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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Confucianism

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

Comparative atlas · Original English corpus · Evidence before conclusions

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Classification and source basis

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

Corpus family: East Asian

Corpus classification: Religious

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Mapped teachings and source anchors

160 mappings

Treat prisoners humanely

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Treat prisoners humanely · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 967. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect freedom of association

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of association · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1016. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Give without humiliating the recipient

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Give without humiliating the recipient · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1063. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Promote disarmament and restraint

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Promote disarmament and restraint · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1106. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect and assist elders

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect and assist elders · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1151. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Seek wisdom

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Seek wisdom · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1193. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect rest and humane limits on labor

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Respect rest and humane limits on labor · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1237. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Avoid unnecessary violence

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Avoid unnecessary violence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1285. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Correct harmful misinformation

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Correct harmful misinformation · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1331. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Give credit for others' work

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Give credit for others' work · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1375. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Make peace

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Make peace · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1419. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Reject torture

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Reject torture · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1464. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Keep confidences

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Keep confidences · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1511. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Tell the truth

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Tell the truth · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1555. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Control anger

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Control anger · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1596. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect freedom of conscience

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect freedom of conscience · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1641. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect noncombatants

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Protect noncombatants · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1683. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Do not manipulate quotations or evidence

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Do not manipulate quotations or evidence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1726. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Hear both sides of a dispute

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Hear both sides of a dispute · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1769. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Listen before judging

Confucianism · Tradition-level research anchor

Listen before judging · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

Analects, Mencius and classical ethics

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Tradition-level research anchor · East Asian

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Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 1810. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Research gaps

The workbook does not provide a verified institutional history, chronology, founder, branches, population figures or geographic distribution here. Unsupported claims have not been added. Interpretations within a system may vary.

Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.