March 8th
"The father must be a father, and the son must be a son."
-Sacrilege is breaching the rule of propriety
- only "sin" is not fulfilling proper role in relationships
-Everyone is capable of li, therefore failure to attain it is sacrilege
History and Background
Meng-tzu (Mencius) (4-3c. BCE) Hsun-tzu (3 c. BCE)
opposed leaders
-intrinsic goodness of human -malignant
nature -unwillingly submit to social
-rules/rituals internalized constraints
express individual will -No feelings between ruler/subject
-paternal feelings between ruler -it is a practical relationship
and subjects -impersonal, legalistic relationship
-orderly, positive, humane, between people
loving relationship -Ching and Han dynasty adopt
between people his thought
-Mencius is more influential in the end. It is more optomistic, and closer to Confuciu's view of the world