WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Chinese philosopher (thinker who seeks wisdom and questions about life) said society needs a system of harsh laws and strict punishments because people are selfish and evil unless controlled by the government?
A
Hanfeizi
B
Laozi (Lao Tzu)
C
Confucius
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Legalism and Chinese Philosophy. In contrast to Taoism’s intuitive anarchy, and Confucianism’s benevolence, Legalism is a Classical Chinese philosophy that emphasizes the need for order above all other human concerns. The political doctrine developed during the brutal years of the Fourth Century BCE (Schafer 83).

Detailed explanation-2: -Confucius was a philosopher and teacher who lived from 551 to 479 B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucius is known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation. He also established ethical, moral, and social standards that formed the basis of a way of life known as Confucianism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confucius, arguably the most influential Chinese philosopher ever. Dong Zhongshu, integrated Yin Yang cosmology into a Confucian ethical framework. Mencius, idealist who proposed mankind is innately benevolent. Wang Fu, endorsed the Confucian model of government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) Better known in China as “Master Kong” (Chinese: Kongzi), Confucius was a fifth-century BCE Chinese thinker whose influence upon East Asian intellectual and social history is immeasurable.

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