EAS105H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: King Zhou Of Shang, Four Books And Five Classics, Ancient Greek Philosophy
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The difference between mencius and confucians: mencius always wants to argue and fight, but not confucians. Mencius has many peers and they usually discuss and debate; in order to win the debate. Very important existence, is universal, everyone can cultivate it and it is positive. Mencius became popular in song dynasty, one of the four books. Matteo ricci did not like mencius because mencius said there are (cid:1085) . Neo-confucianism absorted too much from buddhist and other religions. In china, the relation between and my. Education: root meaning----co(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) lati(cid:374). (cid:862)edu(cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s, (cid:862)duct(cid:863) means leading to. Makes you a moral person, not only a knowledgeable person. The ideas of confucians is to teach people become ethical. What is the social context makes the difference: the warrior states. Mencius time, there are no good kings, but lots of good kings in. None of the king is kingly in mencius time. So that makes mencius idea become more practical.
