Question

What should be used to evaluate people? What method of judgement should be avoided? according to Ancient China Legalism excerpt

Answer 1

Legalism was an administrative theory that was used in ancient China especially in 300 BC. The rulers of China who adhered to legalism believed that humans were above everything and that there's no concept of God. It was all about giving excessive importance to humans, not humanity, and zero faith in God. This concept, however, believed that humans are cruel by nature (contrary to Confucian theory) and therefore stringent laws are compulsory to ensure that law and order would not be destroyed.

The rules who advocated legalism identified only farming and weaving as noble professions. Whoever reading any holy books or anything other than the two noble professions would be penalized severely or at times would be burried alive. The juries were called as the moral reasoners. According to legalism, any judgment with uncertainty and without clear evidences should be avoided.