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Confucianism is an influential philosophy originating in ancient China that is concerned with virtue, morality, and respect for community. It was founded by Confucius, who lived from 551-479 BCE, and his teachings were recorded by disciples in texts like the Lunyu. Confucianism emphasizes inner virtue, morality, respect for tradition and elders, and maintaining social harmony. Though not a religion, it has profoundly shaped East Asian culture and society for over 2,000 years.

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Confucianism: Group 3 Itwrabs

Confucianism is an influential philosophy originating in ancient China that is concerned with virtue, morality, and respect for community. It was founded by Confucius, who lived from 551-479 BCE, and his teachings were recorded by disciples in texts like the Lunyu. Confucianism emphasizes inner virtue, morality, respect for tradition and elders, and maintaining social harmony. Though not a religion, it has profoundly shaped East Asian culture and society for over 2,000 years.

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Confucianism

Group 3
ITWRABS
Confucianism
Confucianism is one of the most
influential religious philosophies in the
history of China, and it has existed for
over 2,500 years. It is concerned with
inner virtue, morality, and respect for
the community and its values.
A system of philosophical and ethical teachings
founded by Confucius and developed by
Mencius.
 Confucianism, the way of life propagated by 
Confucius in the 6th–5th century BCE and
followed by the Chinese people for more than
two millennia. Although transformed over time,
it is still the substance of learning, the source of
values, and the social code of the Chinese. Its
influence has also extended to other countries,
particularly Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
Confucianism
 Confucianism, a Western term that has no counterpart
in Chinese, is a worldview, a social ethic, a 
political ideology, a scholarly tradition, and a way of life.
Sometimes viewed as a philosophy and sometimes as
a religion, Confucianism may be understood as an all-
encompassing way of thinking and living that entails
ancestor reverence and a profound human-centred
religiousness. East Asians may profess themselves to
be Shintōists, Daoists, Buddhists, Muslims, or Christians
, but, by announcing their religious affiliations, seldom
do they cease to be Confucians.
 Although often grouped with the major historical
religions, Confucianism differs from them by not
being an organized religion. Nonetheless, it
spread to other East Asian countries under the
influence of Chinese literate culture and has
exerted a profound influence on spiritual and
political life. Both the theory and practice of
Confucianism have indelibly marked the
patterns of government, society, education, and 
family of East Asia
 Although it is an exaggeration to
characterize traditional Chinese life and
culture as Confucian, Confucian ethical
 values have for well over 2,000 years
served as the source of inspiration as well
as the court of appeal for human interaction
between individuals, communities, and
nations in the Sinitic world.
Founder of Confucianism

The founder of Confucianism was a


man named Kong Qi. He later was
known as Kong Fuzi, or Master Kong.
In the West, he is called Confucius.
He was born in 551 B.C. in
northeastern China in the state of Lu.
Confucius
Who is Confucius?

Confucius was a philosopher and teacher who


lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E. His thoughts on
ethics, good behavior, and moral character
were written down by his disciples in several
books, the most important being the Lunyu.
Confucianism believes in ancestor worship
and human-centered virtues for living a
peaceful life
The thought of Confucius

He proposed revitalizing the meaning of the
past by advocating a ritualized life.
Confucius’s love of antiquity was motivated by
his strong desire to understand why certain life
forms and institutions, such as reverence for
ancestors, human-centred religious practices,
and mourning ceremonies, had survived for
centuries.
 Hisjourney into the past was a search for roots,
which he perceived as grounded in humanity’s
deepest needs for belonging and communicating.
He had faith in the cumulative power of culture. The
fact that traditional ways had lost vitality did not, for
him, diminish their potential for regeneration in the
future. In fact, Confucius’s sense of history was so
strong that he saw himself as a conservationist
responsible for the continuity of the cultural values
and the social norms that had worked so well for the
idealized civilization of the Western Zhou dynasty
The Book of Poetry
 Confucianism flourished during the Han Dynasty and
declared it as its cult and recognition of five Classics
namely, The Book of Poetry.

 (also known as the book of Songs, The book of Odes),


The book of History, The book of Rites, The book
of Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals,
that became the core of education (Hinnels, 1995).
CORE TEACHINGS
 There is no GOD in Confucianism but rather they
believe in the force called “Tao” like in Taoism, which is
also known as the Great Ultimate. Confucius believed
that the Tao is the force that brought forth the creation
of the world and this force flows through all kind of life.
Although he denies any personal god, he entertains the
idea of heaven as another positive force. Unlike theistic
belief, for him heaven is the guiding force of the
Aniverse in judging righteousness or evilness.
The notion of Heaven (T’ien) is referred
to the sky and the word  Shang-ti or to a
god who live there. The Confucian idea
of Ming (destiny)hold that the ultimate
destiny of human life is the objective
certainly that is both transcendent and
beyond human control.
The Five Cardinal Virtues

The word “virtue” came from the a Latin word “virtus” which
means good habits. Morally speaking, the fundamental basis
for good conduct of the Chinese is their adherence to an
ethical standard. One of them is the five cardinal virtues which
are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and fidelity.
GREAT CONFUCIANS

1.Mencius (Meng Ke or Meng Ko)


2.Xunzi (Master Xun/Xun Kuang)
3.Dong Zhongshu (Tung Chung shu)
THANK YOU
LEADER:
Alfrancis Pallones
MEMBER:
Drex Teope
JM Tapuic IV
John Kenneth
Kate Lojo
Michael Teves
Noella Rosette

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