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Three Chinese Philosophies (Confucianism (Teachings (5 relationships…
Three Chinese Philosophies
Confucianism
What I think and feel about it
The GOOD
you respect others
being honest
being wise
The BAD
leading someone
wanting others to be like you
no equal rights
Influence
attracted many students who
spread his teachings
after his death
scholars collected
saying in the book called
The Analects
scholars developed Confucianism
effect was on the Han dynasty
they hire civil servant
know
Chinese classics
proper behavior based on role
take exams
major influence on Chinese culture
respect for elders
proper behavior
love of scholarship
Founder Background
Confucius
lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E.
born in Lu
saw lords fighting for
power
wanted to teach men
good character
work honest
fair goverment officials
respected
Chinese traditions
reverence for ancestors
honor given to scholars
Teachings
peaceful society
taught society
act properly
based on
roles
relationships with others
5 relationships
father and son
older sibling and younger sibling
husband and wife
friend and friend
ruler and subject
people must
obey and respect
those above them
those in authority
must set a good example
wise
honest
kind
Connections to my life
by respecting others
parents
family
friends
elders
teachers
more fair
Daoism
What I think and feel about it
The GOOD
people live how they want
being true to yourself
people would not be domesticated by society
less harsh rules
The BAD
some people also want to be like others
leaders can easily invade China
Influence
encouraged rulers to
rule less harsh
Chinese
writing
thought
art
Founder Background
Laozi
author of
Dao De Jing
lived in the late 500s B.C.E.
others think he was a
legend
90 years old
tired of government work
left China
recorded his thoughts
Dao De JIng
Dao De Jing
way of living
natural
simple
Teachings
Dao
"the Way"
natural universe
by living the way of nature
people would gain
happiness
peace
true harmony comes from
balancing opposite forces of nature
yin
shaded
yang
sunlit
follow the way of nature by
simple life
quiet meditation
social rules go in the way of living naturally
rule less
Connections to my life
more confident when being my self
living simple
not being domesticated
more rights
Background: What was happening in China that inspired these new "schools of thought."
Mandate of Heaven
power that controlled
human destiny
king son of heaven
King govern his people
good
heaven would
give him the right to rule
bad
heaven would
send bad signs
earthquakes
floods
Feudalism
king owned all land
gave pieces of land
lords
if the king was attacked
send soldiers for protection
power over
peasant farmers
worked in lands
give crops to lord for
protection
Warring States Period
By the 700 B.C.E.
feudalism starting to break down
lords
more
powerful
ambitious
some
rivaled kings
By 770 and 453 B.C.E.
small states
quarreled with one another
grouped states
7
6
warred for power
250 years of disorder
Legalism
What I think and feel about it
The GOOD
people would not do crimes
people would follow the rules
The BAD
people would be domesticated by the government
people have no freedom
Influence
Qin
controlled China after Warring States period
rulers
read and admired
Hanfeizi's writings
used legalism to build
strong central government
well-organized society
punished when
people criticized government
Founder Background
Hanfeizi
lived from 280 to 233 B.C.E.
prince of the royal family
Han
concerned in creating
order
peace
Teachings
people are naturally selfish
Legalists said
people always pursue
self interest
good examples were not enough
established strict laws
bad behavior
harsh punishments
good behavior
rewards
Civil servant
watched carefully
poor job
punished
People caught criticizing China
banished to
China's far northern frontier
rulers were frequently overthrown
to solve this problem
must have absolute power
trust no one even family
Connections to my life
I wouldn't want to be domesticated much by doing little crimes like criticizing the government
no rights about government