3. Confucianism
Major system of thought in China
Developed from the teachings of Confucius
and his disciples: Mencius and Hzun Tzu
Concerned with the principles of good
conduct, practical wisdom, and proper social
relationships.
Has influenced the Chinese attitude toward
life, set the patterns of living and standards of
social value, and provided the background for
Chinese political theories and institutions.
4. Confucius (Proponent)
is the Latinized name for Kong-
Tzu or Kung-Fu-Tzu
was a scholar and well versed in
charioting and archery, history
and numbers, music and rituals.
For him, philosophy is a kind of a
system of ideas and thoughts that
talk about the human
behavior, the rules to be followed
to become successful in life and
about the government.
13. Xiao 孝:
Children must respect their
parents, but a child has a
duty to dispute with his/her
parents if necessary
14. Yi 義:
The same as the one in the five constants, which is the moral disposition to do good.
Yi 義:
The same as the one in the
five constants, which is the
moral disposition to do
good.
25. Aims
Character building / Moral education
Create gentlemen who carry themselves
with grace, speak correctly, and
demonstrate integrity in all things.
To produce men who are capable to serve
in the government/ in decision roles.
To resurrect the traditional values of
benevolence, propriety and ritual in
Chinese society.
26. Curriculum
He taught his students
morality, proper
speech, government, and the
refined arts.
He emphasizes the “Six Arts”-
ritual, music, archery, proper
speech, government and
computation.
27. Methods
Confucius' pedagogical methods are striking.
He never discourses at length on a subject.
Instead he poses questions, cites passages
from the classics, or uses apt analogies, and
waits for his students to arrive at the right
answers.
He disparages those who have faith in natural
understanding or intuition and argues that
the only real understanding of a subject
comes from long and careful study.
28. Role of Teacher
A good teacher is someone older who is
familiar with the ways of the past and
the practices of the ancients.
