What is the main theme or summary of this image? Character Development and the Cultivation of SkillsThe person who has advanced a fair way into the self cultivation process willhave developed inner resources that are independent of contemporary norms.Analects 13:23 notes that the junzi, the Confucian paradigmatic person,“ doesnot seek to be similar to other people, although he aims to be harmoniouswith them:The chun tzu [junzi] seeks to be harmonious (he) but does not attempt to besimilar (tong). The small man, by contrast, seeks to be similar and is not harmonious (trans. Lau 1979a: 122).Both in the description of Confucius' developmental path (Analects 2:4) andthe junzi's achievements (Analects 15:21; 15:22), there is a sense of the paradig-matic person's detachment from conventional norms and expectations:The Master said, "You can study with some, and yet not necessarily walkthe same path (dao ii): you can walk the same path as some, and yet notnecessarily take your stand with them; you can take your stand with them,includes the inculcation of a sense of shame (primarily, xiu and chỉ in theearly Confucian texts), an internal consciousness that is uneasy when onehas done bad things especially in the 'eyes of others':" She also has a broadknowledge and understanding of situations in life, a depth of experience in-cluding learning from the experiences of others, and the deliberative skillsrequired in making moral judgments. David Nivison, a contemporary scholar,argues that the question of self cultivation centres on the inculcation of mor-al sensitivity, which he terms de (virtue):.the focus (in Confucian ethics) is not on how to define the good orthe right, or to determine what is good or right; these things will seemunproblematic. The real problem seems to be how one becomes a person whohas de; and this means that the moral tradition is centered from the starton selfcultivation and on how one conveys insight to a student or gets thestudent to change. (1999: 750)Just as one might learn from the Book of Odes (also known as the Bookof Poetry) during Confucius' time, the contemporary reader of the Analectsmay reflect on a range of skills as they are played out in its different pas-sages. The passages provide a sense of the complexity and immediacy ofdifferent moral dilemmas. Each situation presents issues with differentmoral weights and competing obligations to be fulfilled. These insightsfamiliarise the reader with an understanding of different obligations, loy-alties and relational distance in his relationships with others. Especiallyin a harsh social environment, loyalties and support networks are an inte-gral part of good relationships and are instrumental in pulling individualsthrough difficult moments. The application of these insights could assistin the cultivation of some fundamental skills in ethical reflection anddeliberation.

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What is the main theme or summary of this image? Character Development and the Cultivation of SkillsThe person who has advanced a fair way into the self cultivation process willhave developed inner resources that are independent of contemporary norms.Analects 13:23 notes that the junzi, the Confucian paradigmatic person,“ doesnot seek to be similar to other people, although he aims to be harmoniouswith them:The chun tzu [junzi] seeks to be harmonious (he) but does not attempt to besimilar (tong). The small man, by contrast, seeks to be similar and is not harmonious (trans. Lau 1979a: 122).Both in the description of Confucius' developmental path (Analects 2:4) andthe junzi's achievements (Analects 15:21; 15:22), there is a sense of the paradig-matic person's detachment from conventional norms and expectations:The Master said, &#34;You can study with some, and yet not necessarily walkthe same path (dao ii): you can walk the same path as some, and yet notnecessarily take your stand with them; you can take your stand with them,includes the inculcation of a sense of shame (primarily, xiu and chỉ in theearly Confucian texts), an internal consciousness that is uneasy when onehas done bad things especially in the 'eyes of others':&#34; She also has a broadknowledge and understanding of situations in life, a depth of experience in-cluding learning from the experiences of others, and the deliberative skillsrequired in making moral judgments. David Nivison, a contemporary scholar,argues that the question of self cultivation centres on the inculcation of mor-al sensitivity, which he terms de (virtue):.the focus (in Confucian ethics) is not on how to define the good orthe right, or to determine what is good or right; these things will seemunproblematic. The real problem seems to be how one becomes a person whohas de; and this means that the moral tradition is centered from the starton selfcultivation and on how one conveys insight to a student or gets thestudent to change. (1999: 750)Just as one might learn from the Book of Odes (also known as the Bookof Poetry) during Confucius' time, the contemporary reader of the Analectsmay reflect on a range of skills as they are played out in its different pas-sages. The passages provide a sense of the complexity and immediacy ofdifferent moral dilemmas. Each situation presents issues with differentmoral weights and competing obligations to be fulfilled. These insightsfamiliarise the reader with an understanding of different obligations, loy-alties and relational distance in his relationships with others. Especiallyin a harsh social environment, loyalties and support networks are an inte-gral part of good relationships and are instrumental in pulling individualsthrough difficult moments. The application of these insights could assistin the cultivation of some fundamental skills in ethical reflection anddeliberation.

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Confusion was a Chinese Philosopher and was also a poet, politician who was traditionally considered…