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How does Confucianism and Daoism view women? To answer that question, one must first compare and contrast the two religions by taking a close look at the two individually.
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How does Confucianism and Daoism view women? To answer that question, one must first compare and contrast the two religions by taking a close look at the two individually. What is the place of women in Confucianism? In Daoism? How are they different? How are they similar? To begin with, Confucianism is a religion that is named after the philosopher, Confucius. He was an almost deified and impossibly wise man. He believed that to regain social order, people must act the role that society gave them. The father was to act the father, the son was to act the son, etc. The process of becoming that of which one is supposed to be is called "Rectification of Names." The society should be founded on five relationships: 1) The ruler and subject; 2) The father and son; 3) The husband and wife; 4) The elder and younger brother; 5) The friend and...
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