By: Gillian T. and Sydney P.
THREE CHINESE PHILOSOPHINES
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CONFUCIANIS
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Confucianism
 Based on teachings of Kongfuzi
 Kongfuzi was called Confucius by the westerns
 Respected the Chinese traditions
 He thought the government should if there is to be peace
and order
 He wanted to teach men good character to work as
government officials
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Confucianism what china was
like when Confucius lived
The teachings of Confucianism made a major
impact on the Chinese
 The values he made were respect elders
 Love of scholarship
 Proper behavior
 The sayings of Confucius
are wise and practical
Five basic relationships
 Ruler and Subject
 Husband and Wife
 Father and Son
 Older sibling and Younger sibling
 Friend and Friend
Influence on the government
by Confucianism
 Confucianism had a big effect in the
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government during the Han dynasty
People who worked of the government were
traditionally sons of nobles
They might or might not have the Ability and
wisdom to do their jobs well
Because of the influence of Confucianism
civil servants were hired for their ability
Civil servants are people who do the work of
the government
DAOISM (TAOSIM)
The Founder Daoism
• Laozi was the
founder of
Daoism
• Author of Dao
De Jing ( The
Classic of the
Way and Its
Power
• Scholars
believe he lived
in the late 500’s
B.C.E.
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The Teachings of Daoism
 Based on the Chinese idea of the Dao, or “The
Way”
 Dao: the force that gave order to the natural
universe
 Daoism taught people to gain happiness and
peace
Discovering how to Behave as a Daoist
•Too many laws and
social rules only get ion
the way of living
naturally and following
the Dao
•The best rulers were
the ones who ruled the
least
The Dao De Jing says, “Governing a large
country is like frying a small fish. You
spoil it with too much poking.” It also tells
Rulers, “Be weak. Let things alone.”
Yin and Yang
• Yin means
shaded
• Yang
means
sunlight
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Yin: one half of the
Daoist concept of
opposing forces of
nature: the opposite
of Yang
Yang: one half of
the Daoist concept
of opposing forces
of nature: the
opposite of Yin
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How Rulers should Behave
• Be weak
• Let things
alone
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LEGALISM
Legalism
Legalism (Hanfeizi) is the third
philosopher of China
Hanfeizi was a prince of a royal
family of the state of Han
He wanted to make peace and
order in society
But he did not think the Confucian
teachings about proper behavior
were the answer
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Hanfeizi believed the way to govern was to…
•Establish strict laws
•Enforcing them with rewards for
good behavior
•Harsh punishments for bad
behavior
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Qin Dynasty applying to his teachings
•They built strong central
government and a well organized
society
•To achieve these goals they
adopted strict Legalist ideas
•People were forbidden to criticize
the government
•People were put to death for
disloyalty and crimes
Hanfeizi’s Idea to create a
strong society
•Hanfeizi said that rulers should have
absolute power backed up by military
might
•Rulers should trust no one not even their
families
•Hanfeizi said, “He who trusts will be
controlled by others.”
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confucius "Confucius Quotes." THE CHUCKLE CORNER. Web. 03 May 2011.
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