FAQ/Glossary of Terms

Ethic(s).

a) A set of moral principles or values; b) a theory or system of moral values; c) the principles or conduct governing an individual or a group.

Li.

An accepted principle or rule; a body of principles; ritual.
a principle of gain, benefit, order, and propriety; rules of social order; politeness.

Ren.

Kindness; love, human heartedness; humaneness.

Yi.

Duty, righteousness, the moral disposition to do good.
Concept that governs the "Five Relationships"; defines what is or what is not appropriate/meaningful; a system of principles or rules.

Confucian learning.

The transmission of human culture from generation to generation.