Consciousness in Confucian Philosophy

Abstract

This article aimed to study about consciousness in Confucian philosophy which Confucius thought that the concept and conscious behavior were the way of life because The Tao gave birth to all things and moral codes as the rules of human conduct. Human conscious behavior did not depend on human nature which it was not a matter whether human nature was moral or immoral. It depended on education and self-improvement according to the humanitarian way because human beings had a conscience of right and wrong without selfishness, but sacrificed their life for the country. The way of human being was different from the way of the Tao, which signified that human beings should obey the rules of heaven. This was the way of Tao that depended on humanity for existence in Confucian view.