Confucianism

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beings other than man himself, and deals specifically with the interactions between fellow men. It also specializes on the actions a government (King) should take for it’s people. The religion was founded by Confucian himself, he lived from 551 B.C.E. to approximately 479 B.C.E.. He was just a man with an opinion. His opinion sprung from his unhappiness with society and the fall it had taken from what it had been. It had changed to an empire where values were ignored, and the past was just that, the past. He foresaw a proud China with values restored, and humility made once again important. Confucian’s main ideas were to adapt the good things from the past to the technology of today. The “good things” he speaks of are a government where the King is like a loving father to the people, where the King would protect his people and the people in turn would follow the King.
Mencius and Hsun Tzu (Xunzi) were two later teachers of the Confucius ideas, but each had ...

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from the moment of their conception. And finally a world-view is, as philosophers would call it, an idea with which other ideas are based. An idea which influences basic decision making and general way of life of any individual.

As Mencius and Hsun Tzu begin their respective teachings, the difference is immediate.
It is painfully obvious when reading the two that each has their own view on things, and this world-view, shapes how they approach Confucian ideas. Mencius states “No man is devoid of a heart sensitive to the suffering of others.” while Hsun Tzu states just as easily “Man’s nature is evil . ..”. With these two statements one can see where ...

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