Ben's World History Blog

Ancient Chia followed three different ways of viewing society and approaching disorder. These were the Legalist View, the Confucian view, and the Daoist view. Legalist View-Belief that society needs rules and regulations in order to function. A reformed society is a thriving society. Incentives should be put in place so that the citizens may more easily obey the ruler. Confucian View- Confucianists believed that a society is built on order and deference. The husband is above the wife, the older brother to the younger, the grass to the wind. Confucianists believed that this structure must be upheld in order for society to function. Daoist View- The Daoists had a more spiritual view on how a society should run. They believed that there is a central force that binds all material and non-material things together, called the Dao. Daoists went about society disengaged from public life and become one with nature. They believe that society, material things, and non-material things...

For our most recent History assignment we we had to pick out three quotes of Confucius that we believe our current leader(s) could benefit from. Mine are as follows..... "The mind of the superior man is conversant with virtue; the mind of the base man is conversant with gain"(Confucius) "Riches and honors are what men desire. If they cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and baseness are what men dislike. If they cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided...The superior man, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he clings to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it."(Confucius)  "The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."(Confucius)