What values do Plutarch and Confucius promote? What similarities and differences do you see in their moral and educational philosophies? How are those...

Plutarch
believed in an eternal and good God who created the world. Plutarch saw all life as connected by
a world-soul, which was basically evil. One tenet of his philosophy was the necessity of reason,
as Plutarch saw man's soul as subject to evil passions. Reason, therefore, was required in order
to free the self from bodily passions and to achieve happiness. Plutarch was not overly dogmatic
and believed that a moral life was achieved by moderation in all things.

The
philosophy of Confucius revolves around the Tao. The Tao is the "principle of order"
in nature, natural elements, and human beings. It manifests itself in cold and heat, feminine
and masculine, yin and yang, order and chaos. According to Confucius, it is by the study of the
Tao, ourselves, and others that we can become better people.

One interesting
point of agreement between Plutarch and Confucius is that they both...

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