Monday, March 19, 2007

Welcome back all!!
Tuesday on our return with spring break we will continuing with Confucius and background basics in Ming history in preparation for the China game.
By now at a minimum you should have:
1) read the game manual, pp 1-30
2) read through the Analects
Before class tomorrow review the Analects once again and note two or three passages which you believe best define the following Confucian precepts: benevolence (仁 ren), righteousness (義yi), ritual or propriety (禮 li), wisdom or knowledge (智 zhi) and trustworthiness (信 xin). Be ready to tell us why you think the passages you chose best describe the relevant concepts. What other important concepts are there? Make a list two or three. Find several passages that best define these ideas too. Be ready to explain to us why these are the concepts fundamental to Confucian thought.

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