Chieh Wu Professor Yulian Wu September 8‚ 2016 HIST 105 Confucianism and Legalist Ideas In the ancient times when China was in the period of philosophical ferment‚ many ideas of governing a society has been established. Because of the harsh environment due to the fact that endless wars that occurred throughout the Warring states period‚ this era was the golden age of ancient philosophy in China. The influence of the war lead to philosophical ideas being developed and discussed by philosophers all
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Contrasting Confucianism and Legalism Confucius once said‚ “The more man meditates upon good thoughts‚ the better will be his world and the world at large.” Amidst the chaos of political instability and constant warring of the Zhou era‚ many philosophers arose that impacted China in the fields of politics‚ religion‚ and philosophy. Two of these philosophers were Confucius‚ who lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E.‚ and Han Feizi‚ who lived around 233 B.C.E. These two created the Confucianism and Legalism that
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Comparing and Contrasting Confucianism and Legalism During the late Zhou Dynasty in China‚ war and social changes were disrupting the old ways of life. In order to restore social order‚ philosophers like Confucius developed Confucianism and Hanfeizi created Legalism. These philosophies have benefited China’s society and many beliefs were used in future generations. Both Confucianism and Legalism influenced the lives of its followers and the society
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thinkers emerged due to the unsettling instability and change that surrounded China. Both Confucianism and Legalism emerged during the period of the Hundred Schools of Thought (6th century~221 B.C.) to debate several philosophical questions in order to centralize China such as: What should human beings accomplish? How should society be organized? Who has the authority to rule? However‚ both Confucianism and Legalism were different as they had different ideas on what was important. While Confucianists
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of using two conflicting ideologies at the same time appeared foreign to most dynasties of early China. In early Chinese times‚ after the Period of the Warring States‚ two ideologies emerged: Legalism and Confucianism. Legalism stressed a strong central government that expressed harsh laws while Confucianism had a decentralized government‚ placing trust in conscientious and learned individuals to work together to solve political issues. These two schools of thought were in stark contrast to each other
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Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism are the three main philosophies of the Chinese people. They have been the most influential and widely taught philosophies of the Chinese for many centuries. This essay will reveal the history of each philosophy’s origin‚ and will reveal the main characteristics of each respected area. Confucianism began as the thoughts and ideas of a man named Confucius who lived at around 500 B.C. It is interesting to note this was around the
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politics‚ religion and philosophy. Confucianism became the primary school of thinking. Later important philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained great respect as well. Each party had their own plans for creating a dreamlike political society where many problems they faced in their everyday lives could be eliminated. All three approaches were very specific. At the same time‚ they contained certain similarities as well. In my reasoning‚ I find that Confucianism and Daoism could be paralleled in
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Chapter Review (pg. 34-49) A: The teaching and institutions of Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ and Legalism are the three philosophies out there were Confucianism‚ Legalism‚ and Daoism. All of them had a different style‚ but they all meant to end fighting in China. In Confucianism‚ every person has a part that they must obey. Legalism is the method that actually ended all the fighting‚ but at a big price. Books were burned‚ and all free thinking was stopped. Daoism was less focused on politics. The idea behind
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Confucianism and Taoism Confucianism and Taoism are two Chinese are two of the Chinese popular religions. Confucianism was founded by Confucius while Taoism was founded by Laozi (Corduan‚ 2012‚ p. 398‚ 405). Both religions are founded around the same time. Confucianism and Taoism shares a lot of similarities as well as some differences. Confucianism believes in teaching moral ways for people to follow to lead a peaceful life. Confucianism believes in five relationships to assist in ways to lead
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Daoism and Confucianism Daoism and Confucianism are the most popular traditional beliefs in China and have been existed for more than 2000 years. The similarities of the two beliefs are the basics and concepts to improve individuals? behavior. Daoism and Confucianism differentiate themselves on the primary focus with different methods and the way practices of each belief. Although both beliefs consist of features philosophy and religion‚ Daoism concentrates mainly on the way that is humans are
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