Confucianism
Confucianism is a philosophy that was founded in China between 560-480 BCE by the great Chinese sage, Confucius. LIke Taoists, Concfucians emphasize the principle of the way as a pattern of action that applies to all human socities and to natural forces. Confucians believe in the principle of telling like it is, rather than using words decptively and sugarcoating what you actually mean. Two other virtues that are stressed by followers of Confucianism are human-heartedness (jen) which is evidenced by proper attitudes and actions towards others, and the principle of propriety (Li), which involves proper social conduct and rituals. Confucians believe in heaven but it is a much different belief than the Judeo-Christian view. Confucians rather see heaven (T'ien) as an impersonal force that watches over human affairs. Members of the Confuycian faith/philosophy view things in the natural cycle to be metaphors of heaven. The most common metaphor used is that of the family which focuses on the head of the household as being symbolic of the emperor of heaven. The Confucians use as their primary scripture a collection of aphorisms atttributed to Confucius called the Analects (Lun-yu). They also envy works by other chinese philosophers and sages that have contributed greatly to Confucian philosophy. Particularly Mencius who was one of the great Chinese philosophers in the fourth century BCE.
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