Comparative Questions?

1. Compare the advice given to rulers in the Book of Documents (Document 4-2), the Analects (Document 4-3), and the Dao De Jing. What do these sources suggest about the similarities and differences between Confucianism and Daoism?
2. In what ways does Legalism, illustrated in the reading by Han Fei (Document 4-5), directly attack Confucianism, as portrayed in the Analects (Document 4-3)?
3. What connections can you make between the conditions in China during the Warring States Period and the philosophical works included in this chapter? How did conditions during the period shape the development of Chinese philosophy?