Management and Organizational Studies 4410A/B Lecture 1: His LEC1
3 Dec 2015
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The mandate of heaven (pp16-17) abandoned the rule of heaven so the xia dynasty fell. Confucius said, i transmit but do not create, i believe in and love the ancients, i venture to compare myself to our old p"eng. (p"eng: an official of the shang dynasty who loved to recite old stories) If we are not able yet to serve man, how can we serve spiritual beings? . It is man that can make the way great, and not the way that can make man great. The five relationships: ruler-subject, father-son, husband-wife, older brother-younger brother, friend-friend. Basic terms, fundamental concepts and thoughts of confucius. Jen : virtue , humanity benevolence, true manhood, moral character. Filiality is the root of virtue, and that from which civilizationparents; this is the end of filiality. Filiality begins with the serving of pur parents, continues with serving of our prince, and is completed wth the establishing of our own character.
