In which of the 3 philosophies would "Civil Servants hired based on ability" fall into

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Vocaloid · Answer

Context? Is this talking about the three major Chinese philosophies, by any chance?

FoxFoxM0n · Answer

Yes its talking about Confucianism, Daoism (taoism) and Legalism

Vocaloid · Answer

Unfortunately you'll simply have to learn/memorize what the three philosophies were about https://dms.delranschools.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17402949 (check page 6, it explains how the civil servant exam system got started and under what philosophy it was influenced by.

FoxFoxM0n · Answer

Thank you

FoxFoxM0n · Answer

If I am correct it was confucianism

FoxFoxM0n · Answer

Thanks for the Help!

Vocaloid · Answer

Yup, that's correct. Confucianism placed emphasis on personal discipline and proper behavior, so it rewarded people who studied, rather than people who were born into royalty or power.