Confucius
CONFUCIUS (552?–479 BCE), known in Chinese as Kong Qiu (also styled Zhongni); preeminent Chinese philosopher and teacher. The name Confucius is the Latin rendering of Kong Fuzi (�...
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Confucius (K'ung Fu-Tzu)
551-479 B.C.
Chinese Philosopher
Confucius, the Latinized name of K'ung Fu-tzu (which means "Master K'ung"), was one of world's great...
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Confucian Perspectives
Confucianism originated more than 2,000 years ago in China in the thoughts of Confucius, or Kong Zi (Master Kong, 551–479 B.C.E.). Kong Zi lived during one of the formati...
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Confucius(551–479 Bce)
Confucius (Kong Qiu) is one of the early Chinese philosophers and the founder of the ethical teaching known as Confucianism. He was born in a time of political, social, a...
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The Chinese teacher and philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC) was the founder of the humanistic school of philosophy known as the Ju or Confucianism, which taught the concepts of benevolence, ritual, and...
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In the following excerpt, Legge remarks on the veneration of Confucius and discusses the philosopher's views on government.
1. Confucius died … complaining that of all the princes of the...
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In the following excerpt, Hall and Ames comment on distinctions between Confucius's original teachings and later interpretations of them.
In this essay we have been bold enough to challenge bot...
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In the following excerpt, Ivanhoe discusses the Golden Rule, which, in Confucian thought, is described in the notions of chung and shu.
Introduction
The Golden Rule—the notion that one's...
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In the excerpt below, Faber compares Confucianism and Christianity.
This subject is still but little known. As I have an exhaustive work in preparation I will take the liberty of stating here its prog...
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In the following excerpt, Waley comments on Confucius's life, his disciples, and the origins of the Analects. The critic also defines several key terms used in the Analects.
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Thought grows out...
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In the following excerpt, Yutang outlines the basic tenets of Confucianism, which he describes as a system of ideas that sought a rationalized social and political order "by laying the basis fo...
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In the excerpt below, Fung remarks on Confucius 's life, discusses the concept of righteousness in Confucian thought, and assesses Confucius's ever-changing stature in Chinese history.
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In the following excerpt, Wu-chi focuses on the life and thought of Confucius and contends that Confucius's "greatness lies in his transforming the feudal code of rites and etiquette int...
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In the following excerpt, Chan argues that Confucius's ideas on humanism greatly influenced the development of Chinese philosophy and that Confucius's belief in "the perfectibilit...
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In the following essay, Chan compares Chinese and Western interpretations of jen, the idea of humanity or humaneness, which is a central concept in Confucian thought.
The concept of jen (humanity, lov...
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In the essay below, Riegel analyzes three poems about Confucius's time of exile.
Among the many stories and tales which constitute the legends of Confucius's life, the most well-known an...
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Confucius Say:
A very long time ago, there was a man in China named Confucius. He was very wise and had a very different opinion for the government. Confucius had many disciples, which is whom h...
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Confucius
Confucius (K'ung Fu-Tzu)
Confucian Perspectives
Confucius (551–479 Bce)
Confucius
