhism.
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This paper examines how Chinese thought derives its basis from an indigenous religion preexisting Confucianism and Buddhism and how its development throughout history shows influence of the Indian-derived Buddhism and the definitively Chinese Confucianism. It explores how Taoism imitated the Confucian division of scripture into four books and five classics and emphasized the patriarchs along with filial piety and also incorporated some Buddhist elements, especially in the areas of meditation and monasticism, although it maintained a separation from those other belief systems in the use of herbal lore and pairing of divine energies.
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"The second essay in the Pao-sung-p?ao-ho-chi contradicts the traditional Chinese view of a cyclical universe where even the gods undergo transformation. Here, rather than incorporating Buddhist thought, Taoism contributed to Buddhist thought and this contribution explains somewhat the development of doctrines in Buddhism relating to layers of heavens and eventual return of even the highest of beings to the lower states. But Taoism relies on the concept of the Three Purities, Five Elders and Golden Immortals and holds that immortals are not bound by the laws of yin-yang and the five agents. It also emphasizes the creation role of T?ai-shang (Lao-Tzu) in stating that he can re-create the world. And in this latter statement we see something of Shiva, and the Indian doctrines that preceded Buddhist thought."
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Confucianism, 2004.
An overview of the main beliefs of Confucianism and why it was chosen by the Han Dynasty.
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This paper examines how Confucianism is derived from the teachings of the philosopher K?ung Fu Tzu and has been embraced in various nations throughout history including Japan, Korea, and China. It looks at how China, in particular, has embraced Confucianism as a basis for governmental practices and societal morality. It discusses how Confucius had definite opinions about the way that government should be and how, during the Han dynasty, the works of Confucius were revived and canonized.
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"During the reign of Emperor Wudi a Confucian scholar named, Dong Zhongshu encouraged the emperor to create an academy that would educate government officials. At this academy the government officials learned the teachings of Confucius that were found within the Five Classics. (?Confucianism: Founded by K?ung Fu Tzu?) Ultimately these elite government officials embraced the ideologies of Confucius and Confucianism became the official doctrine of the dynasty. In addition, ?The works also formed the basis of later civil service examinations; candidates for responsible government positions received their appointments on the strength of their knowledge of classic literature. As a result, Confucianism secured a firm hold on Chinese intellectual and political life.?"
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Confucianism and its Critics, 2002.
Examines how Confucianism was once criticized in Chinese history and is now embraced in modern China.
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This apparent contradiction will be central to this paper's examination of Confucianism and its critics in modern China. This paper will show that while Confucianism was initially dismissed by critics in the early twentieth century as being an outmoded philosophy supporting a weak imperial government, later critics have come to recognize that it has a place today in Chinese life.
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Confucianism, 2002.
This paper presents Confucianism as a way of life in China.
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This paper discusses the events that led to the spread of Confucianism throughout China in 770 BC. The author states that Confucianism is not a religion but rather its values incorporates into the society a way of life.
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