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    Raymond Cho EALC 350 October 29, 2014 Professor Birge Which philosophy: Taoism, Confucianism, or Legalism would be best in your opinion for maintaining a peaceful society? Why? Perhaps there is no single philosophy that can create a truly peaceful society. The conundrum of choosing a philosophy to embody a peaceful society is rather complicated, as the ideologies of the philosophies often differ greatly from their real world application. Debates over ideologies can create global scale problems

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    Christianity and Confucianism Christianity and Confucianism are important religions today at least according to the Chinese. As a result, the rising influence brought about by Confucianism in China tends to trigger conflicts between the two religions. The Chinese society is greatly influenced by Confucianism, which has a considerable impact on Christianity as a religion in China. The modes of thinking associated with Confucianism are evident in the Chinese Christianity, but Confucianism ideas are deeply

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    main philosophies: Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. These beliefs helped shape Chinese culture as well as Chinese history. Not only did people believe in these ideas, but the three helped to govern the mighty Chinese dynasties. These dynasties all provided an impact to each doctrine; the philosophy that had the greatest impact was legalism because it ended the Warring States Period, provided structure, and strengthened agriculture, and the military of China. Although Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism

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    shaped the culture of today. Even though the goals of these philosophies were similar, like their beliefs about man and society; their ideas were a little bit different and each had their own focus. The difference in focus between Confucianism and Taoism is that Confucianism was focused on having a structured society. It held as a principle the brotherhood of humanity. The

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    Professor Dimick 23 November 2014 A Short History of Confucianism Confucianism is a way of life propagated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius in the 6th–5th century BCE, and it has been followed by the Chinese for more than 2000 years. Although Confucianism as changed over time, at its core, it is still places the same emphasis on the substance of learning, the source of values, and the social code of the Chinese. Additionally, the influence of Confucianism has extended to other countries such as Korea

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    Confucianism A philosopher named Confucius founded Confucianism in China 2,500 years ago. Confucianism is a system of ethical behavior and social responsibility that became the great traditions of the East.1 It played an important role in the evolution in Chinese culture over the centuries. It has influenced near-by countries and had made a mark in the history of religion. There are today over six million people who call themselves Confucianists. Most Confucianists live in East Asia where

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    three main philosophies of China helped shape early Chinese civilization; Mandate of Heaven, Confucianism, and Legalism. The Mandate of Heaven was a belief that the Emperor was sufficiently virtuous to rule. This explained the legitimacy of rulers. Confucianism was a philosophy created by Confucius, hoping it would lead to a more stable state in the society. As a philosophy believed longest, Confucianism provided basic foundation for moral, social, and politic norm for Chinese society. Legalism,

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    Taoism And Confucianism

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    Taoism also spelled Daoism and Confucianism are both ancient religions of Chinese, as well as their style of living. Taoism is known to be a philosophical as well as a religious tradition that started in China in 400 B.C., but most of the central ideas, as well as values, began around 1100 to 1200 B.C.( Cline, 2017). The religion has had a lot of influence on Chinese as well as other East Asia, on art, literature, medicine, philosophy as well as religion. The word Tao means road or way, which means

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    Spread Of Confucianism

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    Confucianism 1. What is the point of origin? The founder of Confucianism was Confucius, who was born around 552 B.C.E. in the small state of Lu and died in 479 B.C.E. Confucianism was founded shortly after his death in the 5th through 6th century, 2. How did religion/philosophy spread? The spread of Confucianism across East Asia was very skillful mostly through voluntary and agreed-to means, rather than by victorious capture or conversion. Although China controlled parts of the Korean peninsula

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    Student’s name: Anna Kim 2015461011 Professor: Joseph Jeong Il Lee Course: Confucianism, Identity, and Order in Korean History: A Comparative Aspect Yonsei GSIS Korean Studies 2015 TOPIC 1: Political engagement, social interaction, and cultural practice in Choson are to be the main key worlds in discussing the trait(s) of Choson Confucianism for your paper. Formation of Korean Traditional Political Culture and

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