Individual Morality and Social Responsibility in Confucius

Abstract

This article aims to study individual morality and social responsibility in Confucius. This study uses documents and books. The study found that Confucius's individual morality identifies the goal of coexistence. But this goal was seen as something proposed by Confucius but could not be implemented in society. So it's just an ideal presented by someone. While social responsibility is a matter of practice, it speaks of making the right and proper choices. This practice therefore has a variety of different ways of choosing. But Confucius saw that choosing should not be choosing and destroying the goal. Because I can't do it. and escape from that society but should choose to do other ways but with the goal of staying in society. Considering these two concepts, Confucius in the original Chinese culture focuses more on individual morality. But nowadays, Confucian considerations have become a social morality in terms of choosing and presenting practices rather than goals. This may be due to a change in belief that focuses more on how tools behave than on ideological goals, or on the conditions that different religions have. Idealize, however the practice may not resonate with that goal over time. Therefore, consider and choose what is practical and appropriate for the time separately.