REL-1110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Qing Dynasty, Acupuncture, Yang Yin
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Deliberate tradition through education li (lowercase)- ritual. 5 constant relationships: father/son, husband/wife, elder brother/younger brother, elder friend/younger friend, ruler/minister. Individualism is a very western, protestant, capitalist notion: ren- humaneness, de- power/authority by moral force; rulers should be examples of moral and ethical virtue, wen- arts of peace (humanities, zhunzi/chun-tzu- perfected gentleman. Heart in tune with the good (the way of the universe) after 70 years of learning (for. Qualitative distinction between how we treat humans and animals. Dao- the way; in tune with the way of the universe. Set your heart upon dao, support yourself by de, lean upon ren, seek distraction in. It"s easy to be altruistic when your own life is not at stake. Hsun-tzu says our nature is evil but goodness can be acquired. Heaven cannot affect government or fix bad government. It"s selfish even to want to believe that you"re fundamentally good. National university became a national library which held the confucian classics.
