WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

CONFUCIANISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Confucius, people are naturally
A
good
B
bad
C
a combination of good and bad
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucius believed in the importance of education in order to create this virtuous character. He thought that people are essentially good yet may have strayed from the appropriate forms of conduct.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Confucius viewed human nature as having innate morality and that humans freely make choices to do bad things that make them unhappy and unwise. He wanted everyone to achieve a state of wisdom and thought that people should do this by being benevolent (being moral), which would produce joy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucius believed that to restore order, societies had to encourage certain virtues, such as loyalty, trustworthiness, and respecting your elders. He believed people were capable of attaining these and other virtues through education. By learning history, literature, and philosophy, people could gain insights.

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