Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi

Dao

road/path

harmonious

war/conflict —> seeking ____ society

Everybody

[confucianism] _______ has the potential to become a moral sage, by practice

self interested

[Legalism] Human beings are all _________

draw the line

Those for whom it is genuinely a problem of insufficient strength end up collapsing somewhere along the Way. As for you, you deliberately________

filial piety

attitude child exhibits towards his parents or grandparents

no feeling of reverence

“Filial piety nowadays means to be able to feed one's parents. But we feed even dogs and horses. If there is ___________ wherein lies the difference?”

1. gently

2. resume an attitude of reverence and not abandon his effort to serve

3. does not complain

“In serving his parents, a son may _____ remonstrate with them. When he sees that they are not inclined to listen to him, he should ___________________ them. He may feel worried, but __________.”

Ren

“Filial piety and brotherly respect are the roots of exercising _____.”

ren

human heartedness/humanity/benevolence/love and care/compassion

Practice filial piety and brotherly respect

The way to exercise Ren?

difficult

It is the most_____ to maintain good relationship with parents.

Me and Others

Ren: Virtue relating to the relation between ______

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others

Silver Rule

Big/Great Filial Piety

Shun’s attitude towards family

true meaning

The ruler should fulfill the ________ of rulership, the minister of ministership, the father of fatherhood, and the son of sonship.

all human relationships

The practice of Ren applies to ________

Righteousness / virtue

ability to judge whether others done to you or you do to others are morally good or not.

Learning

Analects 1,1

You

Exercise of Ren is based on ____!!

internal

Mencius: “We practice reverence, and therefore it is called _______.”

wolf

Mencius: He who does not rescue his drowning sister-in-law is a _____.

weight

Mencius: It is a ‘______’ to rescue one’s drowning sister- in-law with hands.

Good human nature (innate goodness)

Mencius: is the foundation for the feelings of love/respect/care (Ren) that arise internally

water, natrually

Mencius: Human nature’s being good is like _____ flowing downward _______.

Default setting

Mencius: Human nature is Good (having a heart of Ren and righteousness)

—> feelings, behaviors are good (moral)

potential ability

Mencius: We all have the ___________ to feel and act morally within us.

Activation of default setting

Mencius: Inherent ability will be realized with practice

destroy

Mencius: Having these Four Sprouts, but to say of oneself that one is unable to be virtuous is to _____ themselves.

Xunzi

Who thought of LBHH?

Xunzi

Who said human beings are egotistical bundles of desire?

root cause

human nature to pursue desires is the_________ of social conflict and chaos.

desires

Xunzi: chaos arises from _____

internalization of proprieties and rites

Solution for “we leave humans as mere ‘bundles of desires’”

distinction of roles and responsibilites

solution for: we let human gather together

1. Define Roles and Responsibilities

2. Distribute Fairly

3. Regulate Desires

4. Resolve Conflicts

Xunzi’s 4 step strategy for distinction of roles & responsibilities

functioning

“In the ruler _______ as ruler, in the farmer _______ as a farmer.”

Learning

The morally perfect person says: ________ must never stop.

Learn to Activate

Mencius Developmental Model

Learn to Transform

Xunzi.Transformation Model

1% shame

the drive to accept, learn, and follow Proprieties & rites

installing

Xunzi: It is only by ______ Proprieties and Rites that we can generate moral behaviors.

uncarved

Xunzi: Human Nature is the original ________ material, and Artifice is the grandeur and abundance of the wood’s refined patterns.

beautify

If there were no artifice, then human nature would not be able to ______ itself

sage

Human nature and artifice must unite, and then the reputation of the _____ is achieved. (Also known as finishing point)

Yao

GOAT of Meritocracy

Nature and Artifice

Xunzi: Sharp distinction between ____ and _____.

artificial

Xunzi: we are born to be bundles of desires, naturally. being moral is something ______, not natural.