FINAL: Confucianism Flashcards
Confucianism is a system of
social ethics
the major religious cannon for Confucianism is
the Analects
during his lifetime, Confucius was a
government employee
according to legend, during Confucius’ time of government service
things were ideal, poverty and crime rates dropped
although Confucius believed that religion and ritual had their place, they were secondary in his mind to
an equitable social order
the ultimate goal of Confucianism is
to reform society based on the example of the Junzi
the doctrine of the Rectification of Names promotes
social harmony
according to Confucius, ___ was the ideal form of government
feudalism
the five relationships should be dictated y what?
propriety
according to Confucius, the major problem with society was
moral corruption
according to Confucius, the method of the reconstruction of society was
empathy
Mengzi (Mecius) emphasized
the internal goodness of the individual
Zunzi (Hsun Tsu) was a follower of Confucius that argued
humans are evil by nature
Zhuxi’s central teaching about finding your own “spiritual middle” was called
the Doctrines of the Mean
Confucian philosophy hinges on
social order
