What did Confucius Actually Do? | The Life & Times of Confucius
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So Confucianism is sort of a big deal, it's been the guiding principle of one of the largest empires on the planet for some 2000 years, but when was the last time you heard anything about Confucius himself? From his humble beginnings as a poor boy in the state of Lu to his... humble middle wandering China in exile and humble endings as a humble teacher in the state of Lu, this is that story.
Music (in order of appearance):
Liu Mingyuan - On a Moonlit Night
Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past (intro music)
Kevin Macleod - Lachaim
Some random party sound effect
Liu Mingyuan - Full of Joy
Bianzhong of Marquis Yi (traditional Chinese bells)
Liu Mingyuan - Full of Joy
Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
Liu Mingyuan - Laying an Ambush on All Sides
Liu Mingyuan - On the Grassland
Liu Mingyuan - Battle Steeds Galloping ahead
Xiao Peng Chuan (Chinese Xun music)
Liu Mingyuan - Battle Steeds Galloping ahead
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There’s was a king named Cuckold? Your shitting me, why has nobody told me about this lmao
Can you do a video for Julius Evola please?
@ Jack Rackam , I like you videos ,but for the love of god just speak slower , dont be like that stupid ben shapiro
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Every body asks what does Confucuis do but nobody asks how does Confucuis do. Like, isn't it difficult to walk with all of those long robes.
Lmao!!
I’ll do you one better. WHY is Confucius
@@ConnorLonergan Where is Confucius
What is confucious?
How is Confucius?
"Sat under a tree for so long that he could ignore the world dying."
No wait that was Buda.
You could make a religion out of this.
@@MrRichardfrost no, don't
And most todays world leaders.
Or you mean Pest?
@@randomkhmerperson how bout I do anyway
I was waiting for the ugly illegitimate son to come back up, like the historical plot twist is that he became super important.
The plot twist that everyone expected but never happened
@@MPHJackson7 Call it subverting expectations
@Alien Doge Man, it's just The Last Jedi all over again...
Technically Confucius did care for the man later in life as its mentioned that Confucius allowed one of his favorite disciples to marry his brother's daughter.
To think that Confucius, Lao Zu and Sun Tzu were all writing at the same time… that’d be the ultimate crossover event of it’s time.
😁
Zhou was an era sort of the development of the identity of the Chinese civilisation. Don't get me wrong our civilisation dates back to the Three August and Five Emperor period and has continuously existed ever since, but to culminate into what it is now wasn't instant. During Zhou lived the great philosophers who founded the civilisational philosophies of China. In addition to that, the way that our governments would work and their succession would also come to be developed. In Shang and Xia it wasn't certain of how dynasties would succeed one another, in Zhou it had started to become cleared up- of course, Zhou itself did work differently from future dynasties.
Thanks for making these times a little better with some good history content, man.
"You're not allowed to break it no matter how bad they treat you. But that won't be a problem because if they abused their power they wouldn't be a good Confucian."
Ah yes, circular logic at its finest.
Turns out, you need similar beliefs to have a state run properly for a very long time. Otherwise the conflicting religions and cultures will tear the nation apart.
the video oversimplified it the core teachings are the concept that the child has to respect the parent and return the parent is supposed to take care of the child with care and love and basically being a good parent, more emphasis was put on the child respecting the parent because that tends to be a bigger problem in chinese philosophy. However some parents do not follow this which basically destroys the balance of a confucian parental son relationship which becomes bad in the long run. However it is also said that the child is not allowed to disrespect the parent even if the parent is not fulfilling his parental role. Whether that should be a good thing is up for debate but ya thats the parental child relationship still grossly over simplified but i hope can give more context
@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 because China never tore itself apart...
Lucas Harris a few thousand years is a long time, a billion people is a lot of people. Of course it tore itself up. But, the only times of long standing peace and stability were times that implemented what I was saying.
@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 Ughhh no that's not a valid counterargument, nobody is saying anything about differences in religion and culture.
This logic fails because everywhere, across all time, cultures religions, whatever, people are trying to screw other people and try to impose obedience when they're higher up in the social food chain("you're not allowed to break the contract no matter how bad you're treared", child must respect parents even when they're awful etc)
So he wasn't even a kung fu master? Well there goes my childhood
Just a Kong Fu master, unfortunately.
@@Saufs0ldat holy fuck thats witty
actually he was. there were multiple mention that he was good at wrestling and boxing.
@@bilibiliism but not a master right?
@@yoursoulessmate He apparently lead a contingent of the army at one point as the records say he personally defended his lord from a rebel that was closing in at one point. He also was a master of diplomacy, forcing a greater kingdom who wanted to try and threaten his lord during a meeting, to relent and retreat. This earned him great fame and prompted this kingdom to try and sabotage Confucius from the outside. (the mention of dancers and horses in this video were the gifts that the other kingdom sent to beguile the lord.)
2:38 Dukes fighting each other? Just dukes duking it out!
My understanding of Confucius' teaching was yes there are these relationship hierarchies and the subordinate is supposed to respect the superior BUT if the superior does not do their job in protecting the subordinate they are no longer deserving of the respect or position
In a nutshell yeah.
yeah, basically in Confucius ideal world, the old Rank and Class still exist , but nobody abuse their power, they all treat each other fairly. The king has as much responsibility to his people as his people to him
Which already much nicer than the later Confucianism which think the King/Emperor is the most important dude in the world and everyone should obey him no matter what
Every visionary ever: "What if we don't do bad and do good instead?"
Everyone: "Woooow... I never thought of that before." *keeps doing bad things
"Wow, that is such a great idea! I'll do good now instead (for myself)"
I like how everyone in history acts like doing good for everyone is obvious but never does good for anyone
Who else could hear Mr. Peanut butter say “what is this? A crossover episode!!” (3:30)
Timestamp
Edit : thank you for the timestamp
Spanish speakers know EXACTLY who Confucius was, thanks to a Miss Panama Contestant who said "Confucius was one of the ones who invented confusion, and that is why..... they have..... from the most ancient (mispronounced), he was one of the Chinese - Japanese, that was of the most ancient . Thank you"
btw - the question of the contest asked her to comment on saying by Confucius, NOT explain who he was.
"Oh look, it's the Qilin again, time to die"
Death by giraffe
The question is how does it kill things... through eating , scratching, or impalement?
It summons lightning to smite the heathens who would dare to attack it
The creator also neglected to mention the fact that Confucius was an utter stud. He stood between 1.91-1.96m tall and was (of course, being trained from birth) an archery expert, which requires robust upper body strength and long arms. He once held an entire caber/city gate bar from its end single-handed, and while on the run went a week without food and emerged healthy while his pupils were all sick. He was also reported to run faster than hares and his father also once held open a vertical fortress gate, all by himself, to let an army in. All this, in addition to his monumental wisdom, make him the ultimate chad.
And none of these facts were embellished over the years
Part of me imagined him as Ember Island version of Toph.
Expectation: Some Uncle Iroh dude right from the start.
Reality: Hot Chinese stud. Then Uncle Iroh.
"The creator" kek
That's not propaganda! Hahs
3:34 Whoa It's Kino from Kino No Tabi the anime. What a man of culture you are.
Give my dad ammo as to why I should obey him and how American individualism and rebelliousness was corrupting me.
Shit, that sucks.
Looking at where we ended up, he was right. Everyone against each other, nobody can agree, identitarian snowflakes who demand everybody recognize their specialness states talking about seceding because orange man bad, and it goes on.
Funny how all it took to bring the "greatest nation on the planet" was a little quiet time before the races were at each others throat.
@@alexanerose4820 stop shilling for the CCP please
@@nicholasthurmond4006 Confucianism was a thing before the current Central government you realize that right?
@@Chrytin funny isn’t it? The only other time I can think of when a weaker state had control over a stronger one was Poland and Lithuania. I guess it helps when you have a diaspora with high intelligence and look like the majority population
2:48 So that's where Tord has been hiding all these years... Yet the song still found him eventually
I thought I was the only one who noticed
I did to
I was laughing so hard, replying it..
WHY WAS HE HIDING THERE???!!
@@godzilla9619 same
lmao
Potentially do Pythagoras next? Mathematician death cults are my favorite!
Death cults?
@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 If you talk about irrational numbers, that is...
@@harrisonblake1669 reasonable. That is reasonable
@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 because the students of the School of Pythagoras were known to kill anyone they deem as blasphemous.
@@scorpioninpink oh. Well that's new
Confucius say, man who stand on toilet, high on pot
Man who hammers table together not screwing around
Man who runs before car gets tired
Man who jumps of cliff leaps to conclusions
Man who want pretty nurse must be patient
Man who make mistake on elevator wrong on many levels
Confucius say "Man who never eats pork buns is never a whole man."
Sleeping Dogs is such a good game
Confucius say, "its good to meet girl in park. But better to park meat in girl".
Confucius was a wise man
Ah yes sexual quote
Everyone asks "Who is Confucius" but noone is asking "How is Confucius".
Not very well. After, he's been dead for centuries
1:39 Chinese Dragon
🐲🐉 with Face Mask 😷😷?!
LMAO 😂🤣😂😂🤣
Jack you have no idea how much I love you
R.I.P. da GOAT Confucius ❤❤❤😭😭😭
A haphazard history of Confucius
2:24 Anyone else recognize Matt from UsefulCharts?
I did
Also important stuff if you want to be like him: he survived the cruel world and still being a saint because he is 9 foot 6 inches tall (in Ancient Chinese units, it's not the same as what we use from England, 1 ancient Chinese foot at 2 AD is 23.1 centimetres now), so he is basically 221.76 meters tall, and extremely strong, knows martial arts, and same as his students.
So basically he is a space marine (if you don't know, Warhammer 40K references), a word bearer perhaps.
Sounds like propaganda
Thomas takes a toll for the dark Well, the space marine parts is just a joke, but he is a really strong guy, and his students are basically a group of militants
@@quanyuan6760 I get that we think this NOW but embellishment happens a lot and the dude has very few sources on him that weren't written by one of his apostles
Thomas takes a toll for the dark Dude it's written in the book called "Confucius family", written by SimaQian, a famous ancient historian
@@quanyuan6760 A lot of people tried to debunk Sima Qian. They omitted the fact that Kong Anguo, a descendant of Confucius is a contemporary of Sima Qian so Sima interviewed him and wrote the record based on that.
2:48 he's here he's there he's everywere
love ur channel! 100% in the OSP and Sam o' Nella category! crazy smooth editing
Thank you for making history more fun to learn
I don't know how accurate the lore is. But it's said he lived in the same time as Lau Tzu. I would like to think that was something to see.
Well, I started reading The Analects this week and now this shows up, amazing!
Ah, the memories.
Confucius: Be a good person
Chinese Emperors for 2,000 years: We will have a test on this next Monday
3:33 I never expected a Kino reference but it warms my heart to see it.
I'm literaly shakin and cryin, how could a giraffe kill confucius
Quality as always
These are so fun to watch
"Made everyone in Chinese government for 2000 years study these things"
RELATABLE
2:24 Is That UsefulCharts I hear? Is there some sort of pact between Jack and Matt to have each other's voices appear in each other's videos on a regular basis.
These are so good. I hope someday you do one about crown prince Sado
Oo im earlyy
Amazing video as always
2:48 I SEE YOU TORD I LOVE EDDSWORLD
I was learning this today
"If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety?
Gotta love that Kino’s Journey reference
How is it possible that this channel only has 100k subscribers ??
Perhaps the real Confucious was the many important virtues we learned along the way.
2:47 gotta love that Tord reference
Chinese guy here that grew up in Canada. last year i took 4 of my friends (3 european descend, 1 Middle eastern) to China and showed them around. one of the destination was the oldest Confucius temple as well as his school.
many fortune cookie jokes were made.
As they should be
@Dark PePe well i mean.. considering most of those jokes were made by me....
@Dark PePe thats pretty low quality b8 m8
Confucius is that Guy who Taught Table manners and food right?
I feel like this is a good review if u are already familiar with the story and ancient Chinese culture
Nah more like a review by Bart Simpson to me.
this is wht i want to see at school. we are literally. learning through a funny, entertaining video
Obviously, Confucius created the confusion
I can't believe jack is secretly a time traveling assassin
Confucius was actually a rapper. Didn’t you see the ERB video?
Edgar Rice Burroughs? The creator of John Carter and Tarzan?
Sometimes i feel like this gloss over one or two of i am sure very very minor things between his birth and death😂
Edit: no one gonna say anything about Kino's Journey (Kino no Tabi)?
2:48 SUNSHINE LOLIPOPS AND RAINBOWS EVERTHING THATS WONDERFUL-
The thumbnail in this video is quite something.
3:33 Is that Kino from Kino no Tabi??? You have a great taste.
That was interesting.
Hi (sorry for my bad english)
But you just said "hi"
@@ryantropicalia9499 That's the joke (Again sorry for my bad english)
Hello fellow earthlings* Learn the god damned language! REEE!
@@maxh19991 I am trying man, but it's hard to balance learning a completely different language, while I have school to worry about. ( I am deeply sorry for my English)
???
Sorry for my bad English
3:32 absolutely kino
Not me spotting Tord when the lollipops came from nowhere at 2:48
He was confused so he began to confuse others
tnx
3:43 King Cuckold ?!
XD 😂😂👍
2:48 why is there suddenly Tord from Eddsworld?
For a company that brags so much about not having advertisements Magellan TV sure AF love to do advertisements.
3:33 nice kino
I appreciate the lilo and stitch reference
You should do one on Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Holy shit is that a Kino's Journey reference at 3:35 ??? What a man of culture damn
2:47 WAS THAT TORD
Honestly, I doubt that the core of the Imperial Exam system was ever developed by Confucius. If anyone would develop it into a structured system it would be the Legalists, a faction of philosopher/technocrats who highly value competence and merit and promote a meritocratic system where everyone obeys the law. The Legalists were in perpetual conflict with the Confucians because the Confucians promote social (hierarchical/pecking) order which is open to a lot of abuse, incompetence, and corruption exactly because the Confucians prefer an open interpretation of laws as being guidance to society as opposed to the Legalists's view of laws binding people's actions and behavior. The end result is that the hyper efficient bureaucracies that the Legalists developed were absorbed in whole by succeeding dynasties led by shitty Confucians who gave zero fucks about the legal system.
Let's not pretend the Legalists were perfect. The draconian laws of Qin caused many people to rebel simply to save their lives. There is an approach that is more balanced that worked better for everyone. There was a competing idea about what Confucius' message was shortly after his death with his school being split several ways. One of those paths was Mencius' school which focused on "All men are born good, the ruler's job is to be the proper parent to the nation and treat all of its people as their children." Then there was Xunzi's school that said "All men are born evil, it is through ritual and education that we reform ourselves to become better. Laws are necessary in an imperfect kingdom, but once good rulers have ruled for 100 years, then laws can be removed." This idea morphed into a form of Legalism once Shang Yang's ideas became more popular.
Okey so legitimiate question.
What is Tord from Eddsworld doing in old china at 2:47?
Hmmmmm.. Nice.
Confucius say: you will use a battering ram to violate your sons privacy.
Well I don't want to make Confucius a liar!
Confucius say: Respect your son privacy by knocking. But assert Authority by coming in anyway.
That should clear out some confusion (or is it Confuciun? I tried) about Confucius.
So.... Any chance we'll hear about Sun Tzu?
Hell ya! Tord running around in old China and still hatin Sunshine Lollipops. I assume he's chasing Edd across time?
2:48 toooorrrrdddd
Petition for the life and times of Jean Lafitte. (Pirate who placed a larger bounty on the governor who placed a bounty on him)
He gave a bunch of hypocrites the legitimacy to take power. That's what he did xD
That's not entirely fair. Many of the emperors that followed Confucius were generally good people for the land. Of course there were some bad actors, but it's not a good idea to paint everyone with that same brush.
I spat my tea at "ultimate philosopher crossover episode".
nice
You should really do one on Bismarck, brother.
Where is the inspiration for the drawbridge design 2:54 ? Or is it random.
3:33 Kino!
Me during the entire video: wat
Aww man if i only he wrote a book
Please do Black George of Serbia (Karadorde) he is a really interesting person. He shot a powder cage in mid air to make sure it exploded in the ottoman guys's face, He killed an ottoman general with a bow from a near by museum. Just all and all a mad lad.
The great Chinese philosopher Confusion.
Confucius say, "Virginity is like a balloon. One prick, all gone."
2:28 It's Matt!
*How Confucius Requisitioned HIs Groove Back*
This reminds me of Roshi from Dragon Ball.
TLDR: guy was born an illegitimate son, so father married a 17 yo to have another son, then dad died, so he was poor, but got a good education anyway, got a job because of the education with the duke, but got in trouble with the duke, so he figured it was time to go on tour, but tour wasnt great, so he decided to teach young men morals, who wrote books about his teachings, and the books were all the bang.
ah finally more stuffdiddly doo ive been just refreshing my subscriptions too see if you or dovahhatty had uploaded for the past 2 weeks
Do videos on Filipino historical figures too...