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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Stresses the importance of following society’s rules and codes.
A
Confucianism
B
Taoism
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Confucian Philosopher Mencius. Confucianism is an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality. Whether it is only or a philosophy or also a religion is debated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Confucius believed that to restore order, societies had to encourage certain virtues, such as loyalty, trustworthiness, and respecting your elders. He believed people were capable of attaining these and other virtues through education. By learning history, literature, and philosophy, people could gain insights.

Detailed explanation-3: -In traditional China it was assumed by adherents of all schools of thought that government would be monarchical and that the state had its model in the family. The ruler was understood to be at once the Son of Heaven, and the father of the people, ruling under the Mandate of Heaven.

Detailed explanation-4: -The concepts of respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice and the moral values of these four prima facie principles have been expressly identified in Confucius’ ethics.

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