Confucius · Philosophy

Government by Virtue

Confucius’s vision of government - that rulers should govern by moral example and virtue, not by coercion and punishment, leading the people through the power of moral example.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Confucius held rulers should govern by virtue and moral example rather than coercion and punishment. Explain his vision of government by virtue and the rectification of names, in your own words.

Leads to Plato.

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