China

1
Chinas Ancient Philosophies
Christina Thomas

• Legalism
• Confucianism
• Daoism
• What is a philosophy? A study of basic truths and
  ideas about the universe

2
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

3
Legalism Government

• Shang Yang wanted to forced people to report
  lawbreakers
• People that didnt 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

4
Confucianism

• respect between all people
• Recorded all ideas in Analects which tells his
  teachings ( beliefs)
• Belief that government should set an example
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5
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

6
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

7

• 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