explain seven core of confucian concepts

Answers should be 4-5 pages. The exam is due on-line via TurnItIn Friday November 8 by noon. Choose only one of the following questions. All questions draw on lecture materials, and one on Yao. Do not use outside sources. 1 explain seven core Confucian concepts 2 explain the paradox of proper order 3 explain the Confucian conception of international politics.

• Yao, X. 2000. An Introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press. (Read entire book)

• de Bary, W.T. et al. 1999. Sources of Chinese Tradition, Volume 1: From Earliest Times to 1600. Columbia University Press. (Read Confucius, Mencius, and Xun-Zi sections)