HUMA 1420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Junzi, Analects, Social Relation
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A common misconception is the belief of one school of confucianism that served as. Orthodoxy over two millennia of feudal rule in china. Confucis claimed neither to be a sage himself nor to have met one: shanren - good man. Confucis claimed to have met a good man, term seems to apply to men in government: junzi - gentleman. Ideal moral character, discussed in many chapters of the analects: xiaoren - small person. Petty person, concerned primarily with profit: min - the common people. Discovering what others wish or do not wish done to them. Modern loyalty for confucius the doing of one"s best . The gentleman devotes his efforts to the roots, for once the roots are established, the way will grow therefore. Filial piety and fraternal respect is, perhaps, the root of man"s character. Superior supported: ruler subject, father son, husband wife, elder brother younger brother, friend friend.
