RELG 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Han Feizi, Mozi, Analects
22 Jun 2016
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Kung fu-tzu/confucius: the latinized form of kung fu-tzu (means the master ) who was born around the 6th century bce in the state of lu. He was born in humble circumstances (humble family) He was married at 19 and divorced at 23. He started his school at his house and by his death, he had trained about. He died at 72, while editing the chinese classics. Period of the warring states: period of social and political instability and unrest, which is roughly contemporary to confucius"s life. It saw surprise attacks and raids, with mass slaughters, his teachings could be seen as solutions to the problems during that period. **shang dynasty: early chinese dynasty whose harmonious social values. Confucius claimed to be reviving through his teachings. The memory of this dynasty functions as a utopia. It is the ideal city that was ruled by sage and emperors. Under this rule, people of the land flourished.
