Taoism+Confucianism Flashcards

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Analects

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Collection of Confucius’ sayings

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Book of Mencius

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Collection of a Teachings of Mencius; one of four books of Confucianism

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Tao

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The way

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Neo-Confucianism

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Developed in response to China’s problems

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5
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Chu Hsi

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Founder of Neo-Confucianism

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Chun-Tzu

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Person with perfect moral character

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7
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Jen

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Supreme virtue- “Benevolence”

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Shu

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Golden Rule- Reciprocity

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Li

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Proper behavior, rite or ritual, propriety

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Wen

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Cultural Arts

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Te

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Virtue as through power of example

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12
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5 Constant Relationships

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Proper ethical principle for each human relationship

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13
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Lao Tzu

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Writer of Tao Te Ching

Founder of Taoism

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14
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Tao Te Ching

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Most sacred, oldest texts

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Chuang Tzu

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Wrote the Chuang Tzu

2nd founder

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16
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Two Types of Taoism

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Philosophical and popular or “religious”

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Paradoxes

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Contradictory literary device used for deeper meaning

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Yin

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Negative, Dark

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Yang

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Positive, Light, masculine

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Sage

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Wise Teacher

21
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Wu-Wei

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Supreme Taoist virtue

“Non-action”