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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Confucius"”.
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Confucius and the Roman moralists compared
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Initiatives in the Confucius Institute at Kennesaw State University
… spring of 2009 my internship experience with the Confucius Institute at Kennesaw State University (CIKSU) has given me great insight into how the recently established nonprofit organization collaborated by Kennesaw State University and Yangzhou University together operates. Under the leadership of …
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Does Confucius’ 孝 (xiao) travel across time and languages
This dissertation aims to explore the meaning of 孝 (xiao): an important Chinese traditional concept originated from Confucian morality. By investigating three different discourses across time and languages, based on the authentic language data drawn from two ancient Confucian texts, the Chinese …
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K'ung-tzu or Confucius? The Jesuit interpretation of Confucianism
… in context the developing interpretation of Confucius and Confucianism propounded by the Jesuit missionaries in China during the period of the old mission, from its inception c. 158O to its collapse after the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 The Jesuit interpretation of …
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K'ung-tzu or Confucius? The Jesuit interpretation of Confucianism
… in context the developing interpretation of Confucius and Confucianism propounded by the Jesuit missionaries in China during the period of the old mission, from its inception c. 158O to its collapse after the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1773 The Jesuit interpretation of …
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China's Rise and the Confucius Institutes: Chinese and American Perspectives
<p>The Confucius Institutes are Chinese government-backed nonprofit organizations that promote Chinese language and culture. They are housed on collegiate campuses and designed to complement Chinese language and cultural studies by providing teachers, curriculums, textbooks and other educational …
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KANT, CONFUCIUS AND THE BUDDHA : A COMPARISON OF THEIR VIEWS ON FREEDOM
… the thesis begins by establishing that Kant, Confucius and the Buddha believe in universal causation. Chapter Three argues that Kant, Confucius and the Buddha subscribe to a form psychological determinism of actions which however, denies that external events or innate characteristics beyond a …
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What would Confucius say? Applying Confucian virtue system, moral self-cultivation, and communalism to media ethics
This dissertation is an in-depth theoretical endeavor that aims to build a new normative framework for media ethics by applying concepts from Confucian ethics. It contributes an alternative theoretical perspective outside of the Western paradigm with Confucianism, the most important philosophical …
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An Alternative Framework of Analysis to Investigate China’s Confucius Institutes: A Great Leap Outward with Chinese Characteristics?
… diplomacy and its global expansion of the Confucius Institute, whose prominent features are investigated by exploring the four specific research questions of ‘why’ China wants to launch cultural diplomacy and the CI, ‘what’ is the vehicle, ‘who’ is the agent, and ‘how’ it is carried out in …
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Thoreau's Confucianism in The Dial, Walden, and Civil Disobedience.
… Thoreau. In fact, Thoreau's long-time study of Confucius greatly enriched his thought and contributed to his spiritual and intellectual growth. Prior to Thoreau's study of Confucius, Thoreau did not publish any of his works. Early in 1843 Thoreau edited and published sixty-three Confucian …
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《荀子》中的两种文化--荀子思想的基本性格及其思想史的诠释 = Two patterns of Culture in XunZi - The Basic Character of XunZi's Thought and an interpretation in the Scope of Intellectual History
… bent; unlike his predecessors Zichan and Confucius, Xun Zi tried to construct a kind of epistemology based on experience. Lastly, the empirical character of Xun Zi¿s thought was determined by its utilitarian character. As such, utilitarianism is therefore fundamental to Xun Zi¿s thought. …
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China’s soft power investment in African nations
… that China’s soft power, such as scholarships, Confucius Institute, and iconic social infrastructure buildings, may be working to produce positive perceptions of China in African nations. However, few studies examine the causal link between China’s soft power investments and public perceptions …
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Aesthetics of colours in Japanese traditional paintings and woodblock prints in the Edo Period
… theory, represented by Five-elements theory and Confucius, is used in the following studies. In Chapter 2, studies on the colour gold and red for the Kano school are presented. These show that Japanese aesthetics is not a simple concept, but an aggregation of conflicting senses of values. The …
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An investigation into the pedagogical practices of a University WBL course in Hong Kong
… and an enhanced guide for tutors informed by Confucius Heritage Culture environments and the constructivist approach to learning.
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Karol Wojtyła’s Interpersonalist Ethics: A Critical Sartrean Appraisal and Confucian Adaptation
… It is regarding this lack that an appeal to Confucius and classical Confucianism is auspicious. Indeed, there is a somewhat surprising but striking compatibility between Wojtyłan personalist ethics and classical Confucian humanistic ethics. They are both built around the interpersonal …
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Holiness and humanism: a comparative-religions commentary on book 2 of Cicero’s laws, with special reference to Confucianism and Chinese thought
… of aspects of the theology of Cicero and that of Confucius.
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How can one be perfected by music?—contemporary educational significance of Chinese pre-Qin Confucian thought on Yue Jiao (music education)
… focus on the idea of Yue Jiao (Music Education). Confucius, the founder of the Confucian School is regarded as the first educational philosopher in Chinese history both chronologically and in importance. A central theme in his aesthetics is that the final perfection of one’s personhood as an …
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CHINA'S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE (BRI): CHINESE LINKAGE AND LEVERAGE, DEMOCRATIZATION, AND REGIME CHANGE IN ASIA
… evidence. At a disaggregated level analysis, the Confucius Institutes (CIs) indicate a negative and significant effect, whereas the journalist visits show a positive and significant result on democratization levels in the BRI partner countries. However, the aggregated Chinese Linkage Index (CLI) …
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