Compare and Contrast: Confucianism and Legalism 9/29/11 Amidst the chaos of political instability and constant warfare during Chinaʼs Period of Warring States‚ two new philosophies emerged. Legalism and Confucianism were two of the philosophies intellectual thinkers developed to try and stop the mayhem of China before it could be conquered by a greater nation. “Confucianism became the paramount school of thinking and later significant philosophies such as and Legalism gained immense recognition
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order to preside over central China. (Gascoigne pg.2) (Encyclopedia Britannica) During this period Confucianism emerged spreading his thoughts on right behavior and with that acceptance of rank on the basis of mutual obligation. (Gascoigne pg.2) Daoism also rears its head‚ fulfilling China’s spiritual needs. Deism emphasizes “The Way and its Power.” According to Gascoigne‚ Bamber “Confucianism and Daoism are like two sides of the same Chinese coin.” Mirroring the idea of Yin and Yang‚ also conceptualized
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its own. One of its main unique features comes from the fact that it pursued Confucianism as its core ideology. Therefore‚ even though Confucianism started in China‚ the application of it can be traced also distinctly in Korea. The Dynasty of Joseon brought the principals of Confucianism‚ and indigenized it to fit its existing values. However‚ today Confucianism is not taught anymore‚ and the values of Confucianism are considered old and out of style. It has become of an old ideology that does
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involved in governing their country around 551 BCE by a man named Confucius who created the belief system known as Confucianism. As time progressed and Confucianism died down a little‚ a man named Han Feizi created the belief system known as Legalism. Both belief systems had great intention on improving their country as a whole for they used different methods by doing so. Confucianism and Legalism impacted Ancient China greatly by focusing on essential areas such as practical lifestyles‚ religion and
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Faculty Research Working Papers Series The Internal Morality of Chinese Legalism Kenneth Winston June 2005 RWP05-041 This paper can be downloaded free of charge from the Social Science Research Network at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=757354 The views expressed in the KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the John F. Kennedy School of Government or Harvard University. Copyright belongs to the author(s). Papers may be
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China’s Legalism Philosophy I will be discussing the history of Legalism in China and its effect and influence on China’s culture. Legalism is a philosophy that’s base on the principal and practice of promoting strict and total legal control over a society which is imposed by force. Legalism was founded by Hanfeizi and Li Si which they developed from the vision of their Master Xunzi. Xunzi was a Confucian scholar that realized “human are by nature brutal and selfish‚ and that their behavior
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Taoism/Daoism Taoism/Daoism is a Chinese religion usually referred to as mainly Taoism. It is also a philosophical religion like Confucianism. Tao Te Ching The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese text believed to be written by Laozi‚ an ancient Chinese philosopher. Although the true nature of whether he is the author or not‚ the texts are referred to Laozi. The Tao Te Ching text have greatly influenced not only Taoism‚ but Confucianism and Buddhism as well. The texts‚ dating back to two millennia or
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There are several virtues that advocate in Confucianism‚ manly known as filial piety‚ loyalty‚ forbearance‚ humaneness and the golden rule. Confucius believes that each of them is interdependent and human should maintain the balance of them in order to ensure a smooth collaboration in human society. On the other hand‚ Confucius emphasizes ancient arts like rites‚ music and writing. He thinks that these are the major components that cultivate ones disposition. For instance‚ writing can develop the
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staff‚ act kind towards all‚ and there is no fighting or bullying. If Confucianism was implemented at Evergreen Middle School‚ that could be a reality. Confucianism is one of the three main Chinese philosophies created during the Warring States Period‚ a time when rulers fought others to increase their power and land. Another philosophy created during the Warring States Period was Daoism‚ which was created by Laozi. Some Daoism beliefs include that harmony with nature leads to peace and happiness
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Confucianism Wow‚ can you believe that Confucianism has been around for about five thousand years. I believe human problems‚ rules‚ and organization lead to the creation of this religion. Of course the humans on earth have a lot of problems that needs to be fixed and Confucius (Kong Fuzi) might have tried to fix it. Next‚ after you fix the human problems you need to make rules so you do not need to state the same things back over‚ and people will know what to do. Then you need to be organized so
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