Ethics in Confucianism

Confucianism has become a prominent cultural force both in East Asia and around the world. The core of the system is the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher and scholar who lived in 5th century B.C. At its core, it is a series of codified beliefs and behaviors designed to produce people of superior intellectual and moral character, who will in turn enrich society as a whole through their service and their understanding of the social order. Through his moral views, Confucius imagined a future where social harmony and sage rulership would once again prevail. Confucius believed that the past offered up a normative model for the present and tried to help people achieve happiness and peace by observing Li and Ren. In the centuries following Confucius’s life, China’s intellectual influence in the Asian Pacific spread Confucian ideas across the region. In the first chapter, the thesis attempes to study the political and social situations in China before Confucius then explain the nature of ethics in Confucianism and its nesessity. In the second chapter, history of Confucianism from Confucius’ birth to know is expressed.  Moral viewpoints of Confucius, mensius, xunzi, neo- Confucian thinkers  is studied in the third chapter.finally in the fourth chapter, it is tried to reach an conclusion about the subject.