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Confucian Thought

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Neo-Confucian
eclectic philosophical movement 12th-16th C, incorporating Tao Buddhism
Buddhism
religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama)
Daoism
Philosophy developed by Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu; honest life, noninterference
Confucius
Chinese philosopher and teacher
Confucianism
ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples
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humanism
rejection of religion for the advancement of humanity by its own efforts
ethics
branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct
ren
obligation to care for community members and other individuals
yi
upholding of personal moral good and righteousness
li
rules determining how to one should act with dignity within a community
nontheistic
No belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe.
ancestor worship
veneration of ancestors
filial
pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
loyalty
state or quality of being loyal faithfulness to commitments or obligations
naming
Confucius stressed the importance of names to combat social disorder
meritocracy
system in which persons of talent and merit are rewarded and advanced
rationalism
accepting reason as supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief
secular
worldly things not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal
metaphysics
underlying theoretical principles of a subject or field of inquiry

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