Bingham
5/9/2015 18:56:03
Oh, I get it, so it's chapter 5 that you are going to bomb. You think it will be easier than 4? Okay, let's see how that works out for you.
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Kaitlyn
8/8/2019 01:09:19
In describing the “good life” or the “good society,” what commonalities do you see among these four documents? What differences are apparent? How might the authors of each text respond to the ideas of the others?
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Hallie Schulze
5/9/2015 22:49:11
Margin Question #1: What different answers to the problem of disorder arose in classical China?
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Bingham
6/9/2015 09:11:27
Hi Hallie,
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Hallie
6/9/2015 13:23:00
Thanks!! I'm always up for some food for thought! :)
Bingham
6/9/2015 19:05:21
Good. And now that I think of it, there is the similarity that they all arose in the Warring States period. Any thoughts about why that might be so?
Trevor Fu
10/9/2015 20:09:32
I think that these philosophies may have all happened during the period of warring states because the civil unrest caused the educated thinkers such as Confucius and Laozi to seek a way to restore balance to society and govern the civilization with a certain rule of law to ensure that chaos like the warring states don't happen again.
Bingham
6/9/2015 09:12:55
*filial piety
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Hallie Schulze
8/9/2015 22:27:36
Is it because there were so many different states that were coming up with their own ways to solve the conflict? And they all wanted to be different from each other,so the Legalists rose up first, and then Confucianism, and then Daoism? I'm just guessing here.
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Bingham
9/9/2015 06:44:21
It's more that in times of political and social upheaval, there is an increased need for explanations, for answers to the problems people face daily.
Andres Rodriguez
6/9/2015 16:19:59
Margin question 3
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Bingham
6/9/2015 19:04:16
yeah, that's it. Put another way:
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Micah Zimmerman
6/9/2015 19:01:16
Margin Question 2
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Bingham
6/9/2015 19:09:40
I think that's a good answer Micah. This one might be a bit more thorough.
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Bingham
6/9/2015 19:11:53
To your second question, I'd say that MQs, and BPQs are a great guide to help you deconstruct the chapter, but you shouldn't think of answering them as the total study process needed. Certainly other things Stayer says are significant, although maybe not AS important.
Zoe Gillikin
6/9/2015 19:18:30
Big Picture Question 2: Is a secular outlook on the world an essentially modern phenomenon, or does it have it's precedents in the classical era?
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Bingham
7/9/2015 11:15:18
Yeah, I have a suggestion. Keep being awesome!
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Sophia Hartl
9/9/2015 05:05:32
Could Daoism be included in this list?
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Olivia Manning
7/9/2015 11:41:17
So, I am going to answer the margin question, "In what ways did the religious traditions of South Asia change over the centuries?"
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Olivia Manning
7/9/2015 11:42:39
Margin question 4 btw...
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Bingham
7/9/2015 14:40:36
I think you've done a nice job Olivia. Bramins, and Bramans...tricky stuff eh?
Kendal LeFlore
8/9/2015 19:34:32
Okay this has nothing to do with MQs or BPQs, but it's just something I discovered and would love to share. My older brother is finishing up his fourth year of high school in Katy, which is in what is considered the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. He has many friends from all over the world, including India. Interestingly enough, most of his Indian friends are from the Brahmin caste.
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Bingham
8/9/2015 20:21:29
No, don't apologize, this is awesome. I agree, the folks we meet here are more likely to be of the upper class. In fact, a great WHAPer who just graduated was of the Bramin class.
Kendal LeFlore
7/9/2015 13:42:02
This chapter was pretty straightforward; however, there is one margin question (#5) I would love some clarification on.
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Bingham
7/9/2015 14:50:32
I'll be your huckleberry. So your answer looks solid. Just to round it out you might include overcoming the constant demands of the ego (a word that was yet to be coined) in the "similarities" column.
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Kendal LeFlore
8/9/2015 06:55:33
I'm not sure what a huckleberry is, but cool!
Solomon Alhakeem
7/9/2015 14:33:42
Regarding Margin Question #7:
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Bingham
7/9/2015 14:53:08
Looks good Solomon. Guys, don't wait for me to help out. This is supposed to be a conversation, not grafitti sprayed on a wall!
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Zoe Gillikin
7/9/2015 14:35:18
Margin Question 6: (Comparison) What is the difference between the Theravada and Mahayana expressions of Buddhism?
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Bingham
7/9/2015 14:55:46
Rock solid Zoe. Those people, just had to have their gods. This shows that the need for supernatural explanations is a very human trait.
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Olivia Manning
7/9/2015 17:38:20
I'm hoping to answer margin question #12: "In what ways was Christianity transformed in the five centuries following the death of Jesus?
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Bingham
7/9/2015 18:14:05
Pretty darn thorough. I have nothing to add.
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Sabrina Koseki
7/9/2015 22:25:31
Hi, I have a tentative answer for BPQ #3 as well a question about it:
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Sabrina Koseki
7/9/2015 22:28:38
I also feel a bit iffy about my first paragraph, since I only have that one point about religions being supported by authority figures. Is there any other point that I'm missing?
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Sabrina Koseki
7/9/2015 23:22:38
Oh, and I forgot to add in my second paragraph:
Trevor Fu
10/9/2015 21:31:25
If Science is considered a religion i would consider these religions too.
Augustus Allen
9/9/2015 19:17:59
I would include Legalist/ Confucian ideas/Greek Rationalism because basically religion can be a set of practices, ethical values, philosophy/ies, and beliefs. Therefore these ways of thinking can fit under the relatively broad term of religion.
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Caroline O'Connor
10/9/2015 22:11:05
I would also include that the harsh nature of Legalism contributed to Shihuangdi's short rule and the discrediting of the entire Legalist philosophy. Confucianism's emphasis on strong education systems created a bureaucracy with government officials chosen based on merit rather than by blood or birthright.
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Hallie Schulze
9/9/2015 00:48:29
BPQ #1: "Religions are fundamentally alike.” Does the material in this chapter support or undermine this idea?
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Sydney Han
9/9/2015 18:17:53
Hi Hallie! To add on to your answer, there are more differences between these religions as well, such as, Confucian and Daoism and between Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Hallie Schulze
10/9/2015 21:54:39
Thanks!! Yes that helped a lot!
Lauren De La Calzada
9/9/2015 20:54:49
Sydney, Thien-Tam, and I have tried to find the 14 similarities between Jesus and Buddha.....
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Bingham
9/9/2015 23:17:45
Lauren,
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Kendal L
10/9/2015 21:48:12
Here is the list of Siddhartha/Jesus similarities we came up with at the after school upperclassmen whap study thing. These are similarities between the two people and (farther down the list) the religions they inspired.
Joanna Zhou
9/9/2015 23:59:40
Not too sure about the "wisdom leaders" point on its own due to its placement in the chapter in relation to point 8: Challenging the conventional values of their time i.e. the same sentence.
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Joanna Zhou
10/9/2015 00:24:10
First off, this comment doesn't relate to any of the big picture or margin questions but more so just fluff, so if you're pulling an all-nighter/hardcore studying, please skip over.
Lauren De La Calzada
9/9/2015 21:25:21
never mind
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