Do Now

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Do Now

• Which of the following approaches do you think
  would be most effective in dealing with school
  violence?
• Assign violent students a big brother/sister
  who is a respected older student in another
  grade. They would teach the bully how to behave
  properly
• Allow studenst guilty of fighting or bullying to
  go unpunished, hoping they will eventually
  learning from their mistakes
• Have school authorities publish the rules for
  unacceptable behavior and assign harsh
  punishments for violating rules

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Confucianism
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Confucius

• 551 479 B.C.E.

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Major Confucian Principles
Li --gt Rules Ren --gt Kindness Shu --gt
empathy Do not do unto others what you would
not want others to do unto you. Yi --gt
Righteousness Xiao --gt Respect your elders!
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5 Principle Relationships
1. Ruler
Subject
2. Father
Son
3. Husband
Wife
4. Older Brother
YoungerBrother
5. Older Friend
YoungerFriend
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Sayings from The Analects

• Knowing what he knows and knowing what he
  doesnt know, is characteristics of the person
  who knows.
• Making a mistake and not correcting it, is
  making another mistake.
• The superior man blames himself the inferior
  man blames others.
• To go too far is as wrong as to fall short.

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Legalism
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Han Fei

• 280? - 233 B.C.E.
• Han Fe Zi.
• Lived during the late Warring States period.

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Major Legalist Principles
1. Human nature is naturally selfish. 2.
Intellectualism and literacy is discouraged.
3. Law is the supreme authority. 4. The ruler
must rule with a strong, punishing hand. 5.
War is the means of strengthening a rulers
power.
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Daoism
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Lao Zi Lao-Tzu

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Major Daoist Principles
Man is unhappy because he lives to man-made laws,
customs, traditions that are contrary to the
ways of nature.
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The Universe of Opposites Find the Balance!
Yin

• Masculine
• Active
• Light
• Warmth
• Strong
• Heaven Sun

• Feminine
• Passive
• Darkness
• Cold
• Weak
• Earth Moon

Yang
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Chinese Philosophies/Religions Chinese Philosophies/Religions Chinese Philosophies/Religions
Philosophy/Religion Founders Characteristics
Confucianism Confucius (Kongzi) Peace and order Respect for elders Ethical human relationships
Daoism Laozi Reject material things Commune with nature Become one with Dao (force within all things)
Legalism Han Feizi, Shangzi Authoritarian Law is supreme authority Leader must rule strongly