viernes, 3 de octubre de 2014

Eleventh Class

TWO MOST RELEVANT POINTS

1. CONFUCIANISM

Confucianism is characterized as a system, more of a philosophy rather than a religion, it is a way of life.



Confucius ( c. 551-479 B.C) was a philosopher who believed in education, hard work and the capacity that all humans can succeed.  He believed that people become better by being educated so he started a school and his fame began to spread.  He focused on creating ethical models of family and public interaction, and setting educational standards. He believed in the social unit in where relationships within the family were fundamental to all others (members were to treat each other with love, respect, and consideration for the needs of all) and comprised three of the "five relationships" that were the models for all others:
Father-Son
Ruler-Minister
Husband- Wife
Old- Young
Friend- Friend
In this hierarchy of social relations, each role had defined duties such as reciprocity or mutual responsibility between subordinate and superior, fundamental to the Confucian concept of human relations.   

"Confucius’ political beliefs were likewise based on the concept of self-discipline. He believed that a leader needed to exercise self-discipline in order to remain humble and treat his followers with compassion. In doing so, he would lead by positive example. According to Confucius, leaders could motivate their subjects to follow the law by teaching them virtue and the unifying force of ritual propriety." 

2. EAST meets WEST (comparison between Germany and China)

EAST meets WEST is an exposition that shows the cultural differences that exist between China (east) and Germany (west). This exposition give us the idea on how each society
acts towards different matters such as time, ideal of beauty, individual's ego, etc. 

Ideal of Beauty

Lifestyle 

 At a Party

Sense of Punctuality

The Boss

Connections and Contacts

Individual's Ego

Stand in  line

Problem Solving


Self Expression

Punctuality



RESEARCH QUESTION

Who was YANG LIU?

Yang Liu is a Chinese artist living in Germany since 1990.  By growing in two different places with diverse traditions she was able to eperience the differences between the two cultures first-hand.  From her own experience she created a minimalistic visualizaton using simple symbols and shapes to convey just how different the two cultures are.







SOURCES

Confucius. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 08:00, Oct 03, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/confucius-9254926.

East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu | bSix12 - Do what makes you happy!. (n.d.). East Meets West: An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu | bSix12 - Do what makes you happy!. Retrieved October 3, 2014, from http://bsix12.com/east-meets-west/