RELIGIONS
CONFUCIANISM
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To make sure that the best men would rule
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Harsh laws are the only type that can be fairly enforced.
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They wanted the ruler to be able to show compassion when he did not enforce the strict punishments.
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They believed that people were not good and had to be forced to do their duty.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the Legalists advocate harsh laws and stiff punishments for keeping public order? They believed people were not capable of being good. In 1974 farmers digging a well about 35 miles east of Xian discovered?
Detailed explanation-2: -The Legalists believed that people were basically motivated by self-interest and therefore had to be controlled by a strong ruler and stern punishments.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Legalists advocated government by a system of laws that rigidly prescribed punishments and rewards for specific behaviours. They stressed the direction of all human activity toward the goal of increasing the power of the ruler and the state.
Detailed explanation-5: -Like Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Buddhism, the goal of legalism was to achieve order in Chinese society during a time of unrest. Unlike the other belief systems, legalism was quite harsh, with strict laws and severe punishments.