Confucianism/Taoism Chart

Confucianism/Taoism Comparison Chart
Dr. Jacobsen--ENG 2371

Element	Confucius	Lao-Tzu
Focus	Earthly	Metaphysical
Focus	Social	Individual
Transmission	Oral	Written
	Dialogic	Monologic
	Bottom Up	Top Down
Method	Personal Action	Following
Goal	Benevolence	Understanding
Similarities	Goals Social Order Self-Improvement