Confucianism

Question 1

Define ethics:

Answer 1

Study of doing the right thing.

Question 2

What is Confucianism’s belief?

Answer 2

A belief that is concerned with human beings, their achievements, their interests.

Question 3

Man is the center of what and must have what?

Answer 3

The universe; relations with other humans.

Question 4

What is Confucianism’s ultimate goal?

Answer 4

Happiness

Question 5

What was Confucius’s real name?

Answer 5

Kung Fu Tzu - Confucius is Latin

Question 6

When was Confucius born and when did he die?

Answer 6

Lived from 551 - 479 BC/BCE

Question 7

Where did Confucius live?

Answer 7

China

Question 8

What was Confucius?

Answer 8

A philosopher whose teachings deeply influenced East Asia for over a thousand years.

Question 9

What was Confucius mainly concerned with?

Answer 9

How human beings behaved toward each other.

Question 10

Confucius believed that people, because of their ______, desire to live in the company of other people in a _______.

Answer 10

Nature, society

Question 11

Only in what can people reach their fullest potential?

Answer 11

Society

Question 12

What is it important for other people to know?

Answer 12

How to behave in society and how to act towards each other.

Question 13

Each person has a ________ _____ __ _______, and certain ______ to fulfill.

Answer 13

Specific place in Society; duties

Question 14

What was Confucius’s goal in his teachings?

Answer 14

If people knew what was expected of them, they would behave accordingly.

Question 15

What came about because of Confucius’s goal?

Answer 15

5 basic relationships - Parent/Child. Husband/Wife, Elder Sibling/Younger Sibling, Ruler/Subject, Friend-Friend (Equals). First in the pairing, other than Friend-Friend, is the authoritive (Dominant), and the one of the right subordinates (Submissive).

Question 16

What do subordinates (Submissives) give their ‘Superiors’ (Dominants) and are required to be?

Answer 16

Obedience and Respect, although they are not required to do something if it crosses their morals (is bad).

Question 17

What do Authorities (Dominants) give their subordinates (Submissives) and are required to be?

Answer 17

Superiors are required to give their subordinates loving responsibility, be good, wise, and merciful.

Question 18

What did Confucius believe would happen if everyone followed his philosophy?

Answer 18

The world and universe could be perfect and there would be no need for governments.

Question 19

In what book are Confucius’s teachings?

Answer 19

Analects