confucianism

There are some good scholars of Confucianism who aren't Chinese, and it'd be worth getting them in.

Should a conference about confucianism in China also find a western person to speak, or be cancelled?

Chinese and other East Asians are strongly influenced by Confucianism which places scholars at the top.

In confucianism - you must try to fulfil your roles at all times.

Interesting...so why is Taoism more prevalent in Sino countries and Confucianism elsewhere?

The poster's point was that Confucianism has a hierarchical/obedience type of effect on society, promoting a mindset that fosters an acceptance of totalitarian rule.

The following passage from Tao Te Ching challenges Confucianism directly.

Japan's feudal-era caste system was part Confucianism and part Shintoism.

> Should a conference about confucianism in China also find a western person to speak, or be cancelled?

Maybe I just didn't see it, but Confucianism seems to be missing too.

I found the paradox of this phenomenon and supposedly elder-friendly Confucianism interesting.

Ah, what you see is one reason why the old Taoists railed against Confucianism so much in their philosophy - Confucianism tells people what they should or should not do, and in doing so, defeats itself in the kind of society it wants to promote.

The "in confucianism you must obey your elders at all times" is a convenient myth perpetrated by various governments and parents throughout history.

The zen stuff that these "koans" are either imitating or satirizing (depending on your view) comes from mixing Buddhism and Confucianism and Taoism and who knows what else.

“It is not trying to make other people into China.” "Clan-focused Confucianism and the fear bred by communism have persuaded the Chinese to mind their own business"

I wonder if there were similar complaints when Buddhism entered China: "Buddhism appealed to Chinese intellectuals and elites and the development of gentry Buddhism was sought as an alternative to Confucianism and Daoism, since Buddhism's emphasis on morality and ritual appealed to Confucianists and the desire to cultivate inner wisdom appealed to Daoists.

Confucianism, much like Christianity in the West and Islam in the Middle East, is not uncontested.

Isn't that what Buddhism, Confucianism, Zen and other East Asian philosophy-religions have always been about?

In India it was the caste system, in China it's probably attributable to Confucianism.