rewrite：”In contrast to the harshness of the law, Confucius advocated the principle of governing with benevolence and virtue to educate and guide the people.“academiclly

According to Confucius, How could benevolence be achieved?

According to the Analects, Confucius regards that:i. Filial devotion is more than providing nourishmentii. If a ruler leads people by means of regulations and punishments, people will evade them and will lack any sense of shameiii. Before we know about life, we can know about deathiv. Being filial and fraternal is the root of humanness

The principle of reciprocity according to which Confucius said that we should act towards one another.  "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

First thinker(s) who conceived of the idea of natural law as the basis of morality?Group of answer choicesAristotleStoicsConfuciusPlato

Confucius believed that society works best when people have concern for others, an idea called li