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Key Takeaway: Confucius is associated with a practical ethics of ren (仁, humane conduct), li (礼, appropriate form), yi (义, rightness), shu (恕, reciprocity), learning, and the cultivation of the junzi (君子).

Confucius is associated with a practical ethics of ren (仁, humane conduct), li (礼, appropriate form), yi (义, rightness), shu (恕, reciprocity), learning, and the cultivation of the junzi (君子). The Analects preserves sayings and dialogues associated with him alongside other voices; it is a received compilation, not simply a book he personally authored. • What you do not wish, do not do to others • Goodness draws neighbors • The noble person is broad and at ease

As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Confucius is associated with a practical ethics of ren (仁, humane conduct), li (礼, appropriate form), yi (义, rightness), shu (恕, reciprocity), learning, and the cultivation of the junzi (君子).

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