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Confucianism
Confucianism Philosophy that dominated China until the early 20th century and still has many followers, mainly in Asia. It is based on the
Analects, sayings attributed to
Confucius. Strictly an ethical system to ensure a smooth-running society, it gradually acquired quasi-religious characteristics. Confucianism views man as potentially the most perfect form of
li, the ultimate embodiment of good. It stresses the responsibility of sovereign to subject, of family members to one other, and of friend to friend. Politically, it helped to preserve the existing order, upholding the status of the Mandarins. When the monarchy was overthrown (1911–12), Confucian institutions ended, but after the Communist Revolution (1949), Maoism incorporated many Confucian elements.
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Confucius: Teacher and Statesman.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Confucius was such an inspiring teacher that his...training from their superior officers. Confucius' school was not like your school today...no written homework or weekly tests. Confucius taught by the example of his own personality...
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Confucius as a moral teacher and leader.(Religion and Faith in China)
Magazine article from: Guanxi: The China Letter; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...and global awareness of the ideas of Confucius (551-470 BCE), which are being applied...academic leader, and government minister, Confucius was naturally concerned with leadership...more than 2,000 years. The Life of Confucius The word Confucius is the Latin rendering...
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Confucius reenters China's mainstream culture
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/7/2004; 700+ words
; Confucius reenters China's mainstream culture By Xinhua Writers Wen...before morning classes -- they read in chorus the Analects of Confucius (551-479 B.C.). "Confucius is a great sage. Reading his instructions every day will...
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Confucius Institutes help spread Chinese language, culture globally
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/10/2008; 700+ words
; Confucius Institutes help spread Chinese language...with the rapid increase in the number of Confucius Institutes, Education Minister Zhou...on Wednesday. As of this month, 249 Confucius Institutes and 56 Confucius classrooms...
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Confucius on music education.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Nebula; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...there is a completely different view: Confucius, who lived twenty-five centuries ago...Music Education The most famous saying of Confucius on music education might be: To educate...significance than other parts. In fact, Confucius always taught his students the six arts...
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Confucius descendents say DNA testing plan lacks wisdom
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 7/27/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...testing to trace the true descentents of Confucius, or Kong Qiu (551-479 BC), has...Dewei, a 77th generation descendent of Confucius and chief editor of the Confucian Family...massive work to supplement and revise Confucius' pedigree was launched both in Hong...
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Confucius name a big seller in China
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the 77th generation of the family of Confucius, China's great sage. Since the early...the Qufu region, the ancestral home of Confucius, who is believed to have lived from...board of these firms, and the use of Confucius' name in advertisements and brand names...
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Confucius said ... He has been called the wisest man in China. But who was Confucius, and what did he really say?(World History)
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 1/19/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...begin a sentence with the words: "As Confucius said"? For more than 2,000 years...sayings of the ancient Chinese teacher Confucius (kuhn-FYOO-shuhs) have been quoted in every language. Confucius himself has been called one of the...
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Confucius Institutes: World's window on China
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 3/3/2006; ; 700+ words
; At the newly-opened Confucius Institute of the University of Nairobi in the capital of Kenya, the first Confucius school in Africa, students can not...chopsticks and appreciate Chinese food. The Confucius Institute is not what the name literally...
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Confucius 'soundbites' offer wisdom, laughter
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 9/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...more often than not, is credited to Confucius (551- 479 BC). They are often words...Period (770-476 BC). Here's one: "Confucius says: You have one hour of free parking...Shandong Province, the birthplace of Confucius, to mark the 2,556th anniversary of...
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Confucius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Confucius The Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius (551-479 B.C.) was the founder of the humanistic...principles and integrity meant little to the official classes. Confucius, an obscure school teacher, found this situation horrifying...
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Justice in East Asian Thought
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...were enforced even by the ancient sage, Confucius (Master Kong; 551 b.c.e. –...Confucian developments: the pioneer sage, Confucius; the apologist, Mencius (Master Meng...c.e.). While the influence of Confucius's life and teachings overshadows the...
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Confucianism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...this fashion, we had better start with Confucius, or "the master," whose name was Kong (551 – 479 b.c.e.). Confucius The master speaks to us in the Lunyu...of those disciples. The text portrays Confucius as mentor and patron to a group of younger...
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K'ang Yu-wei
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...for the ultimate truths in the words of Confucius himself, rather than in latter-day commentaries...the classics were not authentic. And in Confucius as a Reformer (1897), he argued that Confucius was the real author of the classics...
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Chinese Religions, Confucianism and Science in China
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
...the ideology developed by a man named Confucius (522 – 479 b.c.e...encompass the ethical wisdom of the past that Confucius transmitted to later ages, as well as...of Confucianism The main teaching of Confucius is jen, which literally means "two...
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