Confucianism, legalism, and Taoism were all major beliefs during the Chinese Dynasty era. Confucianism was derived from the teachings of the philosopher Confucius. Its main focuses and objectives for people were to characterize and observe the interactions between humans. Since human nature is very social then all focuses should be on the way that humans relate together. Because of this their focuses were on filial piety that is concerned with the relationship between young people and their elders and parents, and jen the relationship between people or their humanity. Confucianism also has a strong hold in government. They suggested that a good ruler could create a strong and bonded society and would be bonded with guo-jia or national family.
Daoism or Taoism addapted a lot of their ideas from the Confucius religion. However, they believed that the ideas used in Confucianism were not wide enough and needed to consider all of the universe rather than just the human element of a cosmic relationship between all. Dao is the path, the way that everything is completely connected and related to each other. This concept of only being a small part of the path means that all human actions influence and change the cosmic flow of the universe. The flow had two parts the negative and the positive. Each one was influenced by the people within it.
Legalism also adapted a lot of ideas from Daoism and therefore Confucianism. However they interpreted the same ideas very differently and often resulted in conflicts. Rather than adding and impacting the flow they believed that they were able to completely control peoples lives through the influence of government. They established many rules very unattainable and then enforce it with harsh punishment to maintain the order they required.
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