EAS103H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Analects, Human Nature, Taejo Of Joseon
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How did it shape education and society in song, china and joseon, korea: there were different confucianism ; because different thinkers and reformers try to offer solutions to different problems. Confucianism is not one single ideology or thing. (always changing) Tuesday, november 1, 2016: dao (way, gentlemen < > small man. How confucius saw his role: transmitter of knowledge but not a creator , refused to talk about: gods, ghosts, and afterlife. Confucian ideas after confucius: mencius: argument developed in conversation with rulers, didn"t write his own book. True ruler can unify all under heaven . Human nature = good: xungi: (2 gens later) argued for promoting worthy people; actually wrote his book = his ideas. Confucianism in the han dynasty: greatly modified, syncretist , absorbed other ideas (huang-lao school, used to legitimate rule. Commercial revolution: money economy- use of paper and coin money, along the river at spring festival time idealized view of the song dynasty; urban scene.
