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Yoshida Kenko and Confucius were both scholars who were very important in the cultural development of their country. Kenko defined the principals of good taste for Japan. He was the reining authority on Japanese manners and etiquette. Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who completely changed Chinese thinking. Confucian thinking was molded into the government and his name became synonymous with scholar.
Yoshida Kenko, was originally named Urabe Kaneyoshi, lived from1283 – 1352 in Japan. He was born from a family of Shinto priests. He became a Buddhist Monk and used the excuse of a religious seclusion to further his studies. His book, Essays in Idleness, is about what he thought were considered good taste.
Essays in Idleness consists of a random jumble of ideas, descriptions, aphorisms, and pronouncements. The main idea of it was that life is transient in passing. In fact, he saw stuff like spring, love, and life was more beautiful because it does not last. He con...

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