Confucius · Philosophy

Li: Ritual and Harmony

Confucius’s teaching on <em>li</em> - ritual, propriety, the forms of proper conduct - which cultivate virtue, order society, and express the humane spirit in the proper forms of life.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that li (ritual/propriety) cultivates virtue and orders society, expressing the humane spirit in proper forms. Explain what li is and why Confucius valued it, in your own words.

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