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Legalism (Chinese philosophy)
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Legalism refers to an intellectual, political, and philosophical orientation beginning in the Warring States period of China. While heterogeneous, the Legalists generally shared a view of most people
Statue of the legalist Shang Yang
Statue of the legalist Shang Yang
The seven major states of the Warring States period, c. 260 BCE. The Jixia Academy, where many proto-Daoist and Legalist thinkers were active, was loc
The seven major states of the Warring States period, c. 260 BCE. The Jixia Academy, where many proto-Daoist and Legalist thinkers were active, was located in the state of Qi.
Book of Han or Hanshu, carved in the Ming dynasty, in the Tian Yi Chamber Library collection
Book of Han or Hanshu, carved in the Ming dynasty, in the Tian Yi Chamber Library collection
A late 19th-century edition of the Hanfeizi by Hongwen Book Company
A late 19th-century edition of the Hanfeizi by Hongwen Book Company
Confucianism
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Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, religion, theory of governm
Legalism (Chinese philosophy)
…direct interference in the affairs of state by the sovereign. The Legalist emphasis on pragmatic, results-driven governance put them at odds with the Confucians, who advocated for cultivated virtue as a primary method of building a well-governed state, as well as the Mohists, who supported an egalitarian society…
Temple of Confucius of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is a wenmiao (文庙), a temple where Confucius is worshipped as Wendi, "God of Culture" (文帝).
Temple of Confucius of Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu. It is a wenmiao (文庙), a temple where Confucius is worshipped as Wendi, "God of Culture" (文帝).
Gates of the wenmiao of Datong, Shanxi
Gates of the wenmiao of Datong, Shanxi
Confucius in a fresco from a Western Han tomb in Dongping, Shandong
Confucius in a fresco from a Western Han tomb in Dongping, Shandong
Worship at the Great Temple of Lord Zhang Hui (张挥公大殿; Zhāng Huī gōng dàdiàn), the cathedral ancestral shrine of the Zhang lineage corporation, at thei
Worship at the Great Temple of Lord Zhang Hui (张挥公大殿; Zhāng Huī gōng dàdiàn), the cathedral ancestral shrine of the Zhang lineage corporation, at their ancestral home in Qinghe, Hebei