IUF 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ayurveda

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Geological Sciences
• Course: IUF 1000
• Professor: Stephanie Capaldo

Document Summary

We want to go beyond just similarities and differences in compare and contrast. Always put yourself in the conversation between the artists, philosophers, and authors. Confucius was a philosopher, political figure, and a teacher. He lived during the warring states period (5th to 6th century bce). Confucianism took hold during a time of social disarray and societal dysfunction. Social order, stable society, leads to a good life. According to confucius, they are necessary for social harmony. ren = compassion & li = self-restraint; becomes the live-in ritual. You can"t be human by yourself it is our relationships, communities , and how we act in them that make us human. We flourish as individuals when we are members of a community . Confucius believed that there should be class systems. Spheres of interaction, e. g. : husband and wife, friend and friend, father and son, etc.