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China’s Ancient Philosophies
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
What is a philosophy? A study of basic truths and ideas about the
universe
Christina Thomas:
Christina Thomas:
Legalism
• What is it? Why did it come about?
• Legalism stresses the strict use of laws to control behavior – Beliefs:
• Humans are innately wicked
• Humans are only good when forced
• Harsh punishments
• Strict laws
Legalism Government
• Shang Yang wanted to forced people to report lawbreakers
• People that didn’t report should be chopped in two
• Reward those that do well (token economy)
• Ruled for a short time in Qin Dynasty
• Many scholars were killed and many books were destroyed, especially those that represented Confucianism thought
Confucianism
• respect between all people
• Recorded all ideas in Analects which tells his teachings ( beliefs)
•Belief that government should set an example
• http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader_1/filial.html
Five Relationships each have TWO basic components: conduct in family and
society
• Father and Son• Elder brother and
junior brother• Husband and wife• Friend and friend• Ruler and subject
Daoism AKA Taoism
• Teachings of Laozi from the book Dao de Jing (The book of the Way and Virtue)
• Very different from Legalism and Confucianism
• The Dao or the Way guides all things
• All but humans live in harmony with this force
• Humans have to learn with nature and inner feelings
• Yin and Yang – Black stands for all that is cold, dark,
mysterious– White stands for warm, bright and light– Always changing and evolving