To be brutally honest these ideas are so immense that it would be impossible to cover every aspect in a short blog post. These three lifestyles, Confucianism, Doaism and Leaglism, all played a major role in the development of China, as well as effecting the daily lives of people across the developing Chinese empire.
Confucianism, to start, is quite fascinating, as the basic belief is that there is a natural harmony that links humans, nature and the universe together. The most intriguing part of this belief however is the foundation that it built on family values. This idea of the human family being the basis of all social interaction was so widely accepted that it even found its way into parts of the Chinese government. It was so accepted that the Chinese word for state (guo-jia) literally means nation family. If you think about it, the role of the family is to make sure all members are doing well and doing what they need to do, and in a way the Chinese government accepted this role of family to all of China. Eventually the government was viewed as the moral guardian of people.
Doaism and Legalism seem to conflict more with each other than with Confucanism, as they both take the same underlying ideas, but instead implement them in different ways; Legalism taking the more law and order route, while Doaism falls into line with spirituality. All in all, both of these lifestyles are very intriguing, although I would like to know more about conflict between the groups of supporters of each belief.
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