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    Three areas of philosophy emerged amidst the chaos and constant warring of the Zhou era. The three were called Confucianism, Daoism, and legalism. They were Chinese philosophies that were thought to be the best ways to rule and achieve order in the society. Confucianism believed that a ruler 's job was to set a good example, and not order. Since people were thought of as naturally good, they would following the right path based on their own conscience. Legalism was a more harsh way of ruling, led

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    Chinese philosophy encompasses a myriad of philosophies that speak on religion, human nature, tradition, how to govern and essentially how to live. Among these collections of schools of thought are Confucianism and Toaism. While there exists both similarities and differences between the Confucian sage and the Taoist sage their political beliefs communicate different methods of achieving a prosperous and ethical state. However, based on the apparent adaptability and separation from potentially inadequate

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    state and its Virtue will be abundant” (The Daodejing, 57. 4-7). The Daodejing is the book, composed of many philosopher’s views and philosophy through poetry, for the belief of Daoism or Taoism. Like many other of Chinese philosophies, Daoism, teaches not only the balance and unity in oneself, but unity and balance with the state as well. Philosophy unified the Chinese statehoods and balanced the people within the states. Though the states were often at war and dynasties often triumphed over one another

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    The Chinese region is profound and quite extensive. In Chinese culture and history, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism seem to blend together. In the Shang Dynasty around 2000 BC, the people of China were polytheistic, worshipping many gods at a time. People of this time worshipped their own ancestors as gods, as they believed they became like gods after dying. The basic principles of ancient Chinese philosophy consisted of five features: spiritual existence, morality, harmony, intuition, and practice

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    Ancient China has three philosophies: Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. These three philosophies explain how people should behave and how the government should rule the people. The philosophies were guidelines to the people. Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism have different values, beliefs, and ideas of what is important and expected, but the main goal is to work towards peace and harmony. These cultures are the same way in being rewarded due to their actions, but different in government regulation

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    Ancient Chinese Philosophies: Comparisons between Lao Su and Confucius Daoism and Confucianism are two of China’s oldest religions. Both of these men’s teachings largely affect China’s belief system today, and both still widely practiced and still have temples all over the world. Confucianism helped shape China’s education system that still stands today, and Daoism has been helping people understand “the way” of life since the Han Dynasty. They are both very similar to each other, but at the same

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    Chinese philosophy originates in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras. This was during the period known as “Hundred Schools of Thought.” “Regional rulers of the Spring and Autumn period enhanced their ability to obtain natural resources, to recruit men for their armies, and to oversee conquered areas.” (pg. 165) Researchers started to help the rulers and because of that, the rulers began perceiving the researchers comprehension of punishment, ritual, astronomy, medicine, and divination.

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    Chinese Philosophy has been dominated by Humanistic ideology since the dawn of documented Chinese history. Chinese Humanistic philosophy aimed to profess the unity of man and Heaven as well as man and nature, unlike humanism that amines to discredit or deny a supreme power. This philosophic idea developed over time through the development of social and historical change. Following the conquest of Shang dynasty by the Chou in 1111 B.C., the Mandate of Heaven produced by the Chou, held a doctrine

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    Through the whole of history’s existence, religions, philosophies and personal belief systems have been around to shape and mold life into what it is today. Religions all around the world have their own belief systems, sometimes even more than one. And though one religion or philosophy may develop in a specific corner of the world, there is always at least two paths they could travel. A system can either remain personally sacred to the founders, themselves, or it may become a popular belief to other

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    Chinese Medicine after modification the essay title is as follows "Philosophy and Ideology of Chinese Medicine" He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always (Chinese Proverb) Theology: In China, one can observe aninterestingcombination of modern and traditional medical practices. There are some delusions about Chinese Medicine. Although the main philosophies and techniques are thousands of years old, the

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