RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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Confucianism
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Daoism
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Legalism
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Buddhism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Legalists believed that people were driven by self-interest. They believed that to be good members of society, people had to be controlled by a strong ruler, strict laws, and harsh punishments. The ruler should be all-powerful.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. 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: -Legalism sought to make a public, written legal code. This system would run the state, not the ruler. Laws were enforced by strict rewards/ punishments Legalists believe law controls everyone and that the ruler shoulf possess all the power alone; this was the only way to ensure peace and order.