Confucius believed people should concentrate on improving their behavior. Proper behavior was called .....

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Confucius believed people should concentrate on improving their behavior. Proper behavior was called ____

A	Wi
B	Li
C	Etiquette
D	Si

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucianism is a philosophy that defines proper conduct for people and governments. According to Confucius, people are naturally good and should concentrate on improving their behavior and doing what they know is right. He called this proper behavior li (pronounced LEE).

Detailed explanation-2: -Li – Confucianism emphasizes the importance of virtuous rule through benevolence and proper conduct. This proper conduct is called li, or ritual, and emphasizes purity, sincerity, and harmony. If people were all virtuous and conducted themselves properly, Heaven bestowed good fortune upon everyone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucius said people should practise five virtues: kindness, goodness, honesty, modesty, wisdom and trustworthiness.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is generally considered that “Ren” is the ideological core of Confucianism (Zhong, 2016, p. 1), representing ideologies and moral concepts (Zhao, 2011, p. 4), whereas “Li” is the outward manifestation of “Ren, ‘’ representing institutions and behavioral norms (Yang, 2017, p.

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