HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Taoism
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Legalism
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Confucianism
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Hinduism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Legalist–Taoist syncretism has occurred, and a belief in Legalism that was quite influential was salvation if one followed or executed laws correctly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legalism in ancient China was a philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest and require strict laws to control their impulses. It was developed by the philosopher Han Feizi (l. c. 280-233 BCE) of the state of Qin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The founders of legalism. Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BCE) is considered one of the important early philosophers of legalism. A Qin state official, he reorganized the state under the Qin leader Duke Xiao.
Detailed explanation-4: -Confucianism is one of the most influential religious philosophies in the history of China, and it has existed for over 2, 500 years.
Detailed explanation-5: -Legalism promotes the notion of strict law and order and harsh, collective punishments, ideas that influenced Qin Shi Huangdi’s despotism and centralized rule.