Lasting Ideas U6A

Confucius

• He lived during the Zhou dynasty, when rival lords vied for power.

• He was the most influential philosopher in Chinese history.

• He believed:

  • The secret to leading a good life is good personal character.

  • To live well, a person must be a gentleman.

  • An enlightened ruler sets high standards for his own behavior.

  • An enlightened ruler acts with virtue.

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​Confucius

• He was one of the scholars who tried to help restore order and return to enlightened rulers. 

• His teachings became the basis of a great philosophy--Confucianism--and still exert great influence today.

• His teachings were different because he did not speak of god or beliefs.

​Confucianism

• He believed the five relationships encouraged harmony and respect.

• The five relationships spoken of in Confucian philosophy:

  • between parent and child

  • between husband and wife

  • between friends

  • between older brother and younger brother

  • between ruler to subject

​Confucius’s Golden Rule

Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you.