LEGALISM_DAOISM_CONFUCIANISM

Legalism:

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used by the Qin dynasty

the Qin also collapsed because the policies were harsh

strict punishment

tattle on your neighbors if they’re violating the rules

as long as the end result is good, it doesn’t matter whatever’s done to get to it

emperors killed a bunch of people if they didn’t follow the rules

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opposed by the Qin

they burned a lot of Confucian books and killed Confucian scholars

the ideas weren’t recorded by Confucius, but by his followers

the first to use it was the Han dynasty, which came right after the Qin

be respectful to your elders and those above you in the hierarchy

filial piety: care and respect your parents and elder family members

good government officials and rulers have a sense of moral integrity and the ability to make fair and wise decisions

they should be well-educated

Ren, Li, Xiao

Ren: kind, courteous, respectful, diligent, loyal

Li: proper, treat all humans with courtesy, show respect to superiors

Xiao: filial piety

children should respect family elders

children should take care of family elders when they reach old age

children should remember and respect them after their deaths

like long-standing Chinese tradition of ancestor veneration

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critical response to Confucianism

create social harmony by living according to the natural laws of the universe:

basically: stop trying to control the universe, it’s not gonna work, so just don’t try, stop having ambitions

don’t have to be educated, just know yourself

act selflessly and live simply

feng shui, astronomy, science

everything gotta be balanced like yin and yang

“antigovernment” ideas

somethings are little/seem unpowerful but essential/powerful like water

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