PPT-The Confucian View of Human Nature

Philosophy 224 Confucius Kung Fu tzu Historians usually date Confuciuss life from 551479 BCE He lived during the end of one the longest lasting of the Chinese dynasties the Zhou. AP CHAPTER 17. The Development of Confucianism. During the Warring States Period (722-221): China experienced a collapse of social and political order that led to chaos. The ensuing chaos needed a solution.. J. Blackmon. Contents. Perfectionist View. Libertarian Views. Human Nature Views. Motivation Views. Perfectionist View. PV: . Given a choice between selecting a being that will have the best chance of having the best life and a different being that will not have the best chance of having the best life, it is morally obligatory to select the former.. Descartes. Philosophy 224. Rene Descartes. Descartes was born in 1591 in La . Haye. , France. He died in 1650 in Sweden.. Educated by the Jesuits, he was dissatisfied with the products of what was at the time the best education possible.. Descartes. Philosophy 224. Rene Descartes. Descartes was born in 1591 in La . Haye. , France. He died in 1650 in Sweden.. Educated by the Jesuits, he was dissatisfied with the products of what was at the time the best education possible.. What is it to be a Person?. What Am I?. What Makes A Human?. . Key Questions. How are . we. different from other species?. What are humans like? . What . does it mean to be human? . What . are the characteristics in order to be human? . RELS 110: World Religions. Possible exam questions. Confucius. Life. Compare what we know of the life of Master Kong (Confucius) with what we know of the life of . Siddharta. Gautama (the Buddha). Basic Teachings. 1800-1860. “I unsettle all things. No facts are to me sacred.”. --Ralph Waldo Emerson. Purpose . of . Writing:. As a . reaction against rationalism. To explore . imagination. and . emotion. Emphasized. Sallie . McFague. : Consider the . Lillies. . "Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. .” Luke 12:27. THE . SHANG. DYNASTY: . 1766-1122 B.C.E.. Streched. from the north and southern region from the Huang He River valley . Lasted 700 years. Bronze. metallurgy, . monopolized. by elite . Agricultural surpluses supported large troops . Theosis : The Transformation of Human Nature through Participation in the Divine Nature A Tuesday-night series of learning at Holy Trinity Church Winter-Spring 2013 The Cappadocian Synthesis Three great CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE IN A VUCA WORLD Lesson 5: World View LEARNING OBJECTIVE Everyone has a motivation for living, whether aware of it or not. This motivation – whether religious, secular, philosophical, or something else, helps us to get up each morning, go to work, and then guides us throughout the day. This is called a world view, which asks basic questions about life in terms of reality, human nature, truth, and values. Historical Background. Plato and the Ring of . Gyges. Republic II. “No man would keep his hands off what was not his own when he could safely take what he liked out of the market, or go into houses and lie with any one at his . The Development of Confucianism. During the Warring States Period (722-221): China experienced a collapse of social and political order that led to chaos. The ensuing chaos needed a solution.. Many solutions were proposed.. Gifford Lecture 5. May 9, 2023. John Dupré, Egenis, University of Exeter. Human Nature is written in our genes?. Human Nature as a “Blank Slate”: social context is the Key. Evolutionary Psychology: the key to human nature is in our evolutionary past..