1. Ancient China Philosophies: Daoism, Legalism & Confucianism

2. Philosophy:
A belief about how people should act and be governed

3. Daoism/Taoism

4. Daoism/Taoism Started by a man named Lao Tsu who lived around 600 BC
Is a philosophy but turned into a religion
Lao Tsu believed that people needed to go with the flow and let nature take its course

5. Yin and Yang
Belief that everything in the universe had an opposite reaction
Yin (right side) - women, moon, things that are still & death
Yang (left side) - men, sun, things that move & birth
If you do one thing, there will be a natural opposite consequence

6. Beliefs… Wrong for people to fight
Wrong for government to make rules and laws
Against any kind of rules – feel there should be natural consequences for your actions

7. People should practice:
Compassion- awareness of another person’s pain and wanting to help
Moderation- avoid extremes
Humility- modest, don’t brag

8. Legalism

9. Legalism Beliefs Believed people are bad – need to be controlled
Society needs strict laws
People should be punished for their family’s behavior
Scare people into obeying laws

10. Rulers Laws were enforced by strict punishments
Rulers must be strict otherwise people get disrespectful and lazy

11. Confucianism

12. Confucius and Society During Zhou Dynasty
Confucius, a man, felt that China was full of rude, dishonest people
He wanted people to return to having good ethics

13. Confucianism Beliefs Fathers - role model
Children – respect/obey parents
Families - loyal to one another

14. Confucianism Beliefs No strict laws
Leaders – role models, not scare into good behavior

15. Confucius Proverbs
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

16. Confucius Teachings Confucius traveled all over teaching his ideas
His teachings were put into a book called The Analects
Confucianism is meant to guide behavior