Compatibility Of Confucianism With The Rule Of Law

Celebrated cases of Judge Dee, a detective novel which describes crime cases which happened in China during the Tang Dynasty, in the 7th Century. In the book Judge Dee is a well known magistrate of Chang Ping, whom and is famous for solving crime and maintaining justice, particularly amongst common the Chinese People. In the book, Judge Dee is faced with three murders. As Judge Dee begins solving the crimes, the story unfolds slowly and presents historical, social, legal, philosophical and even religious pictures of ancient China. Tang Dynasty China was a period in which society was strongly influenced by Confucianism, due strongly to the previous influence of the Han Dynasty. These

In China during 406-221 BCE, the battling states between the Zhou and the Han Dynasties? were in a state of governmental disorder. Although the era was in a disruptive state, it ushered in a cultural opening that left a long lasting imprint on the Chinese history. As a result, three major belief systems surfaced Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism in an attempt to achieve a sense of political order in a disorder period. There are distinctions in the way each of the belief systems approached the many problems that plagued the Chinese society. First, all of the founders were contemporaries in China. As well as considered philosophies, who studied the future, and sat out to focus on the present rather than the past. In contrast, Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism established various paths in search of an optimistic future for the success of China. Second, both Legalism and Confucianism developed a social belief system, but are considered a religion. However, both Legalism and Confucianism purpose was to create an orderly society in the hopes of prosperity. In contrast, Daoism does

All societies have rules and regulations as well as penalties for those who violate them. There are numerous theories about the philosophy behind these laws and punishments, and the reasons we implement them. A short analysis of two of these perspectives can shed light on the differences between the various ideas while illustrating that, in reality, each theory carries some validity.

Legalism was very different from both Confucianism and Daoism because Legalism was the belief that people needed to be controlled because they were evil. Legalism is found in China and was founded by Han Feize. While it is unknown when Legalism was established, it is known that Han Feize was born in 280 B.C. so that gives a general time when legalism started. Legalism didn’t deal with much religious concerns but was more of a political philosophy instead. Citizens were seen to be responsible for actions of one another. A person who is considered guilty, their relatives and neighbors should be punished as well. This was a way to make sure that the laws are followed. The laws are strict with harsh punishments. People who spy on others and report anything that they do wrong to the authorities are thought to be doing right of the law. Both Legalism and Confucianism are belief systems within a group of people, not religions, and both are intended to lead to an orderly way of life, how they approach their teachings are complete opposed.

The idea of ruling a powerful government based on the principle of using two conflicting ideologies at the same time appeared foreign to most dynasties of early China. In early Chinese times, after the Period of the Warring States, two ideologies emerged: Legalism and Confucianism. Legalism stressed a strong central government that expressed harsh laws while Confucianism had a decentralized government, placing trust in conscientious and learned individuals to work together to solve political issues. These two schools of thought were in stark contrast to each other and, up until the Han dynasty, had never been combined with each other through government policy. The Qin dynasty, for example implemented a strict Legalist government while the

The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee takes place in Tang Dynasty China and it revolves around Judge Dee (Dee Goong An). Judge Dee was a magistrate (or a judge), who solved different crimes around China. In this book, it includes three main crimes and Judge Dee examines them all. Judge Dee included both Legalist and Confucian methods to help move along each case and eventually solve them. He used these different techniques to help him solve each case, but three certain Confucian values helped him truly become a good magistrate. The three Confucian values were Ren, Xiào, and Li. Judge Dee used all of these values in order to become a good magistrate.

In the book Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An), the main character is Judge Dee, a magistrate in China’s Tang dynasty. The roles of a magistrate include, but are not limited to, being a judge, detective and police officer. The book follows three of Judge Dee’s cases, the Case of the Double Murder at Dawn, the Case of the Strange Corpse and the Case of the Poisoned Bride. In order to be a distinguished and powerful magistrate, one must lead with Confucian and Legalist values. Judge Dee is an effective magistrate because he blends both Confucian and Legalist values seamlessly, and is well aware of the Tang dynasty’s social hierarchy.

Amidst the chaos of political instability and constant warring of the Zhou era, arose many intellectual thinkers that brought such a profound impact in the fields of politics, religion, and philosophy. Even to this day, their influence can be seen on the many matters of China. Confucianism became the paramount school of thinking and later significant philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained immense recognition as well. Each party had their own proposals for creating an idealistic political society where the many problems they faced in their everyday lives could be eliminated. All three approaches were very distinct but at the same time, they contained similarities as well. In my reasoning, I find that Confucianism and Daoism

Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism, are three Chinese ideologies in Classic China that held influence on how society should be, how to achieve order and what made government strong. Anyone that was a practitioner of these three philosophies would have had no idea how the Roman Republic or Empire worked in those regards. It would not be surprising if a Confucian, a Daoist and a Legalist had praise and dislike for how Rome was ran.

During the Zhou dynasty there was three major belief systems, Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism. The great philosopher Confucius believed that in order to understand death, or serve the spirits one must be able to understand life and serve the living. In Confucius “human-heartedness” and empathy are heavily stressed. Confucianism also have the “Dao.” The Dao is the proper way someone should behave and everyone has their own Dao depending on their life.

According to Professor Magagna, there has been a misconception towards East Asian political thought that these traditions are “anti-legal or anti-constitution” (Magagna, Lecture, 07/18/16). However, in lectures, Professor pointed out that this claim is false, especially in Confucianism. Confucian tradition is not against constitutions because they believe that constitutions provide people with rules and resources to improve and secure their living situation and lives. Besides, the Confucian believes that formal laws are necessary for the society, and they believe that the predictability and enforceability of these formal laws essential for creating a lawful society. Indeed, a policy is nothing more than useless words put together if institutions are not able to enforce it. On the other hand, the predictability of the formal law indicates that people usually know what to expect from a law. For instance, Confucian traditions stresses the importance of “legal institutions such as courts” (Magagna, Lectures, 07/18/16) and rules that are implemented through different institutions to create a lawful and orderly society, making people better and wealthier. Therefore, it is false to assert that East Asian political thought tradition, especially Confucianism, is

Masters Mozi and Laozi are two famous philosophers from the Warring States Period; however, their theories about how to govern a state are opposed. Master Mozi advocates for impartial caring and non-offence in the application of enforceable rules, while Master Laozi favors “trying not to try”. In this paper, I will analyze these two Chinese philosophers’ ideas regarding solutions to crime. This analysis will include a brief comparison and comments on their thoughts.

To begin, Confucius was one of the best lawgivers in Chinese history. Confucius did not respect or admire the written laws of his legal system, he believed that experienced rulers were the best people to provide justice. The legal system of the United States runs on the rule of law and it is for the people, which is stated directly in the constitution. The rule of law means, that everyone is accountable and held to the standard of the law that is laid out by the constitution. I believe that this is fair because here in The United States no matter how much power or wealth you have, everyone is under the law and has to follow the law written by the law makers. For example, the leader of North Korea does exactly what he wants when he wants and

Alexis Bingham Confucianism as an Ethical System Is Confucianism a religion? The answer is not a simple one. It seems almost arrogant for me, a student in the western world, to proclaim an announcement on one of Asia’s largest belief systems. Certainly some of its followers believe it to be a religion. Others may believe it to be an ethical system.

This essay discusses the main differences between traditional Confucian values and modern values. Confucian society seems backwards compared with modern society. In the traditional Confucian society, wives must obey every man in the family before she makes any decision on her own. She even obeys her sons. This would never happen in the modern world, especially in the West. Women and men cannot even talk to each other in a normal fashion unless they are already married, or being set up to be married. The author claims that a sister cannot even ask her brother-in-law a question. It is believed to be inappropriate for a woman and a man to speak, and there is even some mention of women covering their faces.