1. Philosophy & Religion in China
Confusianism
Legalism
Daoism (also Taoism)
Buddhism

2. Wisdom of Confucius Belief Born in 551 B.C. (Zhou dynasty)
from a noble, poor family
Brilliant scholar who developed a
philosophy on how society and gov’t could be in harmony

3. Wisdom of Confucius (primary source) Belief
---Ideas all recorded in Analects
(primary source)

4. Wisdom of Confucius
Belief
Key question:
How can society achieve harmony, or peace and balance?.....

5. Wisdom of Confucius
Belief
Harmony comes when people
accept their place in society, act as they should….

6. Stressed 5 relationships:
Energy` 1. father & son
2. older and younger brother
3. husband & wife
4. ruler & subject
5. friend to friend 

7. Energy Why are these r relationships important?
S Society has order when people act as they should within these 5 relationships.

8. Energy Everyone has duties and responsibilities.
S What duty is most important?
FILIAL PIETY:
(respect for parents)

9. Confucian Virtues
Filial Piety (Hsiao) - respect for the five constant relationships:
Parent and child
Husband & wife
Older & younger sibling
Older & younger friend
Ruler & subject

10. Education (esp for leaders)
Energy Confucius also stressed:
Hard work
Honesty
Concern for others
Education (esp for leaders)

11. A ruler’s responsibility/duty- to provide‘good’ (effective) gov’t.
Energy Confucius on Government
A ruler’s responsibility/duty-
to provide‘good’ (effective) gov’t.

12. Energy Influence of Confucianism
--Chinese gov’t used it to help
select officials
--Supported traditional customs
(respect of ancestors)
--Followed in large parts of surrounding Asia

13. Legalism --- Founder- Hanfeizi
--- A harsher philosophy than Confucianism
--- Founder- Hanfeizi
--- Humankind is basically greedy, needs to be controlled

14. Legalism
--- Basic idea: Best way to achieve order is to be a harsh ruler
---Popular philosophy under feudalism

15. Daoism ---founder: Laozi ---How unlike Confucianism/Legalism?
---not about society and order
--- stressed living in harmony
w/ nature

16. Daoists
---rejected gov’t as unnatural
---hated conflict

17. Influence of Daoism
---attracted priests and peasants
---Daosim & Confuscianism
eventually blended

18. Buddhism in China
---spread to China by 100 AD
---Chinese liked idea of trying
to escape suffering
---B, C, & D- all blended