The dominant ethical and political tradition in Chinese civilization, founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius, Xunzi, and later Neo-Confucians, emphasizing ritual propriety, filial piety, virtue cultivation, and benevolent government.
Centers on ren (benevolence, humaneness), li (ritual propriety), and yi (rightness) as the foundations of personal virtue and social order; the rectification of names (zhengming) as the basis of good governance; self-cultivation as continuous practice.
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