Advent of Legalism in China (jan 1, 356 BC – jan 1, 338 BC)
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Lord Shang introduced Legalist ideologies that were eventually adopted by the Qin dynasty - he believed in placing the good of the state over the good of the individual since humans were more inclined to do evil than to do the right thing. The leviathan is shown to draw parallels between Legalism and the teaching of Enlightenment-era philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
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Timeline Review of Chia
by Sandhya Ganesan, Block 7 WHAP
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