Confucianism: What is it?

Over the weekend, do the following:

Learn that the name is spelled: C-O-N-F-U-C-I-U-S.

A person who follows this philosophy is a: Confucian. Many of them are: Confucians

The name for the philosophy is: Confucianism.

Then, you will need to have the iBooks app on your iPad.

Go to the iBooks store (also a part of iTunes)

Search for the iBook: The Chinese Classics--Volume 1: Confucian Analects by James Legge and download it. (It is free, but you will need to have an iTunes account, which is also free to get.)

Read Books 1 and 2.  Skim another book of your choice.  On your blog, post the following:

1) Is this a religion or not?  Why do you think so?
2) Does this reading support the idea that people are born good/bad/neutral? Refer to three examples (using the book, section and line number as the citations) that support your point of view.