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Apr 23, 2024 · Confucius, China’s most famous teacher, philosopher, and political theorist, whose ideas have profoundly influenced the civilization of East Asia. Confucius’s life and teachings were an expression of self-cultivation, of the ability of human effort to shape its own destiny.
Mar 31, 2020 · Confucius. First published Tue Mar 31, 2020; substantive revision Thu May 2, 2024. At different times in Chinese history, Confucius (trad. 551–479 BCE) has been portrayed as a teacher, advisor, editor, philosopher, reformer, and prophet.
Oct 3, 2020 · Confucius' Pearls. While recently translating a Confucian-era book, one of the quotes stood-out as being extraordinarily beautiful of meaning and of description. People almost never speak depths of meaning, and far less-so descriptively. The emotional impact was pervading, and for the very first time in my life, I deemed a man to be a sage.
Confucius ( 孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. 'Master Kong'; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE ), born Kong Qiu ( 孔丘 ), was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages, as well as the first teacher in China to advocate for mass education.
Confucius taught a broad curriculum, encompassing history, poetry, government, and propriety, among other subjects. Confucius believed in the transformative power of education and moral cultivation. His teachings emphasized personal virtue, ethical conduct, and proper social relationships.
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, [1] is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy ( humanistic or rationalistic ), religion, theory of government, or way of life. [2] .
