Confucianism 101
Confucianism (or Ruism or Ru classicism) is a system of behavior and way of thinking originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a way of life developed by the famous Chinese Philosopher Confucius (551-.479 BCE). Confucianism developed in response to Buddhism and Taoism and was later reformulated as Neo-Confucianism. Confucius considered himself a transmitter of cultural values inherited from the Xia (c. 2070–1600 BCE), Shang (c. 1600–1046 BCE), and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1046–771 BCE).[3] Confucianism was suppressed during the Legalist and autocratic Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) but survived. During the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), Confucian approaches edged out the "proto-Taoist" Huang–Lao as the official ideology, while the emperors mixed both with the realist techniques of Legalism. Enjoy this video essay on Confucianism which is an introduction to the upcoming video essays.
Confucianism (or Ruism or Ru classicism) is a system of behavior and way of thinking originating in ancient China. Variously described as tradition, a philosophy, a religion, a humanistic or rationalistic religion, a way of governing, or a way of life developed by the famous Chinese Philosopher Confucius (551-.479 BCE). Confucianism developed in response to Buddhism and Taoism and was later reformulated as Neo-Confucianism. Confucius considered himself a transmitter of cultural values inherited from the Xia (c. 2070–1600 BCE), Shang (c. 1600–1046 BCE), and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1046–771 BCE).[3] Confucianism was suppressed during the Legalist and autocratic Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE) but survived. During the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), Confucian approaches edged out the "proto-Taoist" Huang–Lao as the official ideology, while the emperors mixed both with the realist techniques of Legalism. Enjoy this video essay on Confucianism which is an introduction to the upcoming video essays.