Wednesday, November 16, 2011

What are 5 things that Confucius contributed to china and the world?

I got a take home test for social studies and this is the last question. Also i accidentally turned in my notes for extra credit before the test and my notes have the answer!!! Please hurry and answer this is due tomorrow!!!|||Confucius was a teacher, scholar and minor political official whose commentary on Chinese literary classics developed into a pragmatic philosophy for daily life.





The teachings of Confucius were a utilitarian approach to social harmony and defined moral obligations between individuals and social systems.





After his death his pupils collected notes on his sayings and doings and recorded them as the Analects.





His approach was formalized into a political and religious system during the Han Dynasty in the early part of the third century.





It was embraced by subsequent generations and was the "state religion" of China until the latter part of the 20th century.





Confucius taught that the primary task of the ruler was to achieve the welfare (well-being) and happiness of the people of his state. To accomplish this aim, the ruler first had to set a moral (good character) example by his own conduct. This example would in turn influence the people's behavior.





Confucius is the first Chinese thinker to introduce concepts that became fundamental not only to Confucian philosophy but to Chinese philosophy in general.





Confucius was basically a humanist and one of the greatest teachers in Chinese history. His influence on his immediate disciples was deep. His students continued to explain his theories until, in the first Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. 鈥? C. E.), the theories became the basis of the state ideology, the body of ideas reflecting the social needs of a culture.

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