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A 5 page paper which how these ancient societies sought to regulate the individual in order to support the specific belief systems of Taoism, Legalism and Confucianism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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October 2001 -- properly! All of the early societies of China, Indian, Imperial Rome, Greece, and even
primitive Australia relied upon various types of regulations to enforce their laws. This was especially true of feudal China where, unfortunately, a state of war was the rule rather
than the exception. There were incessant territorial disputes, and for the individuals who lived during the Chou (or Zhou), Qin (or Chin) and Han societies, oppression was a way
of life. As a result, belief systems were developed through the centuries, which not only provided the individuals with some much-needed spiritual solace, but also further regulated them in
ways that the laws of their respective societies, could not. In essence, social regulations and such individual belief systems as Taoism (or Daoism), Legalism and Confucianism forged a relationship
of interdependence, since neither could survive without the other. The belief system of Taoism first emerged through the teachings of Lao-Tzu (or Lao-Zi) during the sixth century B.C., at
the height of the Chou society (Fellows, 1979). It was a way for the individual to, at least metaphysically, transcend the many boundaries imposed by the strictly regulated patriarchal
society. During this time period, it was believed that peoples actions could be more beneficially regulated if they retreated to nature to live harmoniously and within the internal orderly
constraints necessary to successfully combat the constant threats of external disorder (Shinn and Worden, 1991). While it was, most certainly, a reaction against the many rules imposed by society
at the time, it was, in itself, a guide of moral "dos and donts" collectively referred to by Lao-Tzu in his treatise, Tao Te Ching as "the way" (Fellows, 1979,
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