Legalism

1. The Ancient Chinese express themselves through different religions. The main religions where Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism. Confucianism is a religion based on a man called Confucius; he was a philosopher that thought the universe told humans how to live in harmony and gave them purposes. The proper to way to behave is by the Dao, every person had there own Dao even the ruler had one. Taoism was one of the most popular alternatives to Confucianism, since they are very similar they…

world history. As civilization developed, so did the ideology of philosophy, society, and the world. There are three philosophies, and one religion that played a significant role in establishing Chinese history. These philosophies are Confucianism, Legalism, and Buddhism. Each has its own meanings; each had its own ways of seeing the nature of human beings, society and the universe. Although they each have many differences their purpose is the same, to make society better, to end conflict.…

regulate the behavior of each individual so as to establish a social order.” China’s modern day success story can be traced back to 6th century B.C.E, when two of the most significant political philosophies began to shape the culture: Confucianism and Legalism. The two philosophical theories, equally impacted Chinese civilization on a grand scale; signifying the establishment and the cessation of the first Chinese emperor’s dynasty, and the elongated success of another. Although the philosophies…

Dearest leader, I urge you to follow the philosophy of Legalism to run your great empire on. Legalism is the best and most sound way to run an empire. To begin I would like to tell you about this philosophy and how it can be put into place to run your vast empire. You see humans are all naturally selfish and corrupt, every person's going to do what's best for them even if that means taking down your great emperor my Emperor. Whether it's committing murder or stealing some rice every person must…

philosopher, and was then championed by both Mencius and Xunzi. During the same time period roughly, Shang Yang and Shen Buhai developed a new ideological system known as Legalism. Both philosophies found popularity in ancient China, though they hold very different ideals. At first glance, the ancient Chinese philosophies Confucianism and Legalism seem to be polar opposites in regards to government, education, and social relationships. While this is true in many regards, a middle ground does…

spiritually zealous, and at worse, legalistic. Legalism, in its religious sense, is defined as “the judging of conduct in terms of adherence to precise laws...the doctrine that salvation is gained through good works” (“Legalism.”). In the novel, Hawthorne neither idealizes nor demonizes the Puritans as a whole, although he does attack specific instances of legalism and self-righteousness. Throughout his story The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne critiques legalism in order to advocate the full…

Are Romanization and Legalism comparable methods? In China and Rome multiple methods were used to control and unify an empire. Both empires ruled with ethnocentrism. Yes romanization and legalism are comparable, they both are similar methods because they relied on harsh laws and cruel punishments in order to control the vast controlled lands, busy, and populated cities. China and Rome both conquered many lands during the prime of the empire, and some of these lands were attracted to the culture…

Han Fei Tzu: Legalism, is an ancient Chinese philosophy concerned with the art of rulership and the stability of the state. Along with hundreds of other philosophical schools, legalism emerged during the Warring States Period (453-422 BC), a time of intense political and intellectual turmoil. Unlike other schools of thought, legalism defined the strength of the state, through a system of punishments and rewards, propagated by common laws. Neither concerning itself with Confucian idealization of…

Though each of the four religions (Confucianism, Legalism, Dao ism and Buddhism) have had significant impacts on China, it is important to understand the similarities and differences between them. Though considered a religion, Confucianism is more akin to philosophy. As mentioned in “Analects of Confucius “Confucianism, the goal is to become “The Superior Man” or someone that is virtuous. If someone is virtuous they can show humility, discard his pursuit of glory and not be weighed down by…

and Han dynasty: Legalism and Confucianism. Both these ideologies had promising outlooks at first, as they led to fairly stable governments for a short period of time, but that was until they both started showing major flaws. Those flaws, including total control and community punishment for the Legalism; The Confucian educational system and factionalizing for Confucianism. These flaws eventually led to the total dismemberment of the respective empires. Many elements of legalism made the Qin…