Confucianism vs. Taoism
Karina L. Herrera
Compare/Contrast
Similarities:
- Both have a founder.
- See no contraction in following more than one religion.
- Confucianism has only one God while Taoism has many deities.
- Goal of philosophy in Confucianism is to have social harmony while for Taoism is to gain balance in life.
- Confucianism stresses human conduct over belief in God while in Taoism stresses humanity's relationship with nature.
Government
The government would have to follow the Mandate of Heaven which means that is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly.
In the Mandate of Heaven they have to rule wisely and fair. Heaven bestows its mandate to a just ruler, or the son of heaven.
Filial Piety
Filial piety is the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members. It shows the rules of the relationship you are supposed to have with each family member.
Taoist Principles
Taoist principles are not relevant to everyday life because of world is now full of hate and evil people. We don't really have harmony or go with the flow now.
Individual Principles Forming a Religion
Our individual principles connect to each other to form a religion in the way that since we are all human beings we all share the same emotions and thoughts but not at the same time. I think that if you believe in something then you feel encouraged to do that. It is easy to start a religion because it is very likely that other people feel the same way as you, so you have followers who believe in the same things as you do.