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Fireworks An Explosive Morality Issue
1,860 wordsFirecrackers: An Explosive Morality Issue "Pop! Bam! Boom!" These are the sounds one hears passing by a Chinatown around February of every year. Indeed, these are the sounds of firecrackers, which are distinctive features Chinese people use to welcome a new beginning on Chinese New Year. According to older generations, firecrackers are considered not only a sign of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, but are also believed to be able to dispel the evils. As a result, Chinese families de...
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Three Chinese Schools Of Thought
1,893 wordsThe three schools of thought-Confucian, Taoist, and Legalist, all have different views and reasons as to whether or not the United States should be involved in the conflict in Kosovo. Each school perceived Tao in different ways and had different views on human nature. To consider how each school would take its side on this issue, we must first have some background information on the Confucius was one of the main contributors of the Confucian school of thought. He had one overwhelming message: if...
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Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu
1,654 words... h a universal right to freedom does indeed imply equality in the sense that people are equal because of there shared inherent right to freedom. He writes, .".. equality is at once the most natural and the most chimerical thing in the world: natural when it is limited to rights, unnatural when it attempts to level goods and powers. Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free. " 7. Voltaire seems to suggest that all people have equal access to freedom. Foucault's a...
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Analysis Of The Book Tao Te Ching
539 wordsTao Te Ching is a book that was written by a man called Lao Tzu over two thousand years ago. This book teaches us about the way of life; for the word Tao means The Way, through this book, Lao Tzu taught us how to live a good life and be a person with integrity and righteousness. This book (this version) basically divided into two sections; the first is about integrity and proper way of behavior, while the second half base on more about theory of The Way. Lao Tzu is a man of wisdom who was in the...
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Tao Te Ching Law Abiding Citizens
718 wordsin two different lands and two different times. Lao-tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher from 6 th century BC, the author of Tao-te Ching, and Machiavelli was an Italian philosopher who lived 2000 years after Lao-tzu's time, author of Prince. They are both philosophers but have totally different perspective on how to be a good leader. While both philosopher's writing is instructive. Lao-tzu's advice issues from detached view of a universal ruler; Machiavelli's advice is very personal perhaps d...
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Distinguishing Between World Views Distinguishing Between World Hsun
1,035 words... rating the bad where there was good. Now on the other hand Hsun Tzu says 'Goodness is the result of conscious activity'; in essence that only if a man is consciously aware of his nature and fights it constantly can he possibly become good. By fighting his nature Hsun Tzu is saying man must be instructed by a teacher, learn the right path and observe the proper ritual's. Both here lead to the same end. Both Mencius and Hsun Tzu teach that the only way to preserve / achieve goodness in man is ...
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B C E Human Nature
1,033 wordsConfucianism Mencius vs Hsun Tzu Is man naturally good or is he evil? This question has not only been pondered by countless philosophers, but also by religious leaders around the world. Most often a single religious faith believes in either one or the other, and often these beliefs tend to create a certain world-view which dictates much of the faith. However, in some cases such as the one I will be discussing, two religious dignitaries do not agree and the repercussions of this can be found thro...
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Art Of War 6 Th Century
2,474 wordsBook Report (1) In order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they must have their rewards - this is one of the most famous quotations from the book The Art of War by Sun Tzu, written in sixth century B. C. This book has repeatedly being recalled as the ultimate collection of military wisdom by the historians and military leaders, throughout the world. I have always being fascinated by military romanticism, therefore, it came q...
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2,512 wordsCan morality provide us with a form of self-transcendence? Within the scope of this research, we will elaborate on various philosophers opinions in order to find out whether morality can provide us with a form of self transcendence. Self-transcendence, according to Nietzsche, is the common essence of all moral codes. "Man, " he says, "is something that should be transcended. " (Cohen 126) Self-transcendence is, for him, not only the essence of morality, but most emphatically the essence of man h...
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Center Of Gravity Sun Tzu
1,510 wordsClausewitz advocates attacking enemy schwerpunkt or centers of gravity. How does this compare with Sun Tzu's prioritization for attacking important elements of national power? Which theorist provides the most useful guidance for determining the object of a strategy or strategies? Introduction Clausewitz's attack of enemy centers of gravity and Sun Tzu's prioritization of attack of important elements of national power provide contrasting approaches to the development of effective strategy. These ...
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Lao Tzu Filial Piety
579 wordsConfucius and Lao Tzu Confucius and Lao Tzu were two highly known scholars in Ancient China. These scholars with their intellectual writings changed the views of the Chinese people. Confucius believed in the moral values and filial piety, he also wanted civic obedience. Lao Tzu was a mystical writer, his comparison between a perfect world and the real world made people think to act as loving and caring peoples. (Expand on what they thought about) Confucius was brought to the world sometime in 55...
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Schools Of Thought Yin And Yang
1,546 wordsWho is Confucius? To some he may appear as a joke. However, Confucius, in reality, was not a laughingstock. He was a man who strived to bring peace and happiness to a world ravaged by crime and war. Confucius did not look for paradise in the next world like other religions but rather he was more concerned with achieving happiness in ones own lifetime. A respected Chinese philosopher, Confucius, or Kung Fu Tzu, began as a teacher, stressing the importance of self-discipline and generosity. He tho...
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Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu
3,397 wordsThe philosopher Michel Foucault and the ancient chinese sage Lao Tzu are separated by some twenty centuries. This seems to be of minor consequence, however, when it comes to the essence of their ideas. Both figures deal with concepts that explore the relationship between society and power. Specifically, the ways in which social bodies gain or lose power. In this paper, I will use their ideas to support my theory that equality is impossible in social interactions. These interactions may range in ...
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2,219 wordsGeorge Washington: Classical Sun Tzu Strategist And George Washington: Classical Sun Tzu Strategist And Master In The Art Of War The American defeat of the British during the Revolutionary War was a direct result of George Washingtons incredible leadership and generalship which epitomized the greatness of Sun Tzu's Art of War Introduction The key to the success of the American Revolution was the George Washington himself. Faced with a near impossible task of defeating a tremendously powerful ene...
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Kung Fu Han Dynasty
2,615 wordsConfucianism is, and has been for over 25 centuries, the dominant philosophical system in China and the guiding light in almost every aspect of Chinese life. Confucius and his disciples traveled all throughout China in an attempt to convert rulers to the Confucian belief system. (author unknown, Confucianism). Originally one of several rival teachings during the Choudynasty (1027 256 BC), it wasnt widely accepted at first but, by the 2 nd century BC, had become the official creed of China (Benet...
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Lao Tzu Wu Wei
618 wordsThe original form of Taoism is sometimes called philosophical Taoism or classical Taoism. Taoism never even had a name until Buddhism came to China. It was nameless. Lao Tzu even states that? Tao? is only used because it is the closest word in meaning. Nothing can be said about the Tao without taking away from the meaning. When Taoism finally was acknowledged, it changed from its strict philosophical path to a religious one, with its own priests and holy men. For many centuries Taoism was just a...
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Put Into Practice Bhagavad Gita
4,276 wordsLife: and How to Live It If one is to believe such libertarian philosophers as Sartre who says that we, in short control our own destiny and have free will then how should people choose to carry out their lives? What are the guidelines one should follow in order to lead a complete and fulfilling life, and what should we look to achieve? Such questions are what the next group of philosophers look to answer as they discuss their different views on what we should do with our time here on earth. Phi...
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