Traditions & Encounters Notes Chapter 8 ? Unification of China Confucius and His School Kong Fuzi (551-479BCE) ? aka Confucius Lived during time of Buddha and Socrates First to address the political and social order of China Born an aristocrat Refused to compromise his belief in the interest of politics Traveled for 10 years to the courts of leaders in China seeking a political office No one wanted him because of his views He was an educator and political advisor who left his mark on Chinese society. His students combined his sayings and thoughts in a book called the Analects It greatly influenced Chinese political and cultural traditions Did not deal with philosophy or religion (even though it is considered a philosophy) Didn?t worry about the structure of government