The Analects of Confucius
According to Confucius, some values are most important in society to enhance collaboration among the people living in communities. Respect for one another is one of the values, and through this, society will establish peace among the people living in society. Another moral virtue is the loving one another in the community since this would enable the people to judge what is right appropriately. This would allow the people not to do wrong to others; instead, treat others as one would like to be treated. The essential virtues discussed is the individuals’ responsibility to be dedicated to social rituals. These enhance mass prayers and collaboration in the community. Confucius places emphasis on upholding and the following tradition only because it creates individuals’ responsibility in taking part in societal traditions. Without human responsibility, there would be no connection between the community and the individuals, and this would lead to the collapse of social customs. Human responsibility enables the people to entirely be dedicated to societal rituals as it is part of tradition (Wong, 2015).
The forms of marginalization that existed was the political, economic, and social marginalization. The initiatives that were established in curbing these marginalization forms are the rites establishment and the rituals that had to take place in societies. This enabled the members of the community to be fully responsible for enhancing collaboration in society (Chen, Tolmie & Wang 2017). This led to the development of economic and social ethics that involved respecting the rights of each individual and treating others well. This was successfully done, and the rulers were expected to treat others suitably as he would want to be treated if he or she was to be ruled.
Reference
Wong, D. B. (2015). Early Confucian philosophy and development of compassion. Dao, 14(2), 157-194.
Chen, P., Tolmie, A. K., & Wang, H. (2017). Growing the critical thinking of schoolchildren in Taiwan using the Analects of Confucius. International Journal of Educational Research, 84, 43-54.