1HIST 504 Fall 2013 First Paper Your assignment is to write a paper that compares and contrasts the ideas of any two of the following three philosophers: Confucius (aka Kongzi)‚ Mozi‚ Zhuangzi. In your comments‚ you should try to adopt the perspective of one of these three thinkers. For example‚ if you are comparing Confucius and Zhuangzi you might present Zhuangzi’s perspective on Confucius: Which of his ideas are similar to your own and therefore worthy of praise? Which ideas are
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1. Filial Piety (xiao) was a fundamental aspect of Confucius’s Analects. He said that a son is filial if he does not change his father’s ways for 3 years after he dies. This became a foundational value of “ren”‚ or humaneness. He also believed that uprightness lies in filial piety. According to Confucius‚ the beginning of filial piety is serving your parents‚ the middle is serving your ruler‚ and it ends with establishing yourself. According to Confucius‚ being filial and fraternal is the root of
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In the Chinese philosophy‚ the portrayal of Confusion through Kongzi explored the theme of filial piety and family from the five organizing themes‚ in which one of the ideas presented is the “differentiated care”. Confusion believed that one should care more for and show a moral obligation toward people in our family rather than to a stranger. However‚ Mozi portrays a different alternative philosophical understanding that contradicted the idea of differentiated care. He advocated “impartial care”
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The desire for the finer things in life is eternal‚ and the strive for beauty and elegance can be seen in all ages. In regards to Islamic pottery‚ the elaborate and decorative nature of pieces from Kashan cannot be beaten. Now I will analyze a specific production from Kashan‚ a lustre bowl produced during the Seljuq Period (11th to 13th centuries)‚ labeled as “Object D-12” in the UCSB Jewel Room and depicted below: In this image one can see the same line of eyebrows‚ drawn out eyes‚ and thin lips
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When the Han Dynasty of China extended its influence to central Asia in the first century B.C‚ trade and cultural ties between China and Central Asia increased. The dynasty intensified the relationship between China and the Central Asian religion. As a result‚ the Chinese people learnt the Buddhism religion‚ and in the middle of the Century‚ a community of Buddhists had already formed in China. The Buddhist populace demanded some texts‚ which may aid the translation of Indian language into Chinese
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Is difficult to accept the world the way it is‚ just as it comes. Sometimes we tend to force things to happen and in response we just create more problems‚ making ourselves unhappy and suffer unnecessarily. Sometimes the best thing to do is to let things go and let them take a natural curse‚ in order to be leaded to success‚ whatever that is in each of our lives. Correspondingly‚ Tao Te Ching and Border Town‚ focus on Taoism and in both the idea of wu wei is deeply express by giving meaning to life
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Mulan‚ a Disney Fantasy/Comedy film made in 1998‚ revolves around a young daughter who valiantly takes her father’s place in the Chinese Imperial draft. Mulan must prepare for battle to save all of China as the Huns invade her country. Mulan goes to war despite knowing that it will bring her family great dishonor if she is found out and decides to go against traditional Chinese values and strong gender roles. Along the way‚ she works with her sidekicks‚ Mushu and Cricket‚ and befriends a couple of
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Han Fei-tzu’s Legalist Views on Good Government‚ written in the second century BCE‚ brings to light the ideals and reasoning behind the school of thinking and institution that is Legalism. Written in the second century BCE at a time when China was experiencing multiple wars and political and social upheaval‚ Fei-tzu attempts to provide an explanation of what and why Legalism should be considered the most pragmatic choice for ruling China. The legalist school of thought was generally unconcerned with
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Exhumed Qin lawful statutes to be sure imply storehouse rat issues in which three mouse gaps likened with one rodent gap‚ two rodent gaps justified a beating and at least three a fine. Yet the go getter rodent in these opening lines of the main pastor’s life story is proposed to describe the political business person Li Si in the Warring States Period (481-221 B.C.E.)‚ a time that denoted the end of the Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 B.C.E.). The history’s creator‚ Sima Qian‚ would somewhere else extend
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Reading about Chinese religions helped me develop a better understanding of the Chinese world perspective. What I found interesting was the section on yin-yang and the "Ten Thousand Things". According to Bilhartz‚ the Chinese rejects the assertions of a Creator deity that needs worship or that creation itself is an illusion. The Chinese consider the world to be a sacred place with no boundaries that separates the natural from the supernatural realms. They also believe that the universe is constantly
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