Ancient China Philosophies: Daoism, Legalism

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Ancient China PhilosophiesDaoism, Legalism
Confucianism
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Philosophy

• A belief about how people should act and be
  governed

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Daoism/Taoism
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Daoism/Taoism

• Started by a man named Lao Tsu who lived around
  600 BC
• Is a philosophy but turned into a religion
• Lao Tsu believed that people needed to go with
  the flow and let nature take its course

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Yin and Yang

• Belief that everything in the universe had an
  opposite reaction
• Yin (right side) - women, moon, things that are
  still death
• Yang (left side) - men, sun, things that move
  birth
• If you do one thing, there will be a natural
  opposite consequence

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Beliefs

• Wrong for people to fight
• Wrong for government to make rules and laws
• Against any kind of rules feel there should be
  natural consequences for your actions

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People should practice

• Compassion- awareness of another persons pain
  and wanting to help
• Moderation- avoid extremes
• Humility- modest, dont brag

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Legalism
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Legalism Beliefs

• Believed people are bad need to be controlled
• Society needs strict laws
• People should be punished for their familys
  behavior
• Scare people into obeying laws

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Rulers

• Laws were enforced by strict punishments
• Rulers must be strict otherwise people get
  disrespectful and lazy

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Confucianism
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Confucius and Society

• During Zhou Dynasty
• Confucius, a man, felt that China was full of
  rude, dishonest people
• He wanted people to return to having good ethics

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Confucianism Beliefs

• Fathers - role model
• Children respect/obey parents
• Families - loyal to one another

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Confucianism Beliefs

• No strict laws
• Leaders role models, not scare into good
  behavior

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Confucius Proverbs

• A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't
  correct it is committing another mistake.
• Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but
  in rising every time we fall.
• Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's
  ignorance.

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Confucius Teachings

• Confucius traveled all over teaching his ideas
• His teachings were put into a book called The
  Analects
• Confucianism is meant to guide behavior