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His teachings are wide-ranging, but can generally be said to be of a humanistic, or human-focused, nature. Confucius does not speak much about death, the spirit world, or the cosmos, but focuses on philosophies of upright behavior in everyday life and in actual society, through the theoretical example of the ''jūnzi'' (君子, J: ''kunshi''), the proper gentleman. Among his teachings, he emphasized correct behavior in accordance to one's relationships, writing that fathers & sons, rulers & subjects, husbands & wives, brothers, and friends should each treat one another accordingly.<ref>Albert Craig, ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 15-18.</ref>
His teachings are wide-ranging, but can generally be said to be of a humanistic, or human-focused, nature. Confucius does not speak much about death, the spirit world, or the cosmos, but focuses on philosophies of upright behavior in everyday life and in actual society, through the theoretical example of the ''jūnzi'' (君子, J: ''kunshi''), the proper gentleman. Among his teachings, he emphasized correct behavior in accordance to one's relationships, writing that fathers & sons, rulers & subjects, husbands & wives, brothers, and friends should each treat one another accordingly.<ref>Albert Craig, ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 15-18.</ref>
He also emphasized the use of moral force, or virtue (徳, C: ''dé'', J: ''toku''), and the power of setting an example, as a means for achieving order, over the use of violence or various methods of coercion. Three of the chief elements of moral uprightness, according to Confucius, were filial devotion, i.e. obedience to one's parents and ancestors (孝, C: ''xiào'', J: ''kô'' or ''kyô''), humanity or humaneness (仁, C: ''rén'', J: ''jin'' or ''nin''), and decorum or etiquette (礼, C: ''[[li (rites)|lǐ]]'', J: ''rei'').
He also emphasized the use of moral force, or virtue (徳, C: ''dé'', J: ''toku''), and the power of setting an example, as a means for achieving order, over the use of violence or various methods of coercion. Three of the chief elements of moral uprightness, according to Confucius, were filial devotion, i.e. obedience to one's parents and ancestors (孝, C: ''[[filial piety|xiào]]'', J: ''kô'' or ''kyô''), humanity or humaneness (仁, C: ''[[ren|rén]]'', J: ''jin'' or ''nin''), and decorum or etiquette (礼, C: ''[[li (rites)|lǐ]]'', J: ''rei'').
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