Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Confucians regard the social world as sacred. Explain.

For the follower of Confucianism, there has to be a level
of social accord that follows internal beliefs of the individual.  The harmony of the
social world is extremely important to the Confucius follower.  When individuals have
internalized what has to be done in a social order and absorb it as part of their
subjectivity, not for the external end but rather its intrinsic value, then there is a
greater chance of social harmony.  When Confucius says, "There is government, when the
prince is prince, and the minister is minister; when the father is father, and the son
is son," it helps to reinforce the idea that the social world, when internalized by the
individual is sacred.  It is revered because the social world is an externalization of
the individual's beliefs.  In this light, it is a manifestation of the individual and is
sacred to this extent.

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