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Moral Dilemma Questions
Describe how a person living by the following philosophies would respond to the moral
dilemmas.
Confucianism
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Legalism
Taoism
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1. A student knows that they are failing a class. Students from each of these doctrines
know they will be in trouble when their parents find out. How do they handle this
situation?
2. A student's friends smoke and are trying to get them to start. How do they handle
this situation?
3. A student has just found $20 in the hall. What should they do?
4. A student really likes a new student in school, but all the other students are making
fun of the new student's clothes. How should the first student act?
5. A student knows that an older brother or sister is cheating on tests. How should the
student act?
Ancient Chinese Philosophies
Confucianism
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Importance of
family, respect
for elders and
knowledge of
ones past.
Concerned with
political and
social problems
Every person
should except
their role or
place in society
Rulers should
be virtuous/
instead of
seeking wealth
and power they
should be
honest and
honorable.
Has more
impact on
Chinese life
than any other
philosophy
Daoism
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Laozi founded
the philosophy
Taught to
withdraw from
reality and
contemplate
nature.
People should
not strive for
material wealth
or power
Shunned
politics unlike
Confucius
Should bring
themselves to
harmony by
being humble,
quiet,
thoughtful
Very important
philosophy in
China
Legalism
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Qin emperor,
Cheng, followed
ideas of
legalism
Was concerned
with politics
Believed in
power, not
virtue and in
harsh laws
In their view,
people were by
nature selfish
and
untrustworthy
Harsh laws only
way to govern
Buddhism
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Brought from
India
Emphasized
universal
charity and
compassion,
ideas that
Chinese
philosophies
had overlooked
Should except
the four noble
truths and live
by the eightfold
path.
Moral
philosophy