The Existence Of Chinese Philosophies During The Warring States

Philosophies are just a way of life. You join a philosophy, it becomes your lifestyle. Back in the time of the existence of the Chinese Philosophies, followers had to have faith in the philosophy they had or their overall society had chosen to follow. History is a big thing, we need to uncover the mysteries of it, and pull off, piece by piece of what lies within it. As Winston Churchill has stated, “Study History, Study History. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” In our past, many events occurred. Like, the Warring States period, which lasted from 475-221 BCE. From there, emerged the Chinese Philosophies. During the Warring States period, Chinese philosophers had searched for a solution to fix the problem of all the violence and
From these opinions emerged Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism. Each had drastically different ideas on how government, or daily life overall should be run. For example, Daoism didn’t believe that any leader should interfere with a civilian, that all leaders have the responsibility of not becoming corrupt, and being good. Legalism practically believed the opposite of that. Founded by Han Feizi, Legalism was a hard philosophy run by government, in which when a citizen does something bad or commit a crime, then they will be punished harshly and brutally. The Qin Dynasty had adopted Legalism as the main philosophy during their time. The founder of the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang Di, had built many monuments, but was a harsh ruler and didn't treat his people fairly. Legalism enforced strict laws and really brutal
Confucianism had many practical things that are still used in daily life today, like exams to get into a type of position. In Confucianism, people were treated more fairly, for example, peasants/farmers were treated much better during the time of Confucius. Civil Service Exams were given to the citizens, which determined the standard or job the civilian is best at. The Han Dynasty had adopted this philosophy as their main one. The founder of the Han Dynasty was Liu Bang, and after him came many great rulers. In Confucianism, there was also an idea called the “ripple effect” in which, when the leader or ruler acts in a good way, then his goodness will spread around to the citizens, and they will also act good. Confucianism was based around books and education, for they believed that it was a really important thing. Respect for elders and people more high in power was also very mandatory and important in each follower of