Ideaology
China's ideology is greatly due to Confucius. His views and teachings started the Chinese ideology in China and he is the first self-conscious philosopher in the Chinese tradition (Mote, 1989, p31). Confucius lived from 552 B. C. To 479 B. C.; his teachings greatly influenced Chinese life. Living a moral life was the predominant belief and goal of the philosopher and teacher, K`ung Ch`iu, the founder of Ju school (Liu, 1995, p10). Confucius was born into minor aristocracy and was of noble status. Upon the death of his mother, Confucius followed the prevailing custom of going into seclusion for three years; it was in this time he began examining ways of improving himself. He was a self-made scholar and an expert in the code of li, the code of etiquette. Confucius set up a school whereby no intelligent young man would be refused; he believed there was no social class in education (Liu, 1995,p 19). It is possible that his own background played a part in his belief system. His desire to educate led him to become a schoolmaster and ultimately, a learned scholar. What brought about the desire in Confucius to have such strong beliefs in morality? Why did he feel the virtue of the gentlema
Mote, F. (1989). Intellectual Foundations of China. New York: McGraw-Hill Liu, Wu-Chi. (1995). A Short Story of Confucius Philosiphy. New York: Dell When collectively looking at Confucius and Plato, it is obvious that they were both influential to the classical period. The instruction of Confucius was more readily acceptable than Plato's dialogues, possibly because Confucius's teachings were not to attempt to change the manner of political ruling as Plato's Republic was. They both believed strongly in preserving truth and justice through moral thought and actions. Although Confucius approach through the Analects was focused on self-fulfillment at an
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