Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes. I. Philosophy and Social Order in China.
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Transcript of Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes. I. Philosophy and Social Order in China.
Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes
I. Philosophy and Social Order in
China
A. China’s most influential scholar
was Confucius born in 551 B.C.
Confucius
1. Believed in social order, harmony and good government
2. Five Basic Relationships
a. Ruler and subject b. Father and son
c. Husband and wife d.Older brother and younger brother
e. Friend and friend
3. A code of conduct regulated
each of these relationships
4. Filial piety respect for ones
elders and parents
5. His writings are recorded in a book called the Analects
6. Believed strongly in a strong
government with trained
government officials called bureaucrats
II. Daoism
A. Daoism created by Laozi who lived in the 6th century
Laozi
B. Natural order was important
C. His book Dao De Shing ( The Way of
Virtue )
1. Search for knowledge and
understanding of Nature
III. Qin dynasty
A. Defeated the Zhou
B. The leader of the Qin, Shi Huangdi starts the Great Wall of China
and starts the philosophy of Legalism
LEGALISM
• basically postulates that humans are evil and need to be controlled using laws in order to prevent chaos
1. Over 1400 Miles long
Badaling Section