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From the ancient to the modern, societies have always been striving to create the perfect state. Philosophers, such as Plato and Lao Tsu, have provided opinions for centuries as to what constitutes this state. The perfect state is one in which true cooperation exist, allowing the state to effectively overcome any problem. Although some argue absolute collaboration is unreachable, the reality is that with a set of fundamental elements this state is possible. To establish this society, there must exist

Human nature refers to the characteristics that identify people. In this case, it involves thoughts, feelings, and behavior that are manifested by individuals and independent of culture. Furthermore, human nature is important when it comes to politics, ethics, and religious perspectives of a particular group of people. This is due to the fact that it presents both positive and negative norms that aid to shape or destroy the society. Moreover, the study of human nature is boosted by the findings of

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Morality and Ethics October 26th, 2015 In-Class Essay: Immanuel Kant’s Theory The question is: ‘Kant’s theory of ethics is not compatible with religious ethical approaches.’ How far do you agree? Write a 5 paragraph essay and be sure to refer to more than just Kant's ethical theory in your answer. In this unit of Morality and Ethics, we examine Immanuel Kant’s theory of ethics and its relationship and compatibility with several religious ethical approaches. As we learn

The link between Mahayana Buddhism and Chinese Culture Buddhism has been the main religion of china for several thousands of years. In fact, Buddhism is an indispensable element of Chinese philosophy and literature. As we all know, Buddhism originated in India and first spread to China around 100BC. Nevertheless, (Mahayana) Buddhism in China separated itself from the mainstream Buddhism and created a new form of Bodhisattva precept instead of following the Indian Vinaya precept. The distinct

Topic: The development of Human Rights Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. History and important documents 3 3. Conclusion 7 4. Bibliography 8 Introduction The qualities that makes us human...there are so many aspects to consider. We are made up of different qualities, including the difference in race - our physical appearances, including hair colour, skin tone etc. - and ethnicity - our cultures, geographic regions, languages

in the Chinese mental tradition vaunt under the Zhou, particularly towards the last period of the Zhou Dynasty, considered a repetition of intellectual and artistic awakening. Many of the ideas developed by figures copy Laozi, Confucius, Mencius and Mozi, who all lived during the Eastern Zhou duration, would suit the character of Chinese civilization up to the bestow day. The Zhou people were not invaders; they were Chinese-mumble relations descendant from the Longshan Neolithic culture. During the

Aesthetic differences between Chinese and Western Poetry —critics on Xu Yuanchong’s Chinese poetry translation 1 Introduction Nowadays in China, there are mainly two kinds of different opinions on translating classical Chinese poems. On one side, Xu Yuanzhong, as a representative，hold that classical Chinese poems should be translated in the form of poems(rhymed verse translation). Xu Yuanzhong put forward the Theory of Three Beauties and the Theory of Rivalry. On the other side, scholars such as

Controlled Fire in the Paleolithic Period (2.6 million B.C. – 10,000 B.C.) The origins of controlled fire go back to the Paleolithic Period, by early humans some of the evidence takes us all the way back to East Africa. The use of controlled fire was a big and important development for these early humans, this tool could be handled in so many ways not only provided them food but also shelter, and protection. The development of controlled fire meant that food could be haunted and cooked immediately

Introduction In the Chinese Art Collection at the Freer Gallery of Art, there is ritual basin (pan) with dragon, fish, tiger, and bird motifs from the Shang dynasty dated around 1300-1200 BC. This bronze basin is 4^(7/8)inches high by 〖12〗^(3/4)inches wide (Gettens Vol 1. 34). The body of the basin is decorated by a single large dragon coiled completely around the vessel with the head in the center. Small dragons fill the remaining open spaces in the body of the basin. On the inner edge of the basin

Name Chao Yang Professor Mark D Meritt Class RHET 120 Date April 25 2013 Mo Tzu’s Against Music is not against Music: How Mo Tzu critiques early Chinese Class based society in their Musical Practices Music in Mo Tzu’s China was a historical and religiously based event. Music has always been a form of expression in Chinese cultural history, whether it is among the musical festivals of the common people, or the extravagant operas held in the courts of the ruling class aristocracy. Other than these