Confucian Cultural Pattern 儒家文化ppt课件

Unit3ConfucianCulturalPattern BasicConfucianBeliefs Manisgood ifgoodexamplesaresetforhimFilialPiety devotion loyaltytofamilyObedienceandrespectforauthority Somebasicfeatures ComestobeanddevelopsinaconditionofconflictandsocialdissolutionEmphasisonthefamilyasapillarofsocialstabilityBecomesthedominantphilosophy ideology inChinaafter136CEInfluenceonChinese andEast Asian culturecanhardlybeoverstated KeyPrinciplesofConfucianTeaching 1 Socialorderandstabilityarebasedonunequalrelationsbetweenpeople FiveKeyRelationships RulerandSubject justiceandloyalty HusbandandWife initiativeandobedience ParentandChild loveandfilialpiety OlderandYoungerSibling friendlinessandreverence Friends mutualfaithfulness UnequalRelationships KowTow 君臣有义 父子有亲 夫妻有别 长幼有序 朋友有信 KeyPrinciplesofConfucianTeaching 2 Familyisprototypeofallsocialrelations Iftheotherisolderthantwiceone sage onemusttreathimlikeafather iftheotherisolderthanwithintenyears onemusttreathimlikeone selderbrother iftheotherisnotolderthanfiveyears onecanwalkwithhimaminordistancetoshowrespect ConfucianTEACHING Familyisthepillarofthecountryandthesociety 国家 guojia state family国 nation家 family Confuciusbelievedthatifpeopleperformedtheirfamilialrolesproperly theywouldperformtheirrolesinsocietyandgovernmentproperly Asthesonggoes Familyisthesmalleststateandthestateismadeupofthousandsoffamilies Parallelbetweenfamilyandstate KeyPrinciplesofConfucianTeaching 3 Propersocialbehaviorconsistsofnottreatingothersasyouwouldnotliketobetreatedyourself MoreConfucianVirtues 己所不欲 勿施于人 RecipricityTheGoldenRule Donotdotootherswhatyouwouldnotwantotherstodotoyou Li rites ritual theinherent pattern inthingsForConfucius Liisespeciallysignificantinasocialcontext proprietyoretiquette the pattern ofhumanebehavior Corevalues virtuesofConfucianism Humanity benevolence toothers ren仁 6 23 Righteousnessorloyaltytoyourfriends yi义Rituals mannersorCustomsratherthanlaws li礼 2 3 Wisdom 智Creditortrustworthiness信 Anothervirtue FILIALPIETY ASonshouldnotstrayfarfromhisparentswhiletheyarealive Parents whenalive shouldbeservedaccordingtoritual whendead theyshouldbeburiedaccordingtoritual theyshouldbesacrificedtoaccordingtoritual Animportantbelife Harmony Activeharmony heInharmonywithnatureInharmonywithothersHarmonywithoutuniformity Confucianism Apoliticalandsocialphilosophyseekingsocialharmonyonalllevels Withintheself thefamily thecommunity thestate thenation theworld thecosmosLearningfromthepasttoimprovethefuture Theemphasisoneducation学 Processofeducationneverends Xunzi1 1 Educationmeansimprovingone s humanity becoming morehuman Self cultivation xiushen修身 Leadstoprofoundsenseofresponsibility whatyouareisnotonlyyourself TheGreatLearning Daxue大学 SelfFamilycountryWorld UltimateaimofConfucianism Self transformationofindividuals transcendegotisticdesiresandaspirationsAharmonioussocietyofcivilized educatedindividuals Toexpandthesocialawarenessbeyondthebordersofone slocalsociety worldpeaceandharmonyofdiverseelements Confucianism Texts The FiveClassics ofthepast I ChingTheBookofHistory ShuChing TheBookofPoems ShihChing TheSpringandAutumnAnnals Ch unCh iu TheBookofRituals LiChi The FourBooks Confucian Analects LunYu DoctrineoftheMeanTheGreatLearningTheBookofMencius Meng Tzu IsConfucianismareligion No Confucianismisnotareligionbutasetofpracticalprinciplesandethicalrulesfordailylife ButIsaidConfucianism withoutbeingareligioncantaketheplaceofreligion Confucianismcangivethemassofmankindthesamesenseofsecurityandpermanencewhichreligionaffordthem KuHongming ThespiritofChinesePeople ConfucianismasaReligion DeificationofConfucius statuesConfucianTemples honoringConfuciusVenerationoftheancestorsRitualswithin thehouseholdthevillagethestatethenation Workhardwhenyouareyoungorregretitwhenyouareold Womenandpeasantsarehard Betoointimatewiththemandtheywillnotrespectyou Betoodistantandtheywillresentyou MoreTeachingsofConfucius Confuciussaid IftheRulerisupright thenthePeoplewillbeupright Theemperor srolewaslikethatofafather hewouldlovehissubjectsasiftheywerehischildren andtheyinturnwouldshowloyaltyandrespectforhim RemembertheMandateofHeaven WhatweresignsthatarulerwasNOTuprightandhadlosttheMandate ImpactofConfucianism Afterhisdeath Confucius discipleswrotehiss