Father-to-son and ruler-to-ruled are two of this man's [*] five relationships.
This man presented himself as a "transmitter who invented nothing" and was the first to suggest a limit on the power of a ruler. This man taught the value of personal exemplification instead of adherence to a set of rules, which was a form of virtue ethics. Mencius was a follower of this philosopher. Father-to-son and ruler-to-ruled are two of this man's [*] five relationships. This philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period championed Li and Ren, which mean propriety and benevolence respectively. For 10 points, name this Chinese philosopher, who created the Silver Rule, the inverse of the Golden Rule, in his Analects.
This man presented himself as a "transmitter who invented nothing" and was the first to suggest a limit on the power of a ruler.
{Confucius} [accept {Kong Fu Zi}]