Monday, March 4, 2013
What makes a society just?
A just society has a ruler that is fair and listens to the opinions of all people. The ruler can also control his/her people, is a good negotiator, and believes everyone is equal. A just society also has an honor code that is enforced with punishments and rewards. I believe if a honor code has positive and negative enforcement, it is more likely to be followed. I also believe that people are born good or bad, but their environment can have an affect on it also. In a just society, the people raise all their children to be good people and they help the ones that are born naturally bad. The government in a just society should also help spread the wealth more evenly, so some people don't have more power and opportunities than others.
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The mandate of heaven is the idea that heaven granted a ruler the right to rule. The people have to give the ruler complete loyalty and obedience, but they also have the right to expect a good government. If the ruler fails, the people have the right to rebel. I agree with this, because if the ruler was chosen from heaven and expects loyalty and obedience from the people, then the people have the right to expect a good government from the ruler.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Confucianism more than Legalism. Confucianism follows the idea that order can be found in society through relationships, and legalism thinks that order in society can only be achieved by having a strong leader and strict laws. I believe that relationships are more effective than laws, because some people feel that laws are made to be broken. However, people want to fit in and be like the people they have relationships with. Overall, relationships have a stronger affect on people than laws.
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