Confucianism VS Daoism VS Legalism

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Confucianism VS Daoism VS Legalism

• All by Jaya D.

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Confucianism ?

• Confucianism is an Eastern religion/philosophy.
  Although it is more accurately referred to as a
  philosophy, books on world religions inevitably
  include it with other religions from Buddhism to
  Zoroastrianism.
• It originated in China but has spread to Korea,
  Taiwan and Vietnam. Most people who adhere to the
  teachings of Confucius follow Chinese traditional
  religion, which is a blending of Confucianism,
  Buddhism, Daoism, and traditional local practices
  and beliefs.
• http//www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm

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Daoism

• Daoism begins with Lao Tzu (Laozi) who lived in
  the 6th century B.C. He was looking for a way to
  avoid the constant feudal warfare of his day that
  disrupted society. Lao Tzu allegedly wrote the
  Tao Te Ching (The Way and Its Power). It
  explains essential Daoist beliefs.   Along with
  Buddhism and Confucianism, Daoism became one of
  the three great religions of China.
• http//www.theologicalstudies.org/page/page/436880
  1.htm

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Legalism

• In contrast to Daoism's patient ways, and
  Confucianism's nonviolence ways, Legalism is a
  Classical Chinese philosophy that emphasizes the
  need for order above all other human concerns.
  The political doctrine developed during the
  brutal years of the Fourth Century BCE (Schafer
  83). The Legalists believed that government could
  only become a science if rulers were not deceived
  by pious, impossible ideals such as "tradition"
  and "humanity." In the view of the Legalists,
  attempts to improve the human situation by noble
  example, education, and ethical precepts were
  useless. Instead, the people needed a strong
  government and a carefully devised code of law,
  along with a policing force that would
  stringently and impartially enforce these rules
  and punish harshly even the most minor
  infractions. The Ch'in founder based his rule on
  these totalitarian principles, and had strong
  hopes that his government would endure forever.
• http//web.cn.edu/kwheeler/chinese_legalism.html

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I really hope youve learned a lot!
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SITATIONS

• "CONFUCIANISM." ReligiousTolerance.org by the
  Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Web.
  03 May 2011. lthttp//www.religioustolerance.org/co
  nfuciu.htmgt.
• "Daoism." TheologicalStudies.org. Web. 03 May
  2011. lthttp//www.theologicalstudies.org/page/page
  /4368801.htmgt.
• "Legalism and Chinese Philosophy." Web. 03 May
  2011. lthttp//web.cn.edu/kwheeler/chinese_legalism
  .htmlgt.