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  Confucianism, Daoism, and Society Two of the major schools of thoughts within Chinese culture are Confucianism and Daoism. Confucianism is based on Confucius’ writings that outline “the right social order” (Bresnan 301). He believed the government should “be the leader and protector of the people” and establish order in society” (Bresnan 308). Daoism is an abstract idea, a philosophy that honors the order of nature and seeks to live in harmony with it.  A majority of Chinese society is based on Confucius’ “grand ideal[s]” (Bresnan 301). It began with Confucius’ education system, which ensured that the government would employ people who were capable of running the government he envisioned. This system was “based largely on… the classics of Chinese literature,” as well as etiquette and philosophy (Bresnan 309). Ideally, this education system would be open to all while still preserving social classes. Print of Confucius His philosophy also stretched to relationships- Confucius ...