RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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The Mandate of Heaven
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Shinto
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Legalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Legalist laws set harsh punishments. Minor crimes brought fines, beatings with a stick, or hard labor on one of the emperor’s many construction projects, which included the first Great Wall, the Lingqu Canal, and the famous Terracotta Army. Lawbreakers were forced to wear red cloths identifying them as criminals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Legalism is based on the viewpoint that in order for a ruler to maintain order in society, people must obey a set of strict laws and those in authority (the rulers and government officials).
Detailed explanation-3: -The founder of the Legalistic school was Hsün Tzu or Hsün-tzu. The most important principle in his thinking was that humans are inherently evil and inclined toward criminal and selfish behavior. Thus, if humans are allowed to engage in their natural proclivities, the result will be conflict and social disorder.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was developed by the philosopher Han Feizi (l. c. 280-233 BCE) of the state of Qin. Han Feizi is thought to have been a student of the Confucian reformer (and last of the Five Great Sages of Confucianism), Xunzi (l. c. 310-c.