Philosophy 12
Final Unit 2
Presentation
Ginny Pei
Confucius
- Chinese philosopher, poet and politician of the spring and
autumn period
- Born Sept 28, 551 BC, LU
- Died April 11, 479 BC, Cemetery of Confucius, Jining, China
- Chose because same ethnicity, contrasting philosophies
Context
- Lu, state during the Zhou dynasty of accident China
- Now located around modern Shandong province
- Religion and Philosophy was well embraced
- 2000 Years later Confucianism is still the accepted philosophy of
china
Main Ideas
-Good moral character
-Cosmic Harmony
-Concepts of respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice
-Meaning of life lies in the present life
- When people are living, they should continue to do things until they die.
“If people don’t arrange their lives well,
they can’t understand death”
Thank you