On thinking method
Confuciamism
• Close to the reality and concerned about human and mundane affairs
• (human relationship)
Taiosm
• held out a vison of another,transcendental world of spirit.
6.a society of great harmony the conception of "the world belongs to all "
7.“the nature and man unites as one” (天人合一) patibility
9.serving as the ethical basis of the instructions and arrangements in china.
Comparison of Confucianism & Taoism
Presenters: 魏静华 黄容 10级英教2班
Mar. 29, 2013
The differences
• On nature • On life • On political opinions • On thinking method • On the characteristic of their
10.The mainstreams of Chinese thought for thousands of years.
11.Their ideas are not all positive and useful. Some are negative and harmful.
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1.Birth 2.The social system 3.the Ideological liberation movement
• On Inቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱluences :
1.Humans’ thoughts 2.Administering a country 3.Chinese traditional culture & literature
writings
On life
Confucianism:
• Possitive,active.
• high social responsibility & shape morality
• follow the ethical principles(ren-oriented)to constrain words and deeds
Confucianism
• Youwei(有为） • the theory of governing
with virtue • eg: ‘‘ren(仁)’’& “li(礼)’’
Taoism
• Wuwei(无为) • the best way to realize
ideal politics is governing with nointerference
Taoism:
• Nagative ,conservative
• Advocate a carefree flight from the rspectability and conventional duties of society
On nature
Confucianism
a) tends to despise nature.
Both of Confucianism & Taoism focus on:
1. Administer a country morality(ethicsbased)
2. human nature & their characters
3. Idea of People-orientation 4. Moderatists(温和派分子)，not radicals
1.Birth (the Spring &Autumn period)
2.The social system (slavary society feudal society )
3.the Ideological liberation movement
5.Against tyrannical government& heavy taxation
commonsesical
• The early Taoist writings are all wit and paradox,mysticism and poetic vision.
The Similarities of Confucianism & Taoism
• On Background
b) The writings of Taoists seek to live in harmony with nature.
c) allow nature to take on its own order and find peace in that setting.
On political opinions
b) Writings of Confucian scholars show nature to be cruel and symbolize all the negative in the world. They fear it and hide from it.
Taoism
a) Taoism enjoys the beauty in nature.
• Tao-to explain the evolution of the universe
• Dialectical(辩证的） thinking
On the characteristies of their
writings
Confuciamism
Taiosm
• Confucian classics are often prosaic （乏味的） and dull，moralistic （说 教的）and