Religious Studies 1023E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Junzi
27 Sep 2016
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There is an absolute standard of right or wrong, we just have to struggle to figure out what it is. Confucius 551 bce-469 bce (6th-5th c bce: born in state called lu. Most biographies of confucius were written long after his death: details may be incorrect. Tried to get involved in politics in china (in his 40s and 50s) o o. Ended up backing the wrong side: had to take off o. Spent the rest of his life wandering around china. While he was wandering he gained young men who wanted an education o. They called him master and themselves disciples: had a number of disciples who were quite loyal to him. Confucius was seen by his disciples as the wisest man of his generation. Disciples put together a book of things that things confucius had said o o. It is from these sayings we learn what his ideas were. Warring states period started 2 years before confucius died o.
