Confucius The original member of "Massachusetts Most Wanted"(originally K'ung Fu-Tzu, traditionally September 28 551 BCE–479 BCE) was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for centuries. Living in what is referred to as the Spring and Autumn period (a time when feudal states fought against each other), he was convinced of his ability to restore the world's order, and failed. After much travelling around China to promote his ideas among rulers, he eventually b ...

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Confucius

(Kung Fu-tsu) Chinese sage, writer or the Analects -551-479

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Confucius (551-479 BCE): Latinized name for Kung Fu-tzu, Chinese founder of Confucianism whose sayings are preserved in the Analects.

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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

- Confucius

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Main article: Confucianism Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, argument continues over whether to refer to it as a religion because it makes little reference to theological or spiritual matters (God(s), the afterlife, etc.). Confucius's principles gained wide acceptance primarily because of their basis in common Chinese opinion. He championed strong familial loyalty, ancestor worship, and respect of elders by their children and of husbands by their wives, and used the family as a ...

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The Analects (Traditional: 論語; Simplified: 论语; Hanyu Pinyin: Lùn Yǔ, or Lún Yǔ as some might insist), also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. The Chinese ...

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Honesty, the quality of being honest, is a value which can be defined in multiple ways. In the context of human communication, people are generally said to be honest when they tell the truth to the best of their knowledge and do not hide what they know or think. Apart from being truthful, honesty is also generally thought to involve abstaining from unfair behaviour, such as stealing or cheating on a test. Some people think that this definition is too simplistic, or that it is specific to western culture. For example, some peopl ...

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The Four Books of Confucianism (not to be confused with the Four Classical Novels of Chinese literature) are Chinese classic texts that Zhu Xi selected, in the Song dynasty, as an introduction to Confucianism: the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Analects of Confucius, and the Mencius. Four Books - The Great Learning. Main article: Great Learning The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學) was originally one chapter in Li Ji ( ...

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Zengzi (曾子; also called Zeng Shen, 曾參; or Ziyu, 子輿) (505 BCE - 436 BCE) was a philosopher and student of Confucius. Zengzi is credited with authorship of a large portion of the Great Learning, including its foreward. Zengzi's disciples are believed to have been among the most important compilers of the Analects of Confucius and other Confucian classics. Other related archives436 BCE, Analects of Confucius, Confucius, Great Learning

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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Simplified: 无产阶级文化大革命; Traditional: 無產階級文化大革命; Hanyu Pinyin: Wúchǎn Jiējí Wénhuà Dà Gémìng; literally "Proletarian Cultural Great Revolution"; often abbreviated to 文化大革命 wénhuà dà gémìng, literally "Great Cultural Revolution", abbreviated to 文革 wéngé) in the People's Republic of China was a revolutionary upsurge by Chinese students and workers against the bureaucrats of the Chinese Communist Party. ...

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The Great Learning (Chinese: 大學, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. It was originally one chapter in Li Ji (the Classic of Rites). The book consists of a short main text, attributed to Confucius and nine commentaries chapters by Zeng Zi, one of Confucius' disciples. Its importance is illustrated by Zen ...

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The Five Classics (五經, Wǔjīng) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. According to tradition, they were compiled or edited by Confucius himself. The Classic of Changes or I Ching (易經 Yì Jīng), a manual of divination based on the eight trigrams attributed to the mythical emperor Fu Xi. (By Confucius' time these eight trigrams had been multiplied to sixty-four hexagrams.) The I Ching is still used by adherents of folk religion. The

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Mencius (most accepted dates: 372–289 BCE; other possible dates: 385–BC/302 BCE), also known by his birth name Meng Ke or Ko, was born in the State of Zou (鄒國), now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng (邹城市), Shandong province, only thirty kilometres (eighteen miles) south of Qufu, Confucius' birthplace. He was an itinerant Chinese philosopher and sage, and one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism. Like Confucius, according to legend, he travelled China for forty years to offe ...

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481 BC - Events. The Congress at the Isthmus of Corinth ends a war between Athens and Aegina 481 BC - Births. Protagoras - Greek presocratic philosopher 481 BC - Deaths. Ssu-ma Niu - highest ranking aristocrat among disciples of Confucius. Category: 480s BC ...

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The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; Pinyin: Zhōngyōng) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. Like the Great Learning, it is now part of the Records of Rites. It is said to be a composition by Confucius' grandson Kong Ji (孔伋), called Zisi (子思). The purpose of this small, 23-chapter book is to demonstrate the usefulness of a golden way to gain perfect virtue. ...

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Charles Muller is a translator specializing in East Asian philosophical texts. He has translated the following texts into English: Analects of Confucius Tao Te Ching Doctrine of the Mean Great Learning Mencius Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment Diamond Sutra Bulssi japbyeon (Array of Critiques Against Buddhism) Hyeonjeong non (Exposition of the Correct) Ijangui (Doctrine of the Two Hindrances) Other re

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Yamaga Soko (September 21, 1622 - October 23, 1685) was a Japanese philosopher and strategist. He was a Confucian, and applied Confucius's idea of the "superior man" to the samurai class of Japan; this became an important part of what was later known as Bushido. Japanese scholars limited their Chinese masters to adopt the Confucian tradition to their own requirement. This action broke them away from official orthodoxy and an implied a repudiat ...

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China has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) and including the Chinese classics texts, or Chinese canonical texts. Some of them are attributed to Confucius but he might only be the editor of them. One of the aspects of the culture that allows its continuity is the importance given to those ancient texts, that shape the philosophies of the culture. Sì shū wǔ jīng (四書五經), the Four Books and the Five Classics, were mandated study of th ...

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Creation is an epic historical fiction novel by Gore Vidal which was published in 1981. The plot follows the adventures of a Persian diplomat in the 5th century BCE, who travels the known world comparing the political and religious beliefs of various nation states of the time, and meeting influential philosophical figures such as Zoroaster, Socrates, the Buddha, Mahavira, Laozi and Confucius. Vidal evokes a theme which Robert Graves had previously explored, a skepticism of the reported facts and interpretations of our un ...

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A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom." Greek: "φίλος + σοφία" Philosopher - Popular Western philosophers in approximate historical order. List of philosophers Philosopher - Eastern philosophers in approximate historical order:. Gautama Buddha -- Lao Zi -- Confucius -- Mozi - ...

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