The two taken together attest to the persistent fact of the Chinese people's closeness to the earth and to one another. Harmony with nature and harmony within family and society have taken precedence over scientific and technological advancement. Like Plato, he believed that if leaders were morally upright, civil order would follow. Of these, we will examine The Doctrine of the Mean . 3. Jen and li are key concepts for Confucianism.
Humanity means co-humanity.
The order of the universe is completed only with the appearance of real moral order in human affairs. This nature must be cultivated or consciously formed through education or culture. With learning and study and practice of what is good, man's original compassion can be nurtured and become fully mature moral character or jen. Education is the nurturing and refinement of co-humanity. In general, Chinese philosophers have presupposed that human nature is originally good or innocent.