RELI 100 Lecture 8: Confucianism Lecture 1

• School: George Mason University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELI 100
• Professor: dakake

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Confucianism lecture notes: 10/5/16: vocab, exoterism - in greek exo means the outward aspect of something, the manifest, clear, evident aspect of something, esoterism - inward aspect of something, ex. Filial piety - rituals in all behaviors: the elder is respected and obeyed, i. e. respected and carried, the younger takes care of the older and listens to him. Li - stands for ritual behavior: the particular requirements of every relationship we have. Sometimes you are the elder, sometimes the son, etc: ren (jen) - virtue of humanity, the result of performing the right rituals with the right people. Interacts correctly with everyone: this is all a total system of action, book of science called the i ching, the book of change, discusses how the world moves, the physics of the world. In addition to these books, you have the analect.