During the Era of Warring States, China was in the state of intellectually growth while being jostled around for power simultaneously. During this time, It brought many philosophies such as: Legalism, is about social stability that was based around the government, Confucianism’s ideas that were based around tightly knit rules, and Daoism was based around freedom and connecting one with nature. Also producing sacred writings from philosophers at this time as well. Chinese philosophies Philosophies and sacred writings provided new insight of how to manage and fix their own government as well, affecting their people. Legalism, founded by Han Fei Zi and Li Su, thought of new ideas about how to run society, in a way with strict laws, as it also …show more content…
It seems as if the equality between the commoners and the officials would be leveled, but still with their power difference, it would be easier to punish a commoner than an official because they have the final say in issues in the government. They believed that law was the main aspect for running the government. Nothing could override the law, the law being rules written down, with no life or actual overriding or underriding, could cause issues. Confucianism, Recorded in the Analects, describes the view of how the government should be built was based on correcting the relationships of higher officials in the government, as well as the commoners as well. The founder of Confucianism, Confucius, stated, Lead the people with governmental measures and regulates them with laws and punishments, and they will avoid wrongdoing but will have no sense of honor and shame. Lead them with virtue and regulate them by the rules of propriety, and they will have a sense of shame and, moreover, set themselves …show more content…
Confucius said, “In your government what is the need of killing? If you desire what is good, the people will be good. The character of a ruler is like wind and that of the people is like grass. And whatever direction the wind blows, the grass always bends” Confucius believed that the main purpose of a government was to guide the people. In Legalism, citizen's faced harsh punishments, for example, when the emperor wanted all the books to be burned, and who ever didn’t, would have to tattoo their face and work in grueling situations. If someone kills someone just because of their beliefs, it won’t solve any problems or accept others in society. The relationship between the ruler and his peasants analogy of grass and wind is stating that when the ruler acts, the people will have to go with their