TEACHING PROFESSION PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION EASTERN PHILOSOPHY CONFUCIANISM

1. CONFUCIANISM
NUÑEZ | PAGAPUSLAN | SALAMAT | VALENZUELA
OBTEC 1 – 26

2. CODE OF CONDUCT
SOURCE OF LIFE

3. CONFUCIANISM

4. CONFUCIANISM
• Major system of though in China
• Developed from the teachings of Confucius and his
disciples: Mencius and Hzun Tzu
• Has influenced the Chinese attitude toward life, set the
patterns of living and standards of social value and
provided the background for Chinese political theories
and institutions.
• Also known as Ruism, Confucianism can be regarded
as a religion, tradition, teaching or an ideology.

5. PROPONENT

6. CONFUCIUS
• Is the Latinized name for Kong-Tzu or K’ung Fu-tzu
• born on September 28, 551 BC during the Zhou dynasty.
• He was born into a middle-class family but after his
father’s death, the family was consigned to poverty.
• Confucius worked in the fields and as a bookkeeper but
later on became a teacher.
• He became an influential philosopher, politician and
educator during a tumultuous period of Chinese history.

7. CHARACTERISTICS
WHAT YOU DON’T DESIRE FOR
YOURSELF, DON’T DO TO OTHERS.
TREAT OTHERS AS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED.
FAMILY IS METAPHOR FOR
SOCIETY TO DEVELOP.

8. • Characterized as a system of social and ethical
philosophy rather than a religion.
• Affirmation of accepted values and norms of
behavior in primary social institutions and basic
human relationships.
• Conformity and acceptance of social roles
• Cultivation of conscience and character
CHARACTERISTICS

9. FIVE MAIN VIRTUES
五伦

10. HUMANENESS
ren
Compassion & benevolence
RIGHTEOUSNESS
yi
Justice & morally right
RITUAL PROPRIETY
li
Proper customs in rituals
KNOWLEDGE
zhi
Understanding w/ truths
INTEGRITY
xin
Honesty

11. FIVE CONSTANTS
五伦

12. FIVE CONSTANTS
People should know their place in life and society.
They should respect people above and below them.
• Father – Child > kindness and obedience
• Husband – Wife > love and loyalty
• Elder – Younger Brother > nobility and respect
• Friend – Friend > humaneness and deference
• Ruler – Subject > benevolence and sincerity

13. IDEAS IN EDUCATION
True education, according to Confucianism, is self-education.
“Self-illuminative sincerity is called nature. The self-
illumination of sincerity is called education.”
Confucius' view of education is based on the conviction that
“Man is born with uprightness”. Even immoral persons have
an upright essence. So, Confucius said, “By nature men are
alike.”
He honored and respected all human beings, and for him all
men were able to learn about the good and to do good.
Therefore, “In education there should be no class distinction.”

14. EDUCATIONAL THEORY
THEORY OF VALUE
What knowledge and skills are worthwhile
learning? What are the goals of education?
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
What is knowledge? How is it different from
belief? What is a mistake? What is a lie?
THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE
What is a human being? How does it differ
from other species? What are the limits of
human potential?

15. EDUCATIONAL THEORY
THEORY OF LEARNING
What is learning? How are skills and
knowledge acquired?
THEORY OF TRANSMISSION
Who is to teach? By what methods? What will
the curriculum be?
THEORY OF SOCIETY
What is society? What institutions are
involved in the educational process?

16. EDUCATIONAL THEORY
THEORY OF OPPORTUNITY
Who is to be educated? Who is to be
schooled?
THEORY OF CONSENSUS
Why do people disagree? How is
consensus achieved? Whose opinion takes
precedence?

17. CONTRIBUTIONS
•Confucius promoted education for the poor
and underprivileged.
•Confucius set up private institutions to teach
students of all social classes.
•Confucian education system remained the
standard in China for over two thousand years
•For Confucius, education is essential because
excellence comes from the cultivation of
individual's virtues and intellect.

18. IN EDUCATION
• Status and Hierarchy
•Collectivism and Group Orientation
• Respect for authority
• The importance of Family and Scholarship

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