Confucianism

Confucianism

Introduction

Confucianism is a system which is based on the ethical and philosophical grounds, which has been developed on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher. It's a Chinese humanistic philosophy which is rooted in the society of China, as a one of the fundamentals of culture. Confucius developed the philosophy on this virtue teachings and rule of social reforms, which developed around 2500 years ago (Andrew, 2002). The virtues which is managed to spread in the Chinese culture are present today also in the Asian countries, which are namely as Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Confucianism has a lot to do with the culture of China, and is strong active in influencing the way of conduct among the Chinese people, and how do they live their lives, along with hoe do they actually teach their younger generation to spend their life. In the Chinese society, the philosophical instruction of Confucianism is regarding as the code of conduct for the Chinese people, and it has become a part of their lives, that they should follow, obey and deliver to their younger generation (Yokota, 2009). However, it can also be said that the Confucianism is a blend of social, moral, political and religious teachings which has been developed by Confucius and the ancient Chinese traditions.

Confucian Themes

The themes which are extracted from the literature are Goodness/Humanness, Rituals, Learning, Loyalty, Filial Piety, Rectifying the Names and Government. It clearly seems that the translation of these terms are slight difficult in English, as the material offers a great deal of context while talking about the goodness and gentlemen. It is simple to conceive the term as goodness, because it also provides its justification with another term that makes a clear picture how Confucius defined positive human qualities and goodness. For instance, terms like "humane" or "altruistic" are evenly practical in getting the meaning of this term

The chun-tzu or gentleman is the key term found in allusion to this persona. It is not easy to sum up the gentleman but consider the terms under the light of different ideas will be helpful. The gentleman is the one who works over the acts and ways according to the system of beliefs and morals that are not general among individuals. The term chun-tzu is itself a problematical expression as it could raise the images to the existence of an aristocratic. Most of the scholars find a familiarity among the terms and the concept of Nietzche about the Ubermensch, though there was an argument about the concept as well. The translation also suggests the meaning of this term as a “Superior man”.

It has been observed that Li, or ritual is the other basic notion in the whole text. Though the work in the book does not flow into the complete detail, on which the religious traditions can entail, their significance is demonstrated as principal in the cultivation of the Tao. The common codes of conduct contains much of the terms. At this point, moral initiatives outbalance the ...