What do you think about Confucianism?

[St Leo]

Anything bad for Zheng He I do not like.

[Az]

who's Zheng?

[St Leo]

Does Chung Ho sound more familiar?

[Az]

Ah, the Chinese fleet commander, IIRC. what has confucious to do with him?

[Cruddy]

What do I think abou this? I know nothing about it.

C0ckney, you forgot "Man who sit on fence get splinters up backside".

[MrFun]

Response to thread title -- I always forget how to correctly pronounce the damn word.

[Zero]

confuscianism is stupid. Its great to prevent masses from thninking and deviating from social norm tho.

But I'd rather have people not think than think stupid, so go confucianism! we could use more confuscianism in the states.

[monkspider]

From what I have read of it, I like it quite a bit.

[Q Classic]

having been raised with a lot of it embedded and internalized, i a) find it hard not to be offended at all those stupid confucius jokes at asians' expense, and b) find it hard not to be irritated by people who think it's stupid.

it's a flawed system, but it set up a situation where certain ideals, such as education, were highly prized, while everybody was viewed as having a set position. this dampened social mobility and is probably one of the reasons why east asia did not industrialize earlier; however, it's a good part the reason why asians are degree-happy.
then there's the issue of bowing to authority. while it makes for a complex top-down system that can govern effectively, it has the added effect of stifling innovation and being resistant to change: that helps to explain japan's inability to reform, for one.

it's really a mixed bag, no different from the other mixed bags of english liberalism and what not.

[monolith94]

Japan has made some pretty radical reforms, from city states to modern european styled states, to the economic powerhouse it is today...

Do you mean China?

I disagree with Confucious' view on marriage, but I like his idea of Jen.

[Drake Tungsten]

Confucianism has its pros and its cons, like any political or social system. As it is, it works well for East Asian societies, but it wouldn't really go over to well in the West. Confucianism has a emphasis on stability over liberty that seems stupid or wrong to most Westerners, so I don't see it catching on anytime soon.

[Sikander]

Re: What do you think about Confucianism?

Originally posted by Azazel
So, What do you think of Confucianism?

Ummm, let me ask my dad.

[Drake Tungsten]

Ummm, let me ask my dad.

[Az]

@Sikander.


Mostly my interest and approval comes from Jen, and the fact that it doesn't need god to enforce it. It talks just about this world.

[mindseye]

It's quite a wonderful belief system for keeping women in their place and people subservient to their government.