Legalism was mainly prominent during the Warring States Era that lasted from 475 BCE to 221 BCE. Derived from philosophers Shang Yang, Li Si, and Hanfeizi, legalism was the Qin’s basis system. There were three main principles for Legalism; these principles were the strict application of publicized laws, the application of such management techniques as accountability, and “showing nothing,” and the manipulation of political purchase. Legalists had a belief that the political institutions were based of human behavior and how human beings act; such as selfishness and being self centered. Unlike Confucianism, social harmony cannot derive from the people’s virtue of their ruler, but only through a powerful state …show more content…
Daoism, or also known as Taoism, is the path or way to behave and lead others. The Daode jing also referred that Taoism is something that existed “before Heaven and Earth.” Daoism focuses on the continuity between nature and human beings, or interaction between the world and human society. Secondly, Daoism also focuses on he constant transformation in the universe and the return of all things to the path from which they emerged. The last concept of Daoism is the worship of ancestors, the cult of heaven, and the divine nature of the