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Do Now • Which of the following approaches do you think would be most
effective in dealing with school violence? 1. 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
2. Allow studenst guilty of fighting or bullying to go unpunished, hoping they will eventually learning from their mistakes
3. Have school authorities publish the rules for unacceptable behavior and assign harsh punishments for violating rules
* 551 – 479 B.C.E.
Li --> Rules
Ren --> Kindness
Shu --> empathy
Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.
Yi --> Righteousness
Xiao --> Respect your elders!
1. Ruler
Subject
2. Father
Son
3. Husband
Wife
4. Older Brother
YoungerBrother
5. Older Friend
YoungerFriend
* Knowing what he knows and knowing what he doesn’t 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.
* 280? - 233 B.C.E.
* Han Fe Zi.
* Lived during the late Warring States period.
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 ruler’s power.
Man is unhappy because he lives to man-made laws, customs, & traditions that are contrary to the ways of nature.
* Masculine
* Active
* Light
* Warmth
* Strong
* Heaven; Sun
* Feminine
* Passive
* Darkness
* Cold
* Weak
* Earth; Moon
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
