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班级：英语TheComparisonandContrastofConfucianismandTaoismChineseCultureisameaningfulcourseforEnglishlearnersbecauseitcanimproveourEnglishandenableusspreadChineseculturemoreefficiently.IlearnedalotthissemesterandIwilltalkaboutthecomparisonandcontrastofConfucianismandTaoism,thedifferencesandsimilarities.Ontheonehand,therearemanydifferencesbetweenConfucianismandTaoism.First,thefoundersandthedatestotheirbeginningsaredifferent.ConfucianismwasfoundedbyConfuciusinthelateyearsofSpringandAutumnperiods.TaoismwasfoundedbyLaoZiinthemiddleofWarringStatesPeriod.Second,theirsystemsandcontentsaredifferent.ConfucianismisanethicaltheoryandideologywhileTaoismisawayofbehavior.ItisaphilosophicalsystemdevelopedaroundtheteachingofConfucius.Itisrelatedtosociety,culture,moralandpolitical.However,Taoismisasystembasedononeofseveralphilosophicalconstructsofrightandwrong,lightanddarkandtruthcalledDao(“TheWay”).Itgivesthewaytoliveandbehave.Third,theirprinciplesaredifferent.InConfucianism,ritualistheprincipleofeverydaychoresoractivities.Andonemustfollowtherulesofritualtomeahuman.AccordingtoConfucius,thefivevirtuesofarealmanarebenevolence,propriety,righteousness,wisdom,andtrustworthiness.ConfucianismstandsforGoldenmean(Zhongyong)inmorality,anditteachesushowtobeaperfectman.However,Dao,accordingtoLaoZi,gavebirthtotheuniverseandmakeallthingsintheuniversewhattheyare.Iotherwords,itistheoriginofallthings,andalsothelawthatgovernstheirworkingsandchange.Therefore,itstandsfornon-action,whichmeanstakingnoactionthatisnotnatural,thatisagainsttheoriginalnatureandwishesofthepeople.Infact,itemphasizesthatahumanbeing’smustbeinharmonywiththeuniverse.Non-actionisthecentralconceptinTaoism.Ontheotherhand,therearemanysimilaritiesofConfuciusandTaoism.Firstly,bothofthemarethepresentationsofChina’svaluablephilosophies.What’smore,theystillaffectcontemporaryChineseideologyandtheirwayofdealingthings,especiallythethoughtsinConfucianism.Secondly,bothConfuciusandTaoismmakecontributionstoChinesecivilizationeventheworldcivilization.Thirdly,theycanwithstandtheimpactoftimeandexistuntilnow.Andsomethoughtsofthemareinaccordancewithsocialneedsandsomeconformtothetrendoftimes.Forinstance,afterthechivalrousmenwereborn,theirchivalrousspiritrepairedthespiritoflegalsysteminancienttimes.However,therulersdonotsupporttheexistenceofswordsman.Andtheirwanderinglifeisnotconformitywiththepeopleonthethoughtofpeaceandhappiness.Therefore,itcan’tbeeverlasting.Fourthly,bothphilosophiesstillhaveinfluenceonmodernsociety.Someideasofthemareveryusefultochangesomenegativesituationsofsocietyandmakeusliveabetterlife.Forexample,thethoughtofbenevolenceinConfucianismcontributestoconstructingharmonioussociety.Besides,Non-actioninTaoismisgoodforsolvingecologicalproblem.Inconclusion,ConfucianismwasthemainstreamofChinesethoughtforabout2,000yearsandthereisnodoubtthatTaoismisthesecondgreatestinfluenceonChinesethought.Theyhavemanydifferencesandsimilarities.Bothofthemarethetreasuresoftheworldculture.Sources:TextBookofChineseCulture:2sentencesBaiduLibrary:2sentences