Sentence examples for while confucius from inspiring English sources

Undoubtedly the newest thing about Neo-Confucianism was its metaphysics: while Confucius and Mencius had apparently assumed the reality of the world, they had not felt obliged to explain that assumption theoretically, even in passing.

While Confucius believes that people live their lives within parameters firmly established by Heaven which, often, for him means both a purposeful Supreme Being as well as 'nature' and its fixed cycles and patterns he argues that men are responsible for their actions and especially for their treatment of others.

While Confucius never wrote any independent treatises or dialogues that were meant to serve as systematic expressions of his personal ideas, over time reports about his discussions with his disciples came to be recorded and edited into a work most commonly translated as the Analects.

A speaker (here the actor Samuel West) then delivers Mr. Küng's narrative about Confucius while the orchestra responds with restless bursts, piercing harmonies and grumbling ostinatos.

CONFUCIUS said that while a man's parents were alive, he should not travel far afield.

Above him were the serene faces of Jesus, Confucius and Buddha, while a giant all-seeing eye stared down at the few hundred worshipers.

Analects 6.28 claims that while he was in Wei, Confucius visited its ruler's wicked consort Nanzi.

The origin of the survey, i.e., the collection of information from a sample of individuals, can be traced back to at least the Domesday Book in 1086, while ancient philosophers such as Confucius wrote on the importance of social roles.

Confucius Institutes highlight that while the most substantial donations in terms of cash spent come from the Middle East, these donors are often overpaying.

The "eight-legged essay" was the most important paper, an argument in eight sections that elaborated on a theme while quoting from classics such as Confucius and Mencius.

State enterprises have reached deep into the region with energy pipelines, railroads and highways, while the government has recently opened Confucius Institutes to teach Mandarin in capitals across Central Asia.