confucian Flashcards
cultivate oneself, put family in a good order, govern the state, pacify the world
修身齐家治国平天下
inner sage
neisheng內圣
outer world
waiwang外王
Way of the king
wangdao王道
benevolence
ren 仁
What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others
己所不欲勿施于人
wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others
夫仁者,己欲立而立人,己欲达而达人
alike by birth, but differ in practice
性相近习相远
goodness of humanity
xingshan性善
principle
li理
cosmic energy
qi气
1920s
New Confucianism
Relationships are everything in China.
有关系就没关系,没关系就有关系, guanxi(关系)
person’s status and reputation
mianzi(面子)
Renqing, literally “human feelings”
人情
I do not know how a man without truthfulness can truly be successful.
子曰:人而无信,不知其可也
be faithful in word
言而有信
trustworthiness/credit
信用
trust/have confidence in
信任
trust/count on/rely
信赖
confidence/faith
信心
win the people’s confidence/trust
取信于人
speak without sincerity
言不由衷
reach a binding agreement verbally
一言为定
Zhou was an ancient state, but King Wen(文王) could adhere to the mandate of renovation by Heaven.
周虽旧邦,其命维新
May Fourth movement of 1919 to the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1950
slow demise of Confucian ethics and Confucian society
New Confucianism
(新儒家)
The Debate between Metaphysicians and Scientists”
(Kexuan Lunzhan科玄论战)of 1923.
1923
Ding Wenjiang 丁文江,
Neo-Confucian thinker Zhang Junmai
张君劢 (also known as Carsun Chang)
Qinghua University in Beijing
Liang Qichao梁启超
Movement of Overall Westernization
quanpan xihua全盘西化
New Confucianism is often associated with the essay, “A Manifesto on Chinese Culture to the World
wei zhongguo wenhua jinggao shijie renshi xuanyan为中国文化敬告世界人士宣言
1958
Tang Junyi唐君毅, Mou Zongsan牟宗三, Xu Fuguan徐复观 and Zhang Junmai
Chinese associations
华人社团
Yet through his actionless activity all things are duly regulated
为无为,则无不治”—Lao Zi老子
Tolerance is the basis of freedom
容忍比自由还更重要”—Hu Shi胡适(1891-1962)
When I walk along with others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them
三人行,必有我师焉;择其善者而从之,其不善者而改之。”—Confucius(551-479BC)
to rule a country of a thousand chariots
道千乘之国,敬事而信,节用而爱人,使民以时,
earnest in what we are doing, be careful with our words
于事而慎于言
those who work with their hands feed those who work with their brains; those who work with their brains rule those who work with their hands
治于人者食人,治人者食于人
Confucian scholar-gentry-officialdom
Democracy-Autocracy-Meritocracy
Confucian scholar-gentry-officialdom
Democracy-Autocracy-Meritocracy