PHIL 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Descriptive Knowledge
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Move from di to conception of tian as primary natural agent. Governmental system based on cooperative rule, local dukes (gong) under the rule of the king (wang). Study of the classics (jing)- today five known- as requisite for ruler-ship or cooperation in government. Ritual (li) as a central aspect of government. Confucius was a member of this group, experts in the zhou classics, especially ritual, who were employed to teach the children of nobles and rulers in the necessary zhou arts. Kongzi ( master kong ), given name kong qiu, also styled zhongni (~551-479 bce) Central concepts: humanity/goodness, ritual, filiality, learning, appropriateness, the way, Role of the zhou classics, and the confucian ethical use. Interested in practice, rather than simply aiming at propositional knowledge.
