Confucian
 Taoist
 General

Notes

Confucianism and Taoism: Virtues
   	Five Chinese Virtues

Jen-- goodness
Chun-tzu-- the gentleman
Li-- propriety
Te--government by virtue
Wen-- the arts of peace


	Comparison of Taoist and Confucian Ideals
	Taoism				               Confucianism

	romantic               				classical
	poetic				                 practical
      	spontaneity			        social responsibility
	transcendent              			human society
	nature				                 social order

								

Taoist Values

humbleness and self-effacement
non-agression
naturalism --not like natural science but like the romantics simplicity
confidence in the face of death