Kelly Notes

Confucianism - Sanjiao - idea that Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucian teaching are practiced with each other. - 3 main values: - Respect for elders - Personal morals - China is expanding Confucianism - Social harmony that values the way people interact with each other - Is retrieving old values a conservative project? - China and Confucianism - Religion vs Philosophy? - Confucius is known as Socrates of the East - Analects is a collection of his sayings - 5th Century BCE China - “Warring States” period at end of Zhou dynasty - Lots of upheaval and chaos - How can harmony, social order, and respect be restored? - Confucianism is developed as a response to this chaos. - Confucius - Born poor but aristocratic - Became a scholar then a politician then a teacher - Ideas were adopted many years after death - Prothero’s 4 steps - Life’s problem: - Chaos & Immorality - Solution: - Personal & Social Order - Techniques: - Li - Proper ritual/behavior/education in ritual - Xiao - filial piety/ancestor worship - Jen - Human goodness/education in ethics - Ritual forms person so person can form world - Exemplars - Junzi - superior persons

• See: Wall Street Journal on CCP turns to Confucianism

order and care in family and comuunitty.