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孔子

众神文化

奥林匹克精神

中庸。

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Abstract

This thesis is generally about the introductions and the comparisons between the

philosophy of the Greek mythology and the middlebrow from the Confucius. Firstly,

the thesis

will give

a brief introduction about

the

middlebrow philosophy, its social

background,

and

the

Confucius

’

s

whole

life.

Tell

the

readers

why

does

the

the

middlebrow

philosophy

come

into

being

and

give

the

detailed

expression

about

it

from

Confucius

’

s

saying.

Then

introduce

the

philosophy

of

the

ancient

Greek,

its

stories,

and

show

how

the

philosophy

come

into

being

and

develops,

analyzing

the

embodiment

of

its

value,

esthetics.

At

the

same

time,

do

comparisons

between

the

philosophy of

the Greek mythology

and the

middlebrow

from the

Confucius

which

comes

from

the

different

times,

areas,

and

civilizations.

More

emphasizes

will

be

focused on the

middlebrow from

the

Confucius and

Confucius himself, because we

have learn a lot about the ancient Greek from the class and the middlebrow and the

Confucius are hard to understand.

Key words:

Confucius; the spirits of the gods; the Olympic spirit; middlebrow.

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Text

About the Confucius

His life experiences and the background he lives.

Confucius (born Kong Qiu, styled Zhong Ni) was born in the village of Zou in

the

country

of

Lu

in

551

B.C.,

a

poor

descendant

of

a

deposed

noble

family.

As

a

child,

he

held

make-believe

temple

rituals;

as

a

young

adult,

he

quickly

earned

a

reputation for fairness, politeness and love of learning, and he was reputed to be quite

tall. He traveled extensively and studied at the imperial capital, Zhou, where he is said

to have met and spoke with Lao Zi, the founder of Daoism.

Upon his return to Lu, he gained renown as a teacher, but when he was 35, Duke Zhao

of Lu led his country to war, was routed and fled to the neighboring country of Qi; in

the disorder following the battle, Confucius followed. Duke Zhao frequently came to

him for advice, but upon counsel of one of his ministers, he decided against granting

land

to

Confucius

and

gradually

stopped

seeking

his

counsel.

When

other

nobles

began

plotting

against

Confucius'

position,

Duke

Zhao

refused

to

intervene,

and

Confucius

returned

to

Lu.

But

conditions

there

were

no

better

than

before,

and

Confucius retired from public life to concentrate on teaching and studying.

At

age

50,

he

was

approached

by

the

Baron

of

Qi

to

help

defend

against

a

rebellion, but he declined. He was later made a city magistrate by the new Duke of Lu,

and

under

his

administration

the

city

flourished;

he

was

promoted

several

times,

eventually becoming Grand Secretary of Justice and, at age 56, Chief Minister of Lu.

Neighboring countries began to worry that Lu would become too powerful, and they

sent messengers with gifts and dancers to distract the duke during a sacrifice holiday.

When the duke abandoned his duties to receive the messengers, Confucius resigned

and left the country.

Confucius spent the next five years wandering China with his disciples, finding

that

his

presence

at

royal

courts

was

rarely

tolerated

for

long

before

nobles

would

begin plotting to drive him out or have him killed. He was arrested once and jailed for

five days, and at 62 he was pursued, along with his disciples, into the countryside by a

band of soldiers sent by jealous nobles, until he was able to send a messenger to the

sympathetic king of a nearby country, who sent his own soldiers to rescue them. Once

again, Confucius was to be given land but was denied it upon counsel of another high

minister. After further wanderings, he eventually returned to Lu at age 67. Although

he was welcomed there and chose to remain, he was not offered public office again,

nor did he seek it. Instead he spent the rest of his years teaching and, finally, writing.

He died at 72.

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