Neo-Confucianism is influenced by Confucianism as it is more metaphysical, ethical and morally in the Chinese philosophy. There are righteous human experiences when an individual is unselfish or altruistic. The virtue that tries to relate the unselfish feeling to an individual is what is known as Ren. Protecting feelings for adults towards children are embodied in Ren. This paper talks about the Confucian perception of the teachings under Ren.
There was a Confucian student who was outstanding known as Yan Hui. In one of the lessons, he asked the master to explain or describe the rules that govern ren. The master’s reply was filled with the words not associating with improper things. Ren under Confucian also explains the care of others (Bell, 24). The Confucian masters indicate that ren was something that was near a man, in man and never left them. If an individual seeks it, it is already in them.
Ren was an ideology that focused on the way people should treat one another. The ideologies sometimes explained entertaining experiences (Bell, 34). The teachings indicated that loving something meant that an individual wanted that thing to live. Therefore, in the instance of a caring, parenting and interacting with an infant, the human interaction that was mostly charged was caring. The definition of ren revolved around the love for other people and the relationships between human beings thereby meaning seed, benevolence or humanity.
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