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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Confucius believe were the keys to social order and peace?
A
a strict caste system
B
to worship only one god
C
good character and virtue
D
an effective ruler who could keep order
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This moral character is achieved through the virtue of ren, or “humanity, ‘’ which leads to more virtuous behaviours, such as respect, altruism, and humility. Confucius believed in the importance of education in order to create this virtuous character.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Confucian solution. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within Confucianism there are five constant virtues or wu chang (). In descending order of importance, the virtues are benevolence or ren (), righteousness or yi (), propriety or li (), wisdom or zhi () and fidelity or xin ().

Detailed explanation-4: -The Confucian social order was centered on relationships. Confucius believed that just as the yin and yang are present in the cosmos, they are also present in the relationships we hold with one another. The five key relationships, or Five Bonds, are the social relationships that form the basis of all proper behavior.

Detailed explanation-5: -Confucius believed that all people–and the society they live in-benefit from a lifetime of learning and a moral outlook. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and teacher whose message of knowledge, benevolence, loyalty, and virtue were the main guiding philosophy of China for thousands of years.

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