Key Terms in the Analects of Confucius: Li, Ren, Junzi, and Dao

Analysis of Key Terms in the Analects of Confucius: Li, Ren, Junzi, and Dao Your Name Subject and Section Date The Li is the adherence to proper social behavior or “ritual" (Eno, 2015, p. 118). Chapter 2.23 illustrates the approaches to Li. Rituals were established by our forefathers and became refined overtime through repeated social interactions to create the proper norms of everyday conduct. As time passes, some of the rituals are removed and sometimes new rituals are added. Also, this ritual paints a picture of what the next generation will look like. Adherence to these surviving rituals creates an interaction that links us to the people that came before us and those who will follow (Eno, 2015). The Ren is the adherence to comprehensive value of morality or "humanity" (Eno, 2015, p. 119). Ren denotes a person’s affiliation towards goodness as reflected by the person's thought, feelings, and actions by the result of the interactions with other people. In chapter 6.30, it is stated that a person who seek to settle or establish himself should also set up or establish others (Eno, 2015). It goes hand in hand with the golden rule of mo...