Daoism vs. Confusianism
Amidst the chaos of political instability and constant warring of the Zhou (Chou) era, arose many intellectual thinkers that brought such profound impact in the field of politics, religion and philosophy. (Lower and Rajendra 1985:93) Even to the day, their influence can be espied in the many matters of China. Confucianism became the paramount school of thinking and later significant philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained immense recognition as well. (Lower and Rajendra 1985:93) Each party had their own proposals for creating an idealistic political society where the many problems they faced in their everyday lives could be eliminated. (Hansen 1992:61) All three approaches were very distinct but at the same time, they contained certain similarities as well. In my reasoning, I find that Confucianism and Daoism could be paralleled in many ways to find several common grounds. On the other hand, Legalism goes on to take a more unique approach which was much different from the either Daoism or Confucianism. Kongfuzi (Confucius, a Latinised name) was born in 551 B.C, to a poor family of the lower nobility. (Lower and Rajendra 1985:93) Throughout his life, he relentlessly tried to gain an office with a prominent ruler
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