philosophy

Philosophy:Confucianism Representative figure: Confucius Mencius Xunzi … Main Thoughts:Ren Li Government by Virtue （德治） The Golden Mean （中庸）
“Four books” and “Five Classics”
Name: Aristotle Main Thoughts: Materialistic(唯物主义)
Achievements: The Politics
(政治学)
Philosophy: Daoism(Taoism)
Representative Figure: Lao Zi ,Zhuang Zi
Main Thoughts: Wu wei “do nothing” never forcing things against their nature Achievements : Dao de jing(道德经)
❤The influence of Confucianism
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Politics
Education
Culture
❤ The influence of Taoism
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Life
Society
Culture
2003，The Iraq war was a predominant issue , people voted at the UN security council .
City gods or town gods (城隍) are deities in Chinese mythology, responsible for the affairs of the city.
Zhou Dynasty
collapsed
Eastern Han Dynasty prevailed
Tang Dynasty
disorder decline Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Name: Socrates
Main Thoughts: Emphasis on the rational(强调理性)
Li Zhi
Gu Yanwu
Confucius
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Kong Qiu, styled Zhongni
551 B.C.——479 B.C. The first educator who popularized private schools
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Zi Lu
Yan Hui
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志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。 — —《论语· 卫灵公》 《论语》曰：“不学礼，无以立。” 古人云: 半部《论语》治天下 百姓足, 君孰与不足, 君孰与足?
Zhu Xi
Saves the natural justice, extinguishes the human desire.
Wang Yangming
Misfortune may be an actual blessing
Lao Zi
His idea was" follow the nature” or "effortless doing".
It deepens the friendship between China and the rest of the world.
As of Nov 2009---- 282 Confucius Institutes in 88 countries and regions have been established.
Philosophy: Mohism (Moism) Representative figure: Mo Zi Main Thoughts: Universal love (兼爱), No aggression (非攻), Exaltation of the Virtuous(尚贤) Achievements : Mo Zi
Achievements: Midwifery
(助产术)，consists of four steps sarcasm, midwifery, induቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱtion, define
Name: Plato
Main Thoughts: individuals and nature are constant, Idealism(唯心主义) Achievements: The Republic (理想国)
Yin-yang“阴阳”
Wuxing “五行”
Use of “Ying-yang, Wu Xing and Bagua”
“算命”(fortune-telling) “求签”(drawing lots of divination usu. in temples) “画符”(drawing magic figures) “念咒”(chanting incantations) “看风水”(practicing geomancy for selecting a site for a tomb, house, etc.) “择吉日”(select an auspicious day for marriage, funeral, shop-opening, etc.)
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Chinese Philosophy
Three Western Philosophies
Four Mainly Philosophies and Thoughts of China Some Ancient Stories Connected with the Thoughts
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Influence of Confucianism and Taoism
other voted against it.
← I am Chinese
Doctrine of Mean is one of the most important categories of system Confucius Thoughts, which is a way of life principle related to the actual life.
The majority of traditional Chinese philosophy originates in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras, during a period known as the "Hundred Schools of Thought", which was characterized by significant and cultural developments.
Philosophy: Legalism
Representative Figure: Han Fei Zi
Main Thoughts: Humans are evil and need to be controlled, they insist using laws in order to prevent chaos. Fa Shu Shi Achievements : Han Fei Zi
Some countries in backed a war on Iraq
cultivate children‘s interest
Confucius Institute
What `s Confucius Institute?
It is a non-profit social welfare organization, usually under the universities and research institutes in foreign countries like the educational institutions.
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子贡问：“师与商也孰贤？” 子曰：“师也过，商也不及。” 曰：“然则师愈与？” 子曰：“过犹不及。”
Mencius
ren
benevolent government
民为贵,社稷次之,君为轻
Dong Zhongshu
oust others doctrines, the overwhelming Confucianism.
Confucianism
Spring and Autumn Period
Confucius
Mencius
Xun Zi
Western Han
Dong Zhongshu
Chenghao Chengyi
Song and Ming dynasties
Zhu Xi
Wang Yangming
Ming and Qing dynasties