PHI 101 Lecture 1: Phi 101 Lecture 1
13 Feb 2017
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Most influential philosopher: connected to china which is the most long lasting and powerful. Comparable to buddhism: popular teachings of a master (buddha & confucius, more elaborate. Latinization of master kung: went from state to state and gathered followers, people saw he recognized the problems. Analects: short sayings compiled by his students. Why worry about an after life when we should be worrying about the current one. Not interested in god and the after life. Be a good person: devotion to public service. Comparison to present government: he was a conservative, get the government back on track, has fallen away and the government is not providing a good example, the earlier da(cid:455)s fa(cid:448)ored a (cid:862)superior perso(cid:374)(cid:863) Two terms: li: rights or ritual. What"s right i(cid:374) ter(cid:373)s of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior, or (cid:272)orre(cid:272)t (cid:449)a(cid:455) of (cid:271)eha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374) certain context: mencius: exit gates. Filial piety: realize and find yourself in mourning for your parents, unselfish behavior.
