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AND EASTERNTHOUGHT
LESSON OBJECTIVES
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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CONFUCIANISM
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TAOISM/DAOISM
o Living in the way of the Tao or the universe
o Rejects having one definition of what the Tao is
o Rejects the hierarchy and strictness brought by
Confucianism and would prefer a simple lifestyle and
. its teachings thus aim to describe how to attain that
life
o The self is not just an extension of the family or the
community; it is part of the universe.
o The ideal self is selflessness but this is not forgetting
about the self; it is living a balanced life with society
and nature, being open and accepting to change,
forgetting about prejudices and egocentric ideas and
thinking about equality as well as complementarity
among humans as well as other beings.
BUDDHISM
o The self is seen as an illusion, born
out of ignorance, of trying to hold
and control things, or human-
. centered needs; thus, the self is also
the source of all these sufferings.
o To forget about the self, forget the
cravings of the self, break the
attachments you have with the
world, and to renounce the self
which is the cause of all suffering and
in doing so, attain the state of
Nirvana.
WEST Vs. EAST
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WEST Vs. EAST
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WEST Vs. EAST
• Independence • Interdependence
Tasks more important Relationships more
important than tasks
than relationships
Social and cognitive skills
. Cognitive skills integrated
independent of social Arranged marriages are
skills common. They are normally
arranged by parents or
Concepts like arranged elders. They believe in a
marriages are not at all concept that love comes after
common. They go for love marriage.
marriages as they believe
in a concept that love •
comes before marriage.
WEST Vs. EAST
How a child is being taken care of?
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WEST Vs. EAST
How a child is being taken care of?
Overriding goal of the Train children in dependent
parents is to make the child behaviors including
. independent and “self- obedience, calmness,
reliant” politeness and respect
toward others.
“Babies are bundles of
potential and a good parent Ultimately, these child-
is one who can uncover the rearing practices emphasize
feeling responsible for
latent abilities and talents behavior and avoiding
in their child, encourage shaming both personally and
the good while for the family, clan or
discouraging the bad.” community.
WEST Vs. EAST
How a Senior life looks like?
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WEST Vs. EAST
ON EDUCATION
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WEST Vs. EAST
ON EDUCATION
Western educational systems focus on Eastern education, it is all about hard
the ideas of creativity Obviously, the system work and struggle. Nothing is difficult
being a system means that numerous things if you practice hard. Consequently,
. are bound together, but still, it normally kids are given lots of homework and
does it’s best to elevate individual ways to are instructed to buckle down. That is
deal with various students. the reason Asian students are
frequently considerably more
Western education moves further and
profitable than their peers when they
facilitate along the road of transforming
get into more casual Western
students into undeniable members of the
educational institutions.
training procedure. They are urged to make
inquiries and debate with their instructors, Students are the beneficiaries, they
to think critically. submit to the authority of teachers and
the method itself is far less interactive.
WEST Vs. EAST
LEADERSHIP
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WEST Vs. EAST
THOUGHT PROCESSES
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WEST Vs. EAST
THOUGHT PROCESSES
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WEST Vs. EAST
Female Female
• white, fair skin • white, fair skin
• young, girly features • young, girly features
. • skinny thin • skinny thin
Male Male
• boyish, cute guys • boyish, cute guys
Eastern
. thoughts:
o Asian culture is called a collectivistic culture as the group and
social relations that is given more importance than individual
needs and wants.
Western thoughts:
o The Western culture is what we would call an individualistic
culture since their focus is on the person.
LESSON SUMMARY
Confucianism
o A code of ethical conduct, of how one should properly act according to their
relationship with other people
o Self-cultivation is seen as the ultimate purpose of life.
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•Taoism
o The self is not just an extension of the family or the community; it is part of the
universe.
o The ideal self is selflessness but this is not forgetting about the self; it is living a
balanced life with society and nature.
•Buddhism
o The self is seen as an illusion, born out of ignorance, of trying to hold and control
things, or human-centered needs
o To forget about the self, and in doing so, attain the state of Nirvana.