The book Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee takes place in the Tang Dynasty in a region of China called Chang-ping. The time in which the book took place was a very Confucian society due to the resurrection of the Confucian Educational System. This society emphasized beliefs such as the importance of the government, education, filial piety, and the 5 relationships. It believed that the gentleman was the embodiment of all these characteristics and was held to the highest standards. Legalism was the practiced legal system at the time. In the legal system, it was expected that to those who were accused of wrongdoings were to be tortured into confessing their crimes and the punishments were very severe. One of the ways Legalism worked was that when one was suspected to be guilty, the confession would be tortured out of them, rather than searching and comparing all the suspects. The society of the time also practiced and believed in spiritual entities. They 'd pray in temples for answers to their questions and the response they 'd get were taken seriously. These were the common practices of the time. This novel focuses on Dee Jen-djieh, or more commonly known as Judge Dee. He is the magistrate of Chang-ping and is famous for solving many successful and puzzling cases. He is an honest, wise, benevolent, justice-loving magistrate, although some members of the public believe he is too rash in judgments and often jumps to conclusions. Judge Dee is a good magistrate because he is
Firstly, Judge Dee represents Confucian values. One value that he flawlessly portrays is filial piety, or respect for one’s family members, especially elders. He shows leniency to Mrs. Djou because she has to care for her mother in law, admitting:
Judge Dee is a magistrate for the Chinese Province of Ching-Ping and he used many methods and techniques to solve his cases. He also had significant influence on the society. Judge Dee mainly utilized two methods to solve his cases, and they were using disguises and torture. He first used disguises in the case “The Double Murder at Dawn” to try to find any suspicious man or women that might look like he or she has been in a conflict instead; he finds the beginnings of the second case “The Strange Corpse.” This is always a simple way to get information because if he appeared as a magistrate, people will be unwilling to dispense the information needed. So if he dresses up like a doctor like he did at the beginning, people would be willing to
Immediately prior to the Twin River valet strike, David Demuth facilitated a petition that was posted on the wall at Twin River discouraging maintenance department members from voting to support the valet group. Maini called me up and I told him to remove Demuth from the maintenance department negotiating committee which he did and that is the basis for this charge. The case law is very clear and the decision involving Local 254 that the union needs to speak with one voice and can remove individuals from elected steward positions when it undermines the Union’s rule and that is exactly what Demuth did by posting this petition on the bulletin board that the Company knew that there was a rift in the Union.
Judge Dee is a demonstration of a good Tang Magistrate because of his adherence to both Legalism and Confucianism practices throughout the book. As a good legalist, Judge Dee makes it a point to have criminals fairly punished for their ill behavior. This is a display of what is called firmness. According to Merriam-Webster, firmness is being “immovable or not easily moved; constant, steadfast; unflinching, unshaken, unwavering; resolute, determined”. This is seen when Judge Dee is investigating the murder of two traveling silk merchants who were staying in a hostel in Six Mile Village.
Robert Van Gulik was a Dutch diplomat stationed in various countries mostly in Japan and China. He also attained a PhD for dissertation on the horse cult in Northeast Asia even though he made a career in the Dutch diplomatic service he was a very well educated man on Asian Culture. Van Gulik translated the 18th century detective novel Dee Goong An into English under the title, Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee. He is also the known author of, The Chinese Maze Murders, The Chinese Bell Murders, and The Chinese Lake Murders. Judge Dee’s main thesis is to represent a perspective of the people and culture of China through an analysis of ancient Chinese criminal justice. We should value Van Gulik’s scholarship because he spent a major part of his life immersed in Asian culture as a diplomat. His ability as a linguist fit him well for his occupation and
The translated novel Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee tells of a district magistrate of Chang-Ping in the T’ang Dynasty named Judge Dee Goong An, famous for his ability to solve mysterious cases. This is simple enough, except it is immediately evident to the reader that Judge Dee is not just a normal magistrate content with solving a case – it is easy to see that he always digs deeper. His success is unparalleled in the land, his actions laid out without a single corrupt thought or a lax view. What makes Judge Dee so effective? How is he able to look past the most obvious answers to find the one that is correct? It is obvious that he can only do this with the help of various different philosophies. These philosophies provided him
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Firstly, Judge Dee represents Confucian values. One value that he flawlessly portrays is filial piety, or respect for one’s family members, especially elders. He shows leniency to Mrs. Djou because she has to care for her mother-in-law, admitting:
The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee takes place in Tang Dynasty China and it revolves around Judge Dee (Dee Goong An). Judge Dee was a magistrate (or a judge), who solved different crimes around China. In this book, it includes three main crimes and Judge Dee examines them all. Judge Dee included both Legalist and Confucian methods to help move along each case and eventually solve them. He used these different techniques to help him solve each case, but three certain Confucian values helped him truly become a good magistrate. The three Confucian values were Ren, Xiào, and Li. Judge Dee used all of these values in order to become a good magistrate.
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