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Legalism was practiced throughout the era of the Qin Dynasty in China. The Qin Dynasty was in control of China from 221 to 207 BCE and was located around the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers. The dynasty went almost as far north as the Gobi desert, as did legalism.

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Legalism

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The legalists believed that the only way to make people listen is through habituation and harsh punishment.

Legalism enabled the ruler to govern efficiently and ruthlessly.

Examples of punishment include: torture, murder, slavery, buried alive, among many other things.

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Priests were mainly men.

Women couldnt state opinion in church.

Patriarchal: women were limited in what they can say or do

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Legalistic thinkers maintained that human nature is essentially "evil" and that people behave in an orderly fashion only if compelled by strict laws and harsh punishments.

Wealth & power and the govt.’s demand for obedience were justified by this authoritarian political philosophy.

Legalists believe that every aspect of human society should be controlled and personal freedoms should be sacrificed for the good of the state.

General concepts legalists enforced:

fa- a law or principle. All people are equal before the law. Those who successfully obey the law will be rewarded and those who don't will be severly punished.

shu- method, tactic, or techniques. Tactics that the ruler uses to enforce the law as well as stay in control of the state.

shi-legitimacy, power, or position. The law rules, not the ruler himself.

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This political philosophy developed in the fourth century (400-300 BCE)

Founders: Shang Yang, Li Si, and Hanfeizi, formed the ideological basis for the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE).

Hsun-tzu *spelled with umlaut over the u*

-Developed the Legalistic school