right conduct

appropriateness to circumstances

custom/ritual/rite/worship

everything becomes ritualized

making tradition/principles own

attention to detail

humaneness

authoitative conduct

don't become a person by yourself

social aspect/co-creating each other

BECOME a human

physical postures and gestures

dao

(confucian)

road/path/way

experience, interpret, and influence the world

inherited from one's cultural predecessors

time-tested way

present, creative force

no distinction between act and actor

Confucian idea of "heaven", but as a force

Co-extensive

551-479 BC

Emphasized personal and govermental morality

Correctness of social relationships, justness, and sincerity

Historical Context of Confucianism

Dissidents kill Zhou emperor

China carved into number of independent states

Constant warfare

Confucius born during "Age of a Hundred Philosophers"

Confucius said that if made ruler, he would address calling things by their right names

Confucius believed that not doing so created a trickle down effect that permeated through all of society

Book XIII Analects

Trusting a ruler is very important

People will follow a sound example

 Action is more important the words

By cultivating yourself you bring peace and security to the people

Respect your parents