Ideaology

Foundations of Ideology China’s ideology is greatly due to Confucius. His views and teachings started the Chinese ideology in China and he is the first self-conscious philosopher in the Chinese tradition (Mote, 1989, p31). Confucius lived from 552 B. C. To 479 B. C.; his teachings greatly influenced Chinese life. Living a moral life was the predominant belief and goal of the philosopher and teacher, K`ung Ch`iu, the founder of Ju school (Liu, 1995, p10). Confucius …

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