When Socrates meets Confucius(1)
When Socrates meets Confucius (杨老师修改版)
In the long river of the history, there are two famous thinkers and philosophers, who are admired by people till now. One of them is the great thinker in China-Confucius. Another one is Socrates who is the famous philosopher of ancient Greece. Certainly, there is no doubt that some similar points can be compared between them.Now, we can imagine what will happen if they meet each other? It is well known that Confucius is one of the greatest sages in ancient China and modern China and the founder of Confucian school. What’s more, his Confucianism has caused profound and lasting influence on the whole world. Like Confucius, Socrates are praised as the founder of western philosophy. Besides, he and his students-Plato and Aristotle are known as the there virtous people of ancient Greece. However, they both agree the country should be governed by virtue oher than violence. In the meanwhile, they also have different opinions towards education and teaching methods. Through analyzing Confucius’s Confucianism. We can easily find out the obvious characteristic of his teaching type trends to elegant and gentle pattern. He initiated the absolute authority of teachers, although he is regarded as the sage. For example, he taught his students to be convinced of teachers’authority by making them understand what the teachers said is always right and better. Therefore, Confucius will be angry if the students object teachers. Well, it is known to all that there is no absolute thing in the world. Moreover, we are not sages, no one can avoid to make mistakes.However, Socrates’s teaching methods were clearly different from Confucius’s. Socrates used enlightening ways to teach students think by themselves and find the answer of their questions. He never forced students to think as same as teachers’idea and absolutely believe the teachers’opinions. He was more often teaching his students’self awareness and personal thinking ability.Now we can draw an conclusion by comparing the features of the two famous person. Confucius taught student by transmitting while Socrates taught them to get knowledge by themselves. And Confucius taught learners to trust while Socrates taught them to doubt.It is sure that both of them encourage their students to learn and think independently rather than give the right answer firstly. So if they meet each other, I believe they will learn from each other and communicate with each other with great interest. What’s more, our Chinese culture will be more colourful and perfect, and their mind will cause futher and more influence to the world!In the long river of the history, there were two famous thinkers and philosophers, who have been admired by people till now. One of them is a great thinker in China —Confucius. The other one is Socrates，who is the famous philosopher of ancient Greece. There is no doubt that some similar points can be compared between them.Now, we can imagine what will happen if they meet each other? It is well-known that Confucius was one of the greatest sages in ancient China and the founder of Confucianism. To be exact, his Confucianism has caused profound and long-lasting influence on the whole world, especially in Asia. Like Confucius, Socrates is praised as the founder of western philosophy. Besides, he and his students-Plato and Aristotle are known as the three virtous people of ancient Greece. However, they both agree the country should be governed by virtue rather than violence. In the meanwhile, they also have different opinions towards education and teaching methods.Through analyzing Confucius’s Confucianism, we can easily find out the obvious characteristic of his teaching type trends to elegant and gentle pattern. He initiated the absolute authority of teachers, although he is regarded as the sage. For example, he taught his students to be convinced of teachers’authority by making them understand what teachers said is always right and better. Therefore, Confucius will be angry if a student objects the teacher.Well, it is known to all that there is no absolute thing in the world. Moreover, we are not sages, and no one can avoid making mistakes.However, Socrates’s teaching methods were clearly different from Confucius’s. Socrates used enlightening ways to teach students think by themselves and find the answers to their questions. He never forced students to think the as same as teachers’idea and absolutely believe the teachers’ opinions. He was more often teaching his students’ self awareness and personal thinking ability.Now we can draw a c onclusion by comparing the features of the two famous persons. Confucius taught students by transmitting while Socrates taught them to get knowledge by themselves. And Confucius taught learners to trust while Socrates taught them to doubt.It is sure that both of them encourage their students to learn and think independently rather than give the right answer firstly. So if they meet each other, I believe they will learn from each other and communicate with each other with great interest. What’s more, our Chinese culture will be more colourful and perfect, and their mind will cause furth er and more influence o n the world!。
When Socrates meets Confucius 演讲稿
When Socrates meets Confucius1103 Zhanhua Well, thank you for your silence. For a long time, I have been thinking that if you choose something to compare, how you can get the biggest contrast. Finally I got it: imaging a situation when Socrates meets Confucius, what will happen? And you must be surprised, for they don’t know each other’s language how can they communicate? Don’t worry; if it is necessary, I will play the role as the translator.Since them both are the representatives of each other’s culture, if they meet, maybe there is a situation that a great debate is going to happen between they two. And the result may be that they are both trying to show their culture’s benefits and advantages over the other. The debate may range from education, philosophy and culture. Maybe the debate is so fierce that they even want to fight with each other. However, there can be another situation. They two sit in front of each other over a table, drinking the tea made by Confucius. And Socrates is teaching him how to play international chess, sharing what their ideas have in common and different short downs. What a peaceful picture.Actually the second situation can happen today, especially under the globalization. The meet of western culture and eastern culture isjust like the meet of Socrates and Confucius. The conflict of the different culture is just the surface, and what hide behind are the same. Or you can say the forms are different, but the theme hide behind the conflict are almost the same. Such as the law, the self-cultivation is both used to tie people, to make lives better, to create a better world. The inner purpose and are the same. That is to say, even foreign culture comes, there is still something worthy to be digested and used by us. Don’t just pay attention to the different appearance. Under the difference, there must be something in common and we can choose to perfect ourselves. Keep different, keep united. That is what I get after the meeting of Socrates and Confucius.So ladies and gentleman, to argue fiercely or drink tea and chat peacefully, the ending of the story is under your control.。
when Socrates meets Confucius
When Confucius meets SocratesThe way of teaching changed the worldIn ancient Eastern and Western worlds, there are two educational giants who can be comparable to each other. One is Chinese Confucius, the other Greek Socrates, who still have a great reputation all over the world. As we know, Confucius is considered as the greatest educator in ancient China, and Socrates was a famous philosopher who was regarded as a saint yearning for truth. With respect to their educational mode, there is something in common, meanwhile differences exist. Imagine, when those two ways meet, what sparks will they collide out?Firstly, Confucius's teaching method is the gentleman type. Although he is an amiable man in teaching, he established the basic specification of teacher’s absolute authority. Confucius taught students to accept what their teachers said. Even though he also inspired his students, but what he did was intended to find ways to let them understand what he talked better. In sum, that mode is more to cultivate students to be loyal to their teachers, even to be a yes-man.Unlike Confucius’, Socrates never gave students the ready-made answers, but debation which enabled students to think by themselves, and eventually acquired the knowledge. He would`t care whether they thought the same with him and whether they believe in what he said or not. Thus, the Socrates’ mode is more to cultivate students own study ability and self-awareness.In a word, Confucius imparted knowledge which Socrates guided to acquire; Confucius told people to accept while Socrates instructed them to doubt. Although they both paid attention to the heuristic teaching and encouraged independent thinking, their aims differ. As a result, we Chinese students will hardly think by ourselves but always diligently and painstakingly seek for the standard answers, and Western students would often ponder independently but it`s doubtful whether they will quest for the truth. Thus, both of their ways are not all-sided. But if they two learnt the idea from each other, and their offsprings would make bigger achievements, therefore, the world will be in further integration and increasingly harmonious! Thank you！温志明英语1101班。
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When Socrates Meets ConfuciusGood morning ladies and gentlemen,Today I’m very happy to be here to share with you some of my thoughts on the topic “when Socrates meets Confucius”. As we all know that Socrates and Confucius were outstanding representatives in the history of western and eastern culture. They were not only the great philosophers but also the greatest educators in the history.In the east, Confucius is considered as the greatest saint. He is the major founder of our profound traditional culture. His theory relates to politics, economics, education, and aesthetics. While, Socrates was like a star shining in the sky of the west. He has made a great contribution to the western culture, in the fields of politics, education, philosophy, ethics and so on. Although they lived in different areas, their thoughts have a lot in common.Firstly, they are both keen on education. Socrates acknowledged that people were born different, but no matter how different they are, education can improve them. Thus, he thought that education is vital to everyone. All kinds of people, young and old, rich and poor, abled and disabled can be his students. Similarly, Confucius advocated education for all. He clearly stated that ‘there should be education for everyone without distinction’.Secondly, they both valued heuristic teaching method. Socrates wanted to explore others’ potential knowledge by asking their questions. While, Confucius tried to encourage his pupils to discuss together, in order to develop their thinking abilities. He thinks that they could learn from each other in this way.Thirdly, in terms of life, Socrates and Confucius advocated diligence and thrift. Socrates propagated thrift and this kind of thought was developed by the west famous philosophical school called Cynicism. Meanwhile, Confucius also advocated living in a simple life. He did as what he said in his life.There are still many similarities between Socrates and Confucius, therefore, I’m wondering that if Socrates meets Confucius in the ancient time, they must be the best friends, they might have some debates in some points of view, but their intimate friendship shall not be affected at all.That’s all. Thank you!。
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When Socrates Meets ConfuciusGiants always represent their age,and they are always symbols of human civilization.Each nation owns its sages.In the east,Confucius is considered as the greatest saint.He is the major founder of our profound traditional Chinese culture and was rewarded as one of “the Top Ten Cultural Celebrities”. Confucianism, which he established and developed by his follower, had a significant influence on the formation of our national characteristics.His theory relates to politics,economy ,education and aesthetics.Confucius was respected and remembered by offspring.At the same time ,Socrates was like a star shining in the sky of west.He was known as “the western Confucius”. As an Asian ,I know little about Socrates. But there is always a conventional image in my mind : an old man,barefoot ,in rags ,looking in to the sky and lost in thought.He has contributed to the western culture such as sociology ,education,natural philosophy,ethics and so on .In a word,they both share great fame in history and make significant sacrifices to the world.Although they lived in a different area and had different and created different life path, they shared some points in common.First, they are both not accepted by their age . To some extent,it is like a tragedy. Socrates accepted the final trial and died by drinking poison.Meanwhile ,Confucius led a vagrant life for years. The roots of their tragedy are that their advanced and profound thoughts conflict with the inherent social institutions and the interests of high ranks. Socrates lived in Athens where the democratic system has just boomed and the public worship absolute democracy as a guarantee of their happy life. However,there are many inherent errors. The absolute democracy means nothing. People may decided the important social affairs just by wills. Leaders chose by the system might not own the management talent. Socrates observed the fault and pointed it out loud to the public. He promoted that the king or those who had specialized abilities should govern the country. And rulers were ought to make rules and send commands, the ruled were ought to observe the orders. To some extent,it was the right medicine to the “illness” of the system and emphasized the leader’s excellent abilities. However,it went against the public will and sent Socrates to the last trail. So did Confucius. He lived in the Spring and Autumn Period ,which was a famous discord times in history. Every powerful chief set up their own separatist regime by force of arms and competed to enlarge their territory. They regarded the legalism as the only approach to success. Confucius promoted that the king should treat their people by benevolence. They should set the public interests as the first standard to make decisions. The thoughts were fit for a peaceful dynasty to consolidate power. So Confucius’ thoughts can not be employed in thisera and he lived a frustrated life.While they were failed in politics, they both played an important role in education and shared great fame . They set the “it is never too old to learn” as their life motto. When Socrates was young,he was interested in natural philosophy and learned from people in the markets.He never gave up any chance to learn.And Confucius was born in a scholarly family.His mother created a great atmosphere for him to grow up and he read a lot at a young age.Then he learned various skills from famous teachers and did a great job.He once went to Zhou Dynasty to discuss issues with Laozi and respected laozi as his teacher.His famous saying"Two heads are always better than one"perfectly proved this.Both Socrates and Confucius are good at teaching.They combined the knowledge with conversations.They did not directly gave the correct answer and just led others to think and comprehensive,which is quite different from the teaching methods of today."Socrates irony" was the earliest form of debate.Through the conversation,let others found the contradiction and got the answer.They thought they did not know everything and kept modest.What they did was helping others to develop themselves.Their words were all recorded by their students through conversations.In a word, they spread knowledge.They concentrated more on the ethics and came up with standards to be a gentleman.Socrates thought virtue was knowledge.Only when a personown the ethical knowledge ,would he do the moral conduct.He believed that everyone was born with moral sense.Ethics was the basic norm of behaviour.The core of Confucius' theories was benevolence.He encouraged people to be kind to others.Do not push or force others to do the things they are unwilling to do.They all regard ethics as the core value of life.They promote people with moral virtue to take charge of the country.In my opinion,we should regard Socrates and Confucius as the bridge of communication between the west and east. Nowadays ,globalization is an irreversible trend. And cooperation is necessary for all the countries. They are all the representatives of their culture and have a profound influence on the generations. However ,most people are just familiar with their own sage and know little about other culture. It is a must to introduce the sage to each other and get more connection. Recently ,China has built many Confucius Institutes all over the world to spread the Chinese culture and led a Mandarin fever. A great many foreigners get access to learn about China and study aboard in China. But Chinese have few chances to know about western culture.,although they have a fancy on western festivals. To learn about a culture need learn the intention and history. I hope that government or organizations could recommend more cultural sages like Socrates to us to exchange culture. What impressed me most are their views on education. It is apparent tosee that the government try to give every kid an opportunity to receive education. The civil organizations also contribute a lot to the Hope Project. Now, the serious issue is how to give education. What students received today is exam-oriented education. Students can not learn skills but to recite knowledge points to get high marks. Before university, the ultimate goal is to enter the best university. Students study for 12 years just to get a passport to university. In the process, the loss of creativity and imagination is inestimable.Socrates and Confucius use conversations to lead students to find answers themselves. The western education is more free and flexible. We should combine the advantages to develop a valuable to teach. After getting into college,many students lost their directions and be confused about future. Some are even addicted to games. We should learn from the sage ,they are learning all the time.When Socrates meets Confucius, they will discuss life ,ethics and so on. The most important is they want to leave their wisdom the next generations and lead them to live a happy life. Sages are like lighthouses to point the right directions when human are confused.Reference: 1.the origin of western wisdom。
当苏格拉底遇上孔子英语演讲稿
Good afternoon,ladies and gentlemen.When Socrates meets Confucius, it is not only a feast of ideas exchanged, but the eastern and western cultural collision and fution.Confucius was considered as the greatest saint in the east. In the west, Confucius also enjoyed great reputation in education, politics, ethics and so on .They are the symbols of human civilization all the time.In terms of education, I think that both of the cultural celebrities will criticize what students received today in China. Actually, students' ultimate goal is to pass examinations with the highest marks and be admitted to the best university in future. To make things worse, they forget the true meaning of education, they lose the ability of learning. Socrates once said,' A man is never too old to learn.’and Confucius was learning all over his life journey. They are right. Now when we look into the western educational system, we can find that they pay more attention to kids' creativity and imagination. In their eyes, mark doesn't mean everything. One's own ability is the most important. When Socrates meets Confucius, they may try to combine advantages on both sides to make for the world's educational career.With the development of globalization, peace and development is the timeless issue in this world. The cultural communication between countries is becoming more and more popular. Recently China has set up many Confucius Institutes all over the world to spread Chinese culture. Foreigners come abroad to study Chinese in China. Although many Chinese go abroad for further education, many people living in China know little about other cultural customs. In ancient times, Confucius travelled to learn from Lao Zi. Socrates was a modest person, as well .When they meet, they will totally support the cultural travel and communication. And I think, travelling is as important as reading in books, exercising while learning different culture all the way, what a wonderful thing!When Socrates meets Confucius , they will do their best to contribute to the western and eastern cultural fution ,and besides help modern people create a more and more beautiful future ! Thank you .。
When Socrates meets Confucius苏格拉底遇见孔子
When Socrates meets Confucius苏格拉底遇见孔子In ancient Chinese and western,there are two education masters can be co mparable to each other.one is Confucius in Chinaand the other one is the anci ent Greek Socrates, which up to now are still praised in the world.Imagine, when Socrates meets Confucius, what sparks will they collide out?As we know, Confucius is considered as the greatest of the ancient Chine se sages, and Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was regarded as a saint dying for the pursuit of the truth. When it comes to educational mode, they have something in common, but at the same time they still hold volume of different views.From the perspective of Confucius, Confucius's teaching method is the gen tleman type, although in the teaching he is an amiable old man,he established the basic specification of teacher’sabsolute authority.In general, Confucius taugh t studentsby theknowledge-transference way. Although he also prompted the stu dent, what he did was intended to find ways to let them understand what the teacher said better.So he was not happy for students against the intention of th eir teacher.This educational mode ismore to cultivate students to the teacher's l oyalty and understanding, to believe in authority.However, Socrates’ teaching methods were quite different from Confucius’. He never taught studentsthe ready-made answers, buttookdispute, cross-examine and so on to force students to think for themselves, and finally found the ans wer to their questions.He didn’t care whether they thou ght the same with their teacher and they believe what the teacher saidor not.The Socrates’ mode is m ore to cultivate students their own reasoning ability and self-awareness. So Plat o, whowas good at thinking and pursued the dialectical way, became the heir of Socrates' education style.From the way of education, Confucius transmitted knowledge while Socrat es forced students themselves to get knowledge;Confucius taught people to beli eve while Socrates taughtthem to doubt.Of course, they both paid attention to the heuristic teaching and encourage d independent thinking instead of the force-feeding teaching with results given directly. If they two learnt the teaching idea from each other, the world cultur e will be further integration.Also, China's feudal culture bound won't continue f or so long. Last but not least, the cultural conflicts will be reduced and the w orld will be more peaceful.孔子与苏格拉底在时空上都有距离，他们有差异，更有惊人的相似之处。
当苏格拉底遇见孔子英语作文
当苏格拉底遇见孔子英语作文When Socrates Meets ConfuciusCommon people come to the world with nothing, and leave with nothing. Great people come to the world with nothing, but they’ll leave with endless possibilities. Socrates and Confucius are such great people. Assuming these two wise individuals with their regional thoughts deeply in mind meet one day, what kind of spectacle will happen on them or even in the two countries, especially in China?Firstly, Chinese will gradually realize the importance of the establishment of the legal system. The Confucianism centered on morality. It emphasizes that morality is much more important than the law, which inversely causes the citizen’s law consciousness to be light. While the Socrates lived in a more law-based country, comparing to the virtue, he attached greater importance to the legislation. So, when Socrates meets Confucius, he will share his legal awareness with Confucius and finally blend it to the Chinese culture. Secondly, Chinese will deal with things in a more rational and scientific way. In ancient China, most people are superstitious. The Confucianism spread some kind of mysterious figure, such as the god and the fairy. So, many times when it came to something difficult to deal with orexplain to the civilians, the rulers may choose to advocate the illusory theology to comfort them. This kind of handling will only cover up the facts in short term. While Socrates’ thought is scientific, he may have an absolutely different way to deal with the same thing. Thus, when Socrates meets Confucius, as the days progressed, Chinese will be more rational and no longer depend on the so called god to bless for a good life, but try towork hard on their own.Thirdly, Chinese culture will be more inclusive and exoteric in academic. The Confucianism is almost authoritarian in the ancient times, especially in the Qing dynasty, which limited the development of other schools. Whereas the Socrates treats the academic in a broader way, he recognizes the freedom of learning. Therefore, when Socrates meets Confucius, Chinese culture will develop in a more inclusive and exoteric way. Different thoughts will integrate and the Chinese culture will“sparking”.In conclusion, if Socrates meets Confucius, great changes must have happened to China in the establishment of the legal system, the rational and scientific Chinese manners of dealing with things and the more inclusive and exoteric Chinese culture.。
英文高分作文当苏格拉底遇到孔子
英文高分作文当苏格拉底遇到孔子When Socrates Meets ConfuciusIt is universally acknowledged that Socrates, the great ancient Greek philosopher, has imposed profound and far-reaching influence on the world with his ideas in education, moralizing and politics while Confucius, kind of Socrates’s counterpart in ancient China, is regarded as the greatest sage whose ideas have laid the foundation for Chinese thinking pattern. And since they were both fond of traveling around the county to advocate their thoughts and ideas, there could be a chance that Socrates traveled to ancient China and came across Confucius who was teaching his students, then two great minds met and discussed about their ideas of education.The most possible matter they may discuss is the ideal teaching method, also the one they were practicing. Socrates introduced Maieutics or Socratic Method to Confucius, and he insisted that every man has got his innate knowledge in his mind which is just like the baby in a pregnant woman’s body, and the teachers’ work is supposed to be help the students to give birth to that innate knowledge. In other words, he made conversations with the students to arouse the hidden knowledge in their minds by asking questions to make them aware of their ignorance and leading them to find the truth. And judging Confucius’s way of teaching by this standard, Socrates criticized Confucius for telling the students what’s true directly sometimes. Then Confucius would answer him withone sentence,” I would not give any guidance to them until they reach to the point that they must figure out it; I would not inspire of enlighten them if it isn’t that they have understood itbut can’t express it correctly and completely; I would give them no more examples if they can’t draw inferences about other cases from one instance ”. Here, both of them f ocus on enlightenment. Socratic Method is based on the presumption the students acquire knowledge in the very way he has assumed, i.e. like pregnant women giving birth to babies, but actually students acquire knowledge in various ways, we can’t simply imag ine or take it as granted that they all learn things in the same way, and treat them with one teaching strategy.And that brings them to the next question--educating students in accordance with their aptitude and cognitive rules.Confucius started by tell one example: both his students Zilu and Ranyou came to ask him that when they heard something whether they should put it into practice immediately, and he told Zilu not to practice it while he encouraged Ranyou to do it. He explained that Zilu was an adventurous man, so I told him to be cautious, but Ranyou was a little timid, so I encouraged him. Confucius pointed out that he got to know his students better though observing them and talking with them, and then he gave guidance to them according to his understanding of their aptitude. And when Socrates wanted to justify himself by saying that his Maieutics didhelp to arouse the students’innate intelligence, Confucius could make him speechless by asking,＂what if the student shakes his head in answer to all q uestions? You still don’t give him a clue?＂Indeed, different students follow the different cognitive pattern when they approach the world around them. Today we have many different theories with regard to the human cognition such as Theory of Tabula Rasa and Constructivism, we can not tell which one is right or wrong, because the only way tojudge them is whether it is suitable for the individuals. Teachers in the modern society should bear in mind that there is no fixed teaching method, so we should apply flexibly different teaching methods to deal with different students based on an in-depth understanding of their cognitive style.。
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When Socrates Meets ConfuciusRespected teachers and dear classmates:As everyone knows that, both Socrates and Confucius are great philosopher and educator. So what may happen when Socrates meets Confucius? From their inner mind, I myself hold belief that these two great men will become close friends in no time. My dear friends, why I say so? They both are great men of the world, and they both encounter the unfair treatment of the society at that time. Socrates is born in a very ordinary family with no respect from the upper society. Socrates is a very noble scholar; he takes pains to educate citizens and the authorities. And Confucius travels through many countries to propagate his ideals. He has really encountered many challenges and scorns, but he insists his faith and never gives in.However, today my topic is about how we change our improper education system by comparing the different methods that these two great men hold. In fact, Socrates and Confucius hold very contrast opinions on how to educate the people. In terms of Socrates, who advocates people not to follow the authority blindly. He thinks that people should develop the independent thinking ability to solve the problems. According to Socrates, he believes that the world is always changing and developing. Thus, people should form a critical thinking ability. That is to say, human beings must be innovative and creative. Besides, Socrates not onlythoroughly understands much knowledge from humanities and social science field, but also has a good knowledge of natural science. So it is he who promotes the development of both these two fields. In terms of Confucius, he also educates people that lifespan is short and should work hard to absorb the new knowledge. But he stresses too much on the social principles that people should obey. Many social principles of him seem a bit unfair from the perspective of modern people. For example, the women are inferior to men and women must follow the orders of the husband. What is more, Confucius’s conservative opinion on the education has deeply influenced Chinese education system. He stresses that students must follow the teachers and should not oppose the ideas of the teachers. In addition to that, Confucius only is interested in the filed of humanities and social science. So he has not invoked the attention of Chinese to the filed of natural science. As a result, We Chinese have a tradition of looking down upon the natural science. Thus, we lack the critical thinking ability and are less innovative and creative. What a pity! Then, what should we do to change our education system? I strongly suggest that the measurements should be taken starting from the primary school. Because when students are young, it is easier to correct them and guide them to the right direction. Teachers should spare out more classroom time for students to think about the problems themselves so as to develop the critical ability. Less printed textbook knowledge offered tostudents; instead, more fieldwork should be supplied so as to develop the manipulative ability. And teachers should encourage students to give different answer for a question so as to develop their creative ability.All in all, great men’s ideals should also be modified to adapt to the new age, we need to select the essence and discard the dross so as to adapt to this society. And I sincerely hope that our education system would develop to the right direction.Well, that is the end of my speech, Thank you for your attendance. Thanks a lot!。
(完整word版)当苏格拉底遇见孔子英语作文
When Socrates Meets ConfuciusCommon people come to the world with nothing, and leave with nothing. Great people come to the world with nothing, but they’ll leave with endless possibilities. Socrates and Confucius are such great people. Assuming these two wise individuals with their regional thoughts deeply in mind meet one day, what kind of spectacle will happen on them or even in the two countries, especially in China?Firstly, Chinese will gradually realize the importance of the establishment of the legal system. The Confucianism centered on morality. It emphasizes that morality is much more important than the law, which inversely causes the citizen’s law consciousness to be light. While the Socrates lived in a more law-based country, comparing to the virtue, he attached greater importance to the legislation. So, when Socrates meets Confucius, he will share his legal awareness with Confucius and finally blend it to the Chinese culture. Secondly, Chinese will deal with things in a more rational and scientific way. In ancient China, most people are superstitious. The Confucianism spread some kind of mysterious figure, such as the god and the fairy. So, many times when it came to something difficult to deal with orexplain to the civilians, the rulers may choose to advocate the illusory theology to comfort them. This kind of handling will only cover up the facts in short term. While Socrates’thought is scientific, he may have an absolutely different way to deal with the same thing. Thus, when Socrates meets Confucius, as the days progressed, Chinese will be more rational and no longer depend on the so called god to bless for a good life, but try to work hard on their own.Thirdly, Chinese culture will be more inclusive and exoteric in academic. The Confucianism is almost authoritarian in the ancient times, especially in the Qing dynasty, which limited the development of other schools. Whereas the Socrates treats the academic in a broader way, he recognizes the freedom of learning. Therefore, when Socrates meets Confucius, Chinese culture will develop in a more inclusive and exoteric way. Different thoughts will integrate and the Chinese culture will“sparking”.In conclusion, if Socrates meets Confucius, great changes must have happened to China in the establishment of the legal system, the rational and scientific Chinese manners of dealing with things and the more inclusive and exoteric Chinese culture.。
When Socrates Meets Confucius正宗版
When Socrates Meets ConfuciusI think many people have heard the story: As for the student whose dream is to be a clown in the future, the Chinese teacher will reprimand him as having no ambition at all, however, the foreign teacher will say: " May you bring laughter to the whole world”. From this, we can see great differences between Eastern and Western education, especially for educational ideas. Obviously, Western education attaches more emphasis on the interests of students and respects the students' individuality, whereas Chinese education places more emphasis on lofty goals and ignores what the student wants to become.Searching more deeply, we have to mention the two great educators---Socrates and Confucius, who have had great influence on Western and Eastern education. They have many striking similarities on educational thought. For example, they both advocate "no child left behind" on the object of education to promote the popularization of education and culture. And in their educational methods, both emphasize heuristic teaching, encourage the educated to think independently, and are against instilling teaching that gives the answer directly.But they also have big differences, which have greatly influenced education to this day so that the teachers have different attitudes to the student who has the same dream. On the one hand, Confucius attached great importance to ambition. He was of the opinion that in order to achieve something great, we should have a big ambition when we are young, and advocated that we should resist the temptation of material things and a pleasure-seeking lifestyle. Just as he said: “you cannot accomplish great things if you seek petty gains”. On another hand, he calls for self-restraint & returning to rites, which, to a large extent, neglect and restrain the development of personal individuality. He upheld that students should honor the teacher and respect his teaching, and children should follow their parents’ directions. All these teachings have profoundly impacted the current situation in Eastern education. Students lack personality, lack interest, and don’t even know what they want to be. And when a student wants to be a clown, the teacher will think he has no ambition, which I think is a thought-provoking assumption.Next, let’s look at Socrates, the ‘wise man of the West’. First, he is well known for one of his mottos, “Know yourself”. What this means is that we should have a clear vision for ourselves, what our interests are, what we really want to do and which occupation is the most suitable for ourselves. He wanted the student to become a more complete person thus leading to a happy life. No doubt, his teachings strongly influenced Western education, which aims to let the student know themselves, develop their own personality, do what they want to do, and be what they want to be. So, when the student says that he dreams of being a clown in the future, the teacher encouragingly will say : “May you bring laughter to the whole world”.Finally, I think Eastern and Western education are really very different in many aspects. We should learn many things from the Western style of education. For example, they pay attention to developing the students’ interests, encouraging them to try what they want to do, cultivating students’ operational ability and capacity toinnovate. But that doesn’t mean our education is good for nothing. We also have some advantages. For example, the Chinese students usually grasp a more solid grounding in fundamental knowledge, which builds a strong foundation for their future development . Thus, I think we should hold onto our advantages, but also learn from the Western style of education. Only then, we can have a better education!。
When Socrates meet Confucious
When Socrates meets ConfuciusIf you ask the question, in ancient China and western society, which great thinker and philosopher enjoyed unprecedented status in influencing people’s ideas? When I heard this question, two great names flashed in my mind. One is Confucius in China and the other is Socrates in ancient Greek. As we know, Confucius is considered as one of the greatest ancient Chinese sages, and Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was regarded as a saint dying for the pursuit of the truth.Two thousand years ago in the west and east, they both devoted their all passion and heart to the great artistic practice of philosophy. Socrates was keen on thinking, sometimes he even thought silently for a day and a night. At the same time, Confucius went through hardships and lobbied seven countries for 14 years in order to realize his politics idea. He never gave up in his lifetime.They both engaged in the practice of searching for truth with extraordinary perseverance and courage. They regarded themselves as works of art and tried their best to shape unique and perfect themselves.Imagine, when Socrates meets Confucius, what sparks will they collide out?修改部分：Socrates and Confucius both used the dialogue as a main way to study the philosophy,so when they meet each other,many interesting and great dialogues can be made by them.For example,one day they meet each other, Socrates would like to ask firstly:’Hello,friend,what is virtue?’ Confucius answered:’Loving and respecting others and understanding how to be self-restraint.If a person can meet these standards,we can call him gentleman.’ Socrates may said:’Wow,that is impressive.But maybe you just explained some manifestations of virtue.This is not what I want to ask, what I want to ask is virtue itself,a common nature that can be defined as virtue.’Confucius then answered:’Thought-provoking.Well,it is hard to define the essence clearly. I perfer to this adive.You can just perform yourself in words and deeds to manifesting and examining your thoughts and ideas.Practice may be the best teacher.’Socrates replied:’Good advice!And you can cultivate yourself throughthe process of questioning and confirming universal concept.Thinking can be a greatest leader.’From their communication, through their thoughts are different in many ways,they can really enjoy the collision of thought just like two masters match each other.They can both benifit a lot from each other.They just embody two dimension of thought. Socrates is more like a thinker, he questioned on everything and thought deeply on them in order to deny errors and pursue truth; Confucius is more likely a strong supporter of pratice. He is a good learner, practitioner and a gentleman who understands and carries out self-restraint. Socrates is a questioner and spiritual midwife who is brave in exposing his own and others’ ignorance; wheras Confucius is a learned answerer and teacher of performance art. And because of the same spirit in dying for the pursuit of idea and perfect,they would have mutual appreciation and respect for each other and become good friend. What’s more,the word culture will be further integrated.Also,China’s feudal culture bond won’t continue for so st but not least ,the cultrual conficts will be reduced and the world will be more peaceful and wondeful.As for us, the differences in their thoughts lead us to think and study; their common spirits of pursuing beauty and love tirelessly impress and encourage us. In the sky of human culture’s history, they like two bright stars, shining the light of wisdom and love to us.。
When_Socrates_Meets_Confucius4篇范文
In ancient Chinese and western,there are two education masters ca n be comparable to each other.one is Confucius in Chinaand the oth er one is the ancient Greek Socrates, which up to now are still prais ed in the world.Imagine, when Socrates meets Confucius, what sparks will they colli de out?As we know, Confucius is considered as the greatest of the ancient Chinese sages, and Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who was regarded as a saint dying for the pursuit of the truth. When it c omes to educational mode, they have something in common, but at the same time they still hold volume of different views.From the perspective of Confucius, Confucius's teaching method is t he gentleman type, although in the teaching he is an amiable old m an,he established the basic specification of teacher’sabsolute autho rity.In general, Confucius taught studentsby theknowledge-transfer ence way. Although he also prompted the student, what he did was intended to find ways to let them understand what the teacher sai d better.So he was not happy for students against the intention of t heir teacher.This educational mode ismore to cultivate students to t he teacher's loyalty and understanding, to believe in authority.However, Socrates’ teaching methods were quite different from Co nfucius’. He never taught studentsthe ready-made answers, buttoo kdispute, cross-examine and so on to force students to think for the mselves, and finally found the answer to their questions.He didn’t c are whether they thought the same with their teacher and they beli eve what the teacher saidor not.The Socrates’ mode is more to culti vate students their own reasoning ability and self-awareness. So Pla to, whowas good at thinking and pursued the dialectical way, beca me the heir of Socrates' education style.From the way of education, Confucius transmitted knowledge while Socrates forced students themselves to get knowledge;Confucius t aught people to believe while Socrates taughtthem to doubt.Of course, they both paid attention to the heuristic teaching and en couraged independent thinking instead of the force-feeding teachin g with results given directly. If they two learnt the teaching idea fro m each other, the world culture will be further integration.Also, Chi na's feudal culture bound won't continue for so long. Last but not le ast, the cultural conflicts will be reducedand the world will be more peaceful.When Socrates meets ConfuciusIn ancient times, there are two great educator. One was Confucius in China. The othe r was Socrates in Greece. They are still be praised in the world today. So, nowadays we discuss the topic " when Socrates meets confucius ". Of course, in the real world,there is no chance that they encounter with each other. However, there is a field of c onsciousness where they can exchange ideas through modern communications in th e whole world. Because their thoughts are still having a profound impact on moder n people.Not only did they advocated benevolence and goodness, but also they paid attention to humanism and concerned about people and society.Firstly, i image that they would become good friends and live in harmony with each o ther when Socrates meets Confucius. These are also entirely reflected from modern people communication activities such as Olympic, Copenhagen conference and so on . For example, we are committed to peace and opposed to the war. In addition, our c ommunications become more and more frequently in political, economical and cultu ral aspects, especially in Expo. Besides, many of the students choose to study abroad in order to exchange ideas. Thus, there is a peaceful exchange between friends whe n Socrates meets Confucius.Secondly, because they advocated benevolence and goodness. I image that they wou ld help each other when they would have suffered from difficulties. It is reflected fro m countries in the world. When a country encounters with a major disaster, the othe r countries will extend a helping hand. For example, an earthquake had struck Sichua n in china. Then, many countries also sent supplies to help deal with some problems.Thirdly, on the one hand, they had these ideas in common. On the other hand, they had the different emphases. Confucius laid emphasis on human ethics, adjusting the relationship between people. He paid attention to the social nature of people. Howe ver, Socrates advocated human freedom. Not only did he lay emphasis on human, bu t also he against God. He focused on the human personality. For instance, Although g ay marriage can not be legally recognized in china today. In the us, they are not only able to receive a marriage certificate, but also they can adopt a child, which is due to that they focus on personality. Thus, they do not scruple on pursuing something.All in all, when Socrates meets Confucius, it is not only a feast of ideas exchanged, bu t also it is a cultural collision.W HEN S OCRATES M EETS C ONFUCIUSGiants always represent their age,and they are always symbols of human civilization.Each nation owns its sages.In the east,Confucius is considered as the greatest saint.He is the major founder of our profound traditional Chinese culture and was rewarded as one of “the Top Ten Cultural Celebrities”. Confucianism, which he established and developed by his follower, had a significant influence on the formation of our national characteristics.His theory relates topolitics,economy ,education and aesthetics.Confucius was respected and remembered by offspring.At the same time ,Socrates was like a star shining in the sky of west.He was known as “the western Confucius”. As an Asian ,I know little about Socrates. But there is always a conventional image in my mind : an old man,barefoot ,in rags ,looking in to the sky and lost in thought.He has contributed to the western culture such associology ,education,natural philosophy,ethics and so on .In a word,they both share great fame in history and make significant sacrifices to the world.Although they lived in a different area and had different and created different life path, they shared some points in common.First, they are both not accepted by their age . To some extent,it is like a tragedy. Socrates accepted the final trial and died by drinkingpoison. Meanwhile ,Confucius led a vagrant life for years. The roots of their tragedy are that their advanced and profound thoughts conflict with the inherent social institutions and the interests of high ranks. Socrates lived in Athens where the democratic system has just boomed and the public worship absolute democracy as a guarantee of their happy life. However,there are many inherent errors. The absolute democracy means nothing. People may decided the important social affairs just by wills. Leaders chose by the system might not own the management talent. Socrates observed the fault and pointed it out loud to the public. He promoted that the king or those who had specialized abilities should govern the country. And rulers were ought to make rules and send commands, the ruled were ought to observe the orders. To some extent,it was the right medicine to the “illness” of the system and emphasized the leader’s excellent abilities. However,it went against the public will and sent Socrates to the last trail. So did Confucius. He lived in the Spring and Autumn Period ,which was a famous discord times in history. Every powerful chief set up their own separatist regime by force of arms and competed to enlarge their territory. They regarded the legalism as the only approach to success. Confucius promoted that the king should treat their people by benevolence. They should set the public interests as the first standard to make decisions. The thoughtswere fit for a peaceful dynasty to consolidate power. So Confucius’thoughts can not be employed in this era and he lived a frustrated life.While they were failed in politics, they both played an important role in education and shared great fame . They set the “it is never too old to learn” as their life motto. When Socrates was young,he was interested in natural philosophy and learned from people in the markets.He never gave up any chance to learn.And Confucius was born in a scholarly family.His mother created a great atmosphere for him to grow up and he read a lot at a young age.Then he learned various skills from famous teachers and did a great job.He once went to Zhou Dynasty to discuss issues with Laozi and respected laozi as his teacher.His famous saying"Two heads are always better than one"perfectly proved this.Both Socrates and Confucius are good at teaching.They combined the knowledge with conversations.They did not directly gave the correct answer and just led others to think and comprehensive,which is quite different from the teaching methods of today."Socrates irony" was the earliest form of debate.Through the conversation,let others found the contradiction and got the answer.They thought they did not know everything and kept modest.What they did was helping others to develop themselves.Their words were all recorded by their students through conversations.In a word, they spread knowledge.They did not set certain standards for their students.No matter rich or poor,they treated them all the same.In face of the knowledge,everyone is equal.And they did not build schools,but taught students everywhere in a causal atmosphere.In the little woods,Socrates talked with his students and discussed the vital issues.Confucius taught his students during the journey around the countries.His students followed him and took care of each other.He promoted that the poor should have the same opportunity to get education.Yan Hui,his favorite student,lived a poor life.Their students played a significant role in history like Plato and 72 persons of virtue.They concentrated more on the ethics and came up with standards to be a gentleman.Socrates thought virtue was knowledge.Only when a person own the ethical knowledge ,would he do the moral conduct.He believed that everyone was born with moral sense.Ethics was the basic norm of behaviour.The core of Confucius' theories was benevolence.He encouraged people to be kind to others.Do not push or force others to do the things they are unwilling to do.They all regard ethics as the core value of life.They promote people with moral virtue to take charge of the country.Although Socrates and Confucius have so much in common,there are still many differences based on the different background.In the west,nearly everyone think that God created the world.They think highlyof religion and the bishop take charge of the social business.So Socrates' theories are connected with the God.Although he did not worship the god that westerners believed in,he approved that some deity was really existing.And the deity was omnipotent and knowledgeable.However people are ignorant.The most significant thing of life is learning about oneself.While in the east,the feudalism is gradually forming,and people are connected with agriculture.Confucius' theories are more about national life.He advocates the etiquette of Zhou Dynasty and wants to set it as standard of behaviour which is based on the education that he received.And Socrates’ theories are more abstract,he pays attention to the philosophy about human beings and society. He brings the philosophy from heaven to the ground and to people’s normal life. He says that people need to learn about themselves. The world and the knowledge are changeable. Human are actually ignorant. Only the deity is really wise. He created a new era. He also thinks that soul is immutable and there are differences between mind and matter. He is regarded as the founder of Idealism. He came up with inductive demonstration of argumentation and general definition.,which are the starting point of science. The process of debate is getting conclusion. The most famous is Spiritual midwifery method. However ,Confucius’ theories arespecific,such as how to be a gentleman,how to study and so on. He concentrates more on the self improvement. He is the model of Chinese. In my opinion,we should regard Socrates and Confucius as the bridge of communication between the west and east. Nowadays ,globalization is an irreversible trend. And cooperation is necessary for all the countries. They are all the representatives of their culture and have a profound influence on the generations. However ,most people are just familiar with their own sage and know little about other culture. It is a must to introduce the sage to each other and get more connection.Recently ,China has built many Confucius Institutes all over the world to spread the Chinese culture and led a Mandarin fever. A great many foreigners get access to learn about China and study aboard in China. But Chinese have few chances to know about western culture.,although they have a fancy on western festivals. To learn about a culture need learn the intention and history. I hope that government or organizations could recommend more cultural sages like Socrates to us to exchange culture.What impressed me most are their views on education. It is apparent to see that the government try to give every kid an opportunity to receive education. The civil organizations also contribute a lot to the Hope Project. Now, the serious issue is how to give education. What students received today is exam-oriented education. Students can notlearn skills but to recite knowledge points to get high marks. Before university, the ultimate goal is to enter the best university. Students study for 12 years just to get a passport to university. In the process, the loss of creativity and imagination is inestimable.Socrates and Confucius use conversations to lead students to find answers themselves. The western education is more free and flexible. We should combine the advantages to develop a valuable to teach. After getting intocollege,many students lost their directions and be confused about future. Some are even addicted to games. We should learn from the sage ,they are learning all the time.When Socrates meets Confucius, they will discuss life ,ethics and so on. The most important is they want to leave their wisdom the next generations and lead them to live a happy life. Sages are like lighthouses to point the right directions when human are confused.Reference: 1.the origin of western wisdomWhen Socrates MeetsConfuciusI believe that many people are not sure what will happen if Socrates and Confucius met at the same time. Perhaps there are many similaritiesand differences in all aspects between them. I am more interested in their perspective in education. Now let me use an example to represent their educational point of view.Socrates and Confucius were privileged to teach in the same school. One day, a student asked Confucius, " A man fell into the water, I saved him and then his family prepare to send me a head of cattle, should I accept it or not? " Confucius told him, "You have to accept it, you think, you saved him, what would his family think? And then what would they do? "The student replied, "they'll appreciate me, wanted to repay me, and then they will give me something to express their gratitude to me. " Confucius said, "If you accept her gift of what other people think? And then what would you do it? "The students add, "everyone can see me saving rewards, recognizing the benefits of saving, it would raise the enthusiasm of saving people, later saw people fall into the water will rush to him. " Confucius noded.The student put the same question to ask the other teacher, Socrates. Socrates asked him, "What is your own opinion? And why do you think so? " The student replied, "it is wrong to receive people's gift, saving is a good thing to be, but receive other people's stuff is no real in my mind. " "What you say makes sense. " Socrates said. Students went on to say, " But I think I should take it to my things, in this case everyonewill know the benefits of saving lives, preferring to save lives. " Socrates clap OK praise him.It is observed that Confucius' heuristic method of teaching was specifically targeted at the State proposed by the prevalence of personal teaching. He opposed the teaching approach that parrot others, does not stimulate students' teaching positive thought. He was a prominent feature in the teaching process, namely the importance for students to learn and think about organically, to acquire knowledge independently, to develop cognitive abilities. And in the process of teaching, he is often implemented progressively, inspired students ' thinking step by step and improved the ability of students ' level of knowledge and awareness.When Socrates was teaching, he likes to keep the student made various question. The time his students unable to come up with the correct answers to questions, he was not anxious to correct the mistake, instead, he asked a question in reply contraposes these errors, at this rate the original errors become more pronounced, put students' thought into "confused " state. In this State, the students thought it was the correct and perfect things, something turn out proving to be wrong or flawed, which makes their original ideas disintegrate completely.Therefore, when Socrates Meets Confucius, they are likely to collaborate to manage a school well.。
当苏格拉底遇上孔夫子
When Socrates meets ConfuciusGood evening ladies and gentlemen, it’s my honor to give you a speech here. Today, my speech is when Socrates meets Confucius.No one will know what sparks will be collided out when Confucius meet Socrates, but we know, they should solve one problem first ----that is the language.As we known, both Confucius and Socrates are great educators and philosophers dying for the pursuit of truth, however, when the two sages meet, who will be the winner to persuade the other to learn Chinese or greek? In order to settle the matter, they have to debate.In the view of Confucius, as he praises highly for the monarchy and believe in the authority, he will hold fast to Chinese, thus he can show his respect for the country as well as the king.On the other hand, Socrates put emphasis on personal development, for the sake of knowledge, he will accept Confucius’ advice with pleasure.Then the second problem comes out. In which way will Confucius teaches Socrates Chinese? “By reciting the ancient Chinese poems” This idea comes up to Confucius mind. But Socrates doesn’t agree with him. “I know Chinese nothing at all, how could I understand them?”“I will read them to you , and whenever you have questions ,you could ask.”As an education master, Confucius is best known for his teaching method to teach student in knowledge –transfer way, which is to teach student step by step. Nevertheless, Socrates never give his students the ready made answers. Instead, he likes to ask questions and put them in a contradiction situation, which is known as Socrates irony.All right, the words above are all my imagination. When Socrates meets Confucius, the two sages will surely exchanges their ideas about life, people, ethnics or may be languages as I said above. Although they have different views of political stands and teaching methods, they share the same goal to advocate the benevolence and goodness of people and to help them get out of the puzzles just like the guiding stars shining in the different parts of sky.Thank you for listening.。
英文高分作文 当苏格拉底遇到孔子
When Socrates Meets ConfuciusIt is universally acknowledged that Socrates, the great ancient Greek philosopher, has imposed profound and far-reaching influence on the world with his ideas in education, moralizing and politics while Confucius, kind of Socrates’s counterpart in ancient China, is regarded as the greatest sage whose ideas have laid the foundation for Chinese thinking pattern. And since they were both fond of traveling around the county to advocate their thoughts and ideas, there could be a chance that Socrates traveled to ancient China and came across Confucius who was teaching his students, then two great minds met and discussed about their ideas of education.The most possible matter they may discuss is the ideal teaching method, also the one they were practicing. Socrates introduced Maieutics or Socratic Method to Confucius, and he insisted that every man has got his innate knowledge in his mind which is just like the baby in a pregnant woman’s body, and the teachers’ work is supposed to be help the students to give birth to that innate knowledge. In other words, he made conversations with the students to arouse the hidden knowledge in their minds by asking questions to make them aware of their ignorance and leading them to find the truth. And judging Confucius’s way of teaching by this standard, Socrates criticized Confucius for telling the students what’s true directly sometimes. Then Confucius would answer him withone sentence,” I would not give any guidance to them until they reach to the point that they must figure out it; I would not inspire of enlighten them if it isn’t that they have understood it but can’t express it correctly and completely; I would give them no more examples if they can’t draw inferences about other cases from one instance ”. Here, both of them focus on enlightenment. Socratic Method is based on the presumption the students acquire knowledge in the very way he has assumed, i.e. like pregnant women giving birth to babies, but actually students acquire knowledge in various ways, we can’t simply imagine or take it as granted that they all learn things in the same way, and treat them with one teaching strategy.And that brings them to the next question--educating students in accordance with their aptitude and cognitive rules.Confucius started by tell one example: both his students Zilu and Ranyou came to ask him that when they heard something whether they should put it into practice immediately, and he told Zilu not to practice it while he encouraged Ranyou to do it. He explained that Zilu was an adventurous man, so I told him to be cautious, but Ranyou was a little timid, so I encouraged him. Confucius pointed out that he got to know his students better though observing them and talking with them, and then he gave guidance to them according to his understanding of their aptitude. And when Socrates wanted to justify himself by saying that his Maieutics didhelp to arouse the students’innate intelligence, Confucius could make him speechless by asking,＂what if the student shakes his head in answer to all questions? You still don’t give him a clue?＂Indeed, different students follow the different cognitive pattern when they approach the world around them. Today we have many different theories with regard to the human cognition such as Theory of Tabula Rasa and Constructivism, we can not tell which one is right or wrong, because the only way to judge them is whether it is suitable for the individuals. Teachers in the modern society should bear in mind that there is no fixed teaching method, so we should apply flexibly different teaching methods to deal with different students based on an in-depth understanding of their cognitive style.。
大学演讲稿 当苏格拉底遇上孔子
When Socrates Meets Confucius——When the western education meets the eastern educationGood evening, ladies and gentlemen,Today my topic is When Socrates Meets Confucius——when the western education meets the eastern education. Maybe many people would be surprised by this topic. When Socrates was born, Confucius had passed away for 10 years, and they lived in different countries and there were no planes at that time. How can they meet?! But today let’s suppose they meet each other.When Socrates meets Confucius, maybe he would say: “Hi, Confucius!” And Confucius would make a Chinese fist and palm salute and answer “nice to meet you, Mr. Socrates!” And then they will discuss many questions. At last, Confucius would say: “Mr. Socrates, you can be my teacher.” Because Confucius always insisted that “three-line, must be my teacher”. And Socrates would answer it by his well-known saying: “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”Of course, it’s just a joke. Socrates and Confucius were both the best and most famous educators in the ancient. Confucius’educational thoughts had a very deep influence on Chinese education, and Socrates deeply affected the western education as well. So when Socrates meets Confucius, I think it’s the western education meeting the easterneducation. The western education and the eastern education have many differences, but they both have many good things at the same time. I think the western education and the eastern education could learn from each other to create better educational methods.Yes, there’s already some communication between the western education and the eastern education, and it has promoted educational development. But I think it is still not enough. We need more communication.Education is the guider of culture. The western education leads the western culture and the eastern education leads the eastern culture. So, if we fuse the western education and the eastern education together, it would be a kind of new education, and it will create a new world culture and make our world more harmonious.When Socrates meets Confucius, when the western education meets the eastern education and be fused together, it would become t he Socrates and Confucius’ Education——let’s call it as the New World Education! I believe this New World Education will make our world better and better!So, let’s make Socrates meet Confucius!。
When Socrates Meets Confucius当苏格拉底遇见孔夫子
When Socrates Meets ConfuciusConfucius, who is riding his vehicle with his disciples, meets Socrates, who always walks around to look for people to talk about questions which involves many aspects. Socrates can clearly hear the sound of “Is it not delightful to have friends coming from far ?”which come from the vehicle. Socrates replies:”It is equal to the reputation of China is a state of ceremonies.”After the normal meeting etiquette, a sharp discussion begins.Socrates: Do you think you are a wise man?Confucius: Hold what you really know and tell what you do not know, this will lead to knowledge.Socrates:Which is the best way to make up for the thing you don’t know?Confucius: Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure. Their good qualities are to be followedand their shortcomings are to be avoided.Socrates: I’d also like to know how can you find your shortcomings ?Confucius: Today I reflect on me for three times.Socrates: This might be a good way. But reflecting on yourself is not enough.Confucius: Be well-informed and suspend judgment on things indoubt; hear much and reject the doubtful points. Socrates: Not all the thing said by the authority is right. In my opinion, we need to speak out the problems which bothersus. On the contrary, why do you leave them in your mind? Confucius: The gentleman wishes to be slow in speech but quick in action.Socrates: I beg to differ from you on the opinion. Without the discussion, there would be no truth .Confucius: Those who are glib in their speech and wear an ingratiating expression have little benevolence aboutthem .Socrates: It’s true that ingratiating expression doesn’t make us feel good. And eloquence is a virtue.Confucius: When a man may be spoken with, not to speak to him is to err in reference to the man. When a man may not bespoken with, to speak to him is to err in reference to ourwords. The wise err neither in regard to their man nor totheir words.Socrates: Talking with you is a kind of enjoyment.Confucius：The same feeling. The superior man is affable, but not adulatory.Socrates: The mean man is adulatory, but not affable .As the sun goes down, these two men take apart and start their own tour.Though the discussion is over, the collision of eastern and western cultures continues.。
When Socrates meets Confucius 演讲稿
When Socrates meets ConfuciusWhen Socrates meets Confucius, how to treat multinational enterprise managementGood morning, everyone! I’m from school of management.Majoring in Business Administration. It’s a great honor to have this opportunity to share my opinion here. The title of my speech today is When Socrates meets Confucius, how to treat multinational enterprise management. Ladies and gentlemen, when you see this topic--- When Socrates meets Confucius. What is the first thing do you mind? Philosophy? Education? Confucianism or Socrates die for the truth?As for me,The collision between Chinese and western culture maybe one of the most publish concern. With globalization, cultural exchange and communication is becoming more and more important in Modern Living, especially for the business life. As is known to all, the rise of a great power must rely on the rapid development of economy. Multinational enterprises accounted for a large part of the national economy. So how to treat and handle the multinational cultural may be one of the most significant issues.Intercultural communication is the communication of people with different language and culture background. Interculture communication contribute to the development of countries, while there are always cultural conflicts because of different background, values, way ofthinking, culture set and so on.In order to communicate better and promote the development of the company and the society, we should clear that cultural conflict is an objective phenomenon that anyone can't stop and avoid. At the same time cultural conflicts also promote the development of the ethnic culture, realize the cultural blend and make human progress continuously. So to speak, cultural conflict and cultural blend is two unified and indivisible aspects. The key is how to cross obstacles of the cultural differences to seek common points while reserving difference.We can take the following measures:Firstly, Pay attention to cultural analysis, which need us learn foreign Languages well and cultivate the ability to analyze and identify different cultures. We can learn about national culture and customs by taking the methods such as language training ,online discussion and so on . Secondly, Enhance intercultural consciousness, strengthen the understanding and respect of other cultures. As there are 56 peoples in China, must we respect each national ,can we have a better development. Thirdly, Clear up misunderstanding. Relationships don’t exist in a vacuum. They exist between two emotional human beings who bring their own past experiences, history, and expectations into it. Two different people also have different levels of skill when it comes to communication. But better communication, because it is a skill, can also be learned. Forexample, stop and listen, pay attention to nonverbal signals. Communicating more than just talking.Finally, language training, which is a very important part of culture. Language exchange and communication is one of the most effective way to promote the adaptability of different culture. Not only will enable us to master the language knowledge, but also enables us to be familiar with particular expression and communication of foreign culture, such as , gesture,symbol and habit and so on.All in all, seekcommon points while reserving difference is important for the development when Socrates meets Confucius.。
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Confucius and Socrates, two great thinkers, have respectively influenced the civilizations of the East and West .they have been revered as "giant" by later generations. Some may say that if these two meet, they would fight, as their philosophy thoroughly diverges. However, as I see it, they would probably regret not to have met each other sooner.
Just imagine they both teach in the same school. One day, a student comes to their office room and asks them a question: “Do you think it is a good idea to invest our pocket money in stock market?" Confucius says: “Think before you leap. You can consult people with financial expertise.”“But why do you tell the other student …just do it‟?” Co nfucius replies with a smile: "Because you two have different personalities. He is cautious but you are always careless."
Then the student turns to Socrates. Instead of answering the question, Socrates asks him: "What is your own opinion?" The student replies: "I will do it ""But what would you do if you fail?" The studentwent on to say:"It does not matter,failure is the mother of success."Socrates nodded with a big smile.
From these two seemingly opposite teaching methods, we can see one thing in common: to cultivate students‟ independent thinking. Confucius encourages the students tothink independently by teaching in accordance with their aptitude.Socrates propels students to think independentlyby asking them questions. But sadly enough, we fail to realize it in our current education. We still underemphasize it, so many teachers cram students with “the only and best answer”, and so many students forced to learn textbook by rote. If we truly hold this principle in our teaching, we will certainly find more open-ended questions in exams,and we will definitely find studentswith more original, creative ideas, and we will absolutely see more exciting and rewarding interactions between teachers and students.
When Socrates meets Confucius,they will not argue or dispute,instead they will agree or assent . Education is not simple, but the aim of it is simple. If we motivate the students to think, explore questions and solve problems independently, I‟m sure the next generations will be more vigorous, intelligent and inventive.。