Literature+Changing+Society

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Confucius focused on governing with honor and respect and setting a good example for others to follow. Instead of everyone trying to live by their own rules and doing what only they thought was best, Confucius wanted to have common rules and regulations and to have people honor them. Confucius' literature was not translated into English until centuries after his death, in 1867. The only works of Confucius that we know for sure is written by Confucius himself is //The Analects of Confucius.//

Most people who practice Confucianism use it as a way of living, not neccessarily as a religion. [|Confucian literature] includes a series of "Five-Classics", which is divided into "Five Canonical Works". This consists of the "Book of Changes", the "Book of Documents", the "Book of Poetry", the "Record of Rites", and "Spring and Autumn Annals", believed to have been written by Confucius himself. There are many classics in Confucian philosophy. If we were to adopt Confucianism today, our society would be very different than what it is today. America does not neccessarily have a religion, since we are a melting pot. We are free to practice what we want. However, if the United States were to enforce it, many aspects of our lives would change. There are many books that follow Confucianism and are important to the study of the philosophy. Confucius really stressed respect and morals to his followers. I think that if we were to practice Confucianism today, America would be more peaceful.