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Chinese Philosophy. The Beliefs of the People. Confucius said: "Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is perilous." [II:15] "Excerpt from The Analects of Confucius,". The Three Doctrines, Legalism, and the Chinese People. Confucianism: The 5 relationships
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Chinese Philosophy The Beliefs of the People • Confucius said: "Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is perilous." [II:15] • "Excerpt from The Analects of Confucius,"
The Three Doctrines, Legalism, and the Chinese People • Confucianism: The 5 relationships • Taoism: The Way • Buddhism: Infinite Light • Legalism: All power to the Ruler • Sinofication: Making it Chinese
Confucianism • Background • China – Warring • Confucius (K’ung Fu Tzu, Kong Fuzi) – noble, poor • Minor government official • Went on journeys
Proper Way • Yearned for Past • Counseled leaders • Never put in place • Returned home and taught • Never wrote his ideas down
Analects • His “disciples” wrote his ideas down in the Five Classics. • Became basis for civil service in Han dynasty
From the Daode Jing • Attributed to Laozi • 1 • The Tao … that can be told of • Is not the eternal Tao; • The name that can be named • Is not the eternal name. • Nameless, it is the origin of Heaven and earth; • Namable, it is the mother of all things.
Ignore SocietyConform to the Tao • The Way can neither be described in words or conceived in thought
Ignore SocietyConform to the Tao • The Way can neither be described in words or conceived in thought • To achieve the Dao, do nothing (wuwei) • nothing strained, artificial, or unnatural
Ignore SocietyConform to the Tao • The Way can neither be described in words or conceived in thought • To achieve the Dao, do nothing (wuwei) • nothing strained, artificial, or unnatural • achieved through accepting nothingness • weakness equals strength • happiness depends on disaster • be the un-carved block