Fundamental Ideas and Values of Confucianism

Confucianism was established through Kong Fuzi which lived from 551 B.C.E. to 479 B.C.E. In English, Kong Fuzi was named Confucius, or as his disciples would call him, "Master Philosopher Kong." The many ideas of Confucius were known to be ethical, moral and political. Confucius never realized the impact he had upon society and his disciples; his thoughts were practical. Rather than constituting state offices, Confucius way of thinking portrayed that through proper ordering of human relationships, the government would only the be able to achieve political and social harmony; he also thought that the government should be filled with intellectually developed people rather than heirs. He described these people as junzi which meant "superior individuals.
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