The premise of Confucian teachings are centered around the idea of Jen or the "virtue of humanity (Ching 68)." To accomplish this divinity, five relationships must be honored: ruler and minister, father and son, husband and wife, elder and younger brother, and friend and friend (Hopfe). These relationships led a push for a revolution of the political system to adopt the methods of Jen. Confucius sought to revive the ancient Chinese culture by redefining the importance of society and government. He described a society governed by "reasonable, humane, and just sensibilities, not by the…
