Thetnalectsw

ritual
foundation of heaven
• =

↓
→
formality
world lives in
→ structure
of the a person
→ now dues human society organize itself
→ certain norms

→ in general worship
,
to /
God gods
,
worship to
divinity
and recognizes
n

Confucius respects divine authority

→ women element to ritual
he also added a

understand human relationships

→
shifted divinity to

melee virtue (the good] -

→ ren
=

Aristocratic male virtue →

• courageous
•
confucius repurposed ran for a moral
purpose → rid ten of class /mobility
(don't need to be born of
class to achieve rent

Cheiplerone
not many theological references
•

humanistic
very
•

•
"
secular
"
→ controversial
classical texts
→ compared to other

references heaven/
divinity but still much more human oriented
-

→
,

in the Analects must interpret

↑
we

i time voices
family
@
1.2 Master You said, “A young person who is filial and respectful of his elders rarely becomes the kind of person who is inclined to defy
his superiors, and there has never been a case of one who is disinclined to defy his superiors stirring up rebellion.
“The gentleman applies himself to the roots. ‘Once the roots are firmly established, the Way will grow.’ Might we not say that filial piety
and respect for elders constitute the root of Goodness?”
→ controversial
→ n'there e
goodness most important concepts
=

reverential to
→
filial piety =
being respectful e
yourparents

Confucius or disciples ?
→ not just voice
one
single
→ multivocal nature
of the text
→
wisl#vah interpret the meaning of multiple authors
→

→ philvsophicalappnach → authoritative approach voices speaking ,

ene on
behalf of Confucius

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