Confucius taught six virtues, often referred to as the five virtues of Confucianism (with the central one being Ren), from which people can be drawn, to be guided on how to live harmoniously in society, which is a model for living virtuously. Six Confucian Virtues Xi (Learning): It ...
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This passage (1.15) has Zigong (a student of Confucius’) quoting from theBook of Songs (PoetryorOdes), a classic often referred to in theAnalects, as is theBook of Rites (Ritual). See Michael Nylan’sThe Five ‘Confucian’ Classics(2001) for more information on these classics. Although...
Han Yü, a writer and philosopher of the eighth and ninth centuries, and Li Ao, a student of Han Yü, may be considered precursors of neo-Confucianism. They were concerned with the revival and further development of Confucianism for the purpose of counteracting the influence of Taoist and ...
in the American system and recently had some teaching experience in North America as a visiting professor of anatomy. Thus I have been a student and lecturer in three different social and cultural environments (Confucian, French and American) prior to my current work as an academic in Australia...
A natural extension of this affection for one’s family is friendship, and Zengzi is portrayed in the Analects as being able to distinguish between the sincerity of his fellow student, Yan Hui 顏回, and the rashness of another student, Zizhang 子張. In exploring the meaning and function of...