1. Comparison between Confucius and Laozi: Confucius and Mencius are masters and representatives of Confucianism, and Laozi Zhuangzi is a master and representative of Taoism. As a sage of Confucianism, Confucius and Mencius set up an image of a moral (ethical) master for later generations, with perfect moral personality, taking saving the world and comforting the people as his own responsibility, full of ideals, and inculcating others until his death. Lao Zi and Zhuangzi, as the supreme figures of Taoism, set up the images of the master of wisdom (Lao Zi) and the master of art (Zhuangzi) for later generations. They have a high degree of understanding and thinking ability, take tranquility and indifference as their ethics, are indifferent to the world, yearn for self-satisfaction and follow nature.

2. Comparison of human nature theory: Confucian theory of human nature sees the importance of human social attributes and spiritual civilization education, while Taoist theory of human nature sees human physiological and psychological attributes, and perceives that hypocritical and troublesome patriarchal ethics destroys the relative personality of human nature, both of which are beneficial and biased.

3. Comparison of life theory: the Confucian outlook on life takes the achievement of moral personality and salvation as its value orientation, and takes self-cultivation, benevolence, helping the people outside and governing the country to level the world. This is the way of inner saints and outer kings. He has a positive attitude towards life. He has a strong sense of social reality and historical mission, and takes the world as his own responsibility. Taoist outlook on life takes transcending secular interpersonal networks and gaining personal inner peace and freedom as its value orientation. He not only opposes taking the mind as a form of service, but also does not care about the success or failure of social undertakings. As long as we conform to nature and do not interfere with each other, we will inevitably move towards a harmonious and peaceful society, and our attitude towards life is passive and self-protective.

4. Comparison of governing the country: Confucianism emphasizes doing something, while Taoism advocates doing nothing.

The core of family thought: benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety and sadness.

The core of Taoist thought is "Tao", which is the highest category of Taoist ideological and cultural system and is highly respected by all Taoist scholars.

5. Comparison of ideological cores.

Confucianism stresses the "three cardinal principles and five permanents", the core of which can be summarized as "respecting benevolence and ceremony", while Taoists stress "governing by doing nothing". The core of its thought is that Taoism is natural and Confucianism respects benevolence, emphasizing that benevolent people love others, and must self-restrain and reciprocate, with respect and compassion for people as the core standard of benevolence, and self-restraint and restraint to improve moral standards as the necessary means to achieve the standard.

Similarities between Confucianism and Taoism

1, the value embodiment of Confucianism and Taoism

2. Confucianism and Taoism pursue the same thing.

3. The pursuit of avenue is the common goal of Confucianism and Taoism. Both Confucianism and Taoism expect to establish a political system to ensure people's health and all-round development with the ideal of serving the public.

In essence, the main idea of Confucianism is benevolence and righteousness, giving up one's life for righteousness, and governing the country with benevolence and filial piety. The main idea of Taoism is natural harmony, natural Taoism, and inaction.