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1. Understanding the self Eastern Thoughts

2. Confucianism An ancient Chinese belief focuses on the importance of having goo moral character Can be seen as a code of ethical conduct, of how one should properly act according to their relationship with other people; thus it also focused on having a harmonious social life.

3. Confucianism The cultivated self in Confucianism is what some scholars call a ‘’subdued self wherein personal needs are repressed (subdued) for the good of many.

4. taoism Living the way of the tao (the universe). The self is not only the extension of the family or the community: it is part of the universe.

5. Buddhism The self is seen as an illusion , born out of ignorance, of trying to hold and control things.

6. Buddhism The self is seen as an illusion , born out of ignorance, of trying to hold and control things.

7. Group task Prepare a group discussion about the difference between Western Philosophy and Eastern Philosophy