Lecture04 Confucius Sept 8 Chinese Philosophy Lectures杜兰大学中国哲学课堂教学.pptVIP

PHIL 2931Chinese Philosophy Confucius (II) Schedule Confucius’ moral philosophy Confucius’ political philosophy Confucius’ Metaphysics Concepts Jen/Ren 仁 Li 禮 Yi 義 Chung/Zhong 忠 and shu 恕 Five Relationships and Cheng Ming: Rectification of Names Li 禮-early stage Ceremony, Rites, Ritual, Propriety, Li can be used to refer to the (rules governing the) religious rites associated with the worship of deities or ancestor veneration that characterized traditional Chinese religion, particularly with regards to those rites performed by the emperor. Li came to denote all of the emperor’s duties