Confucianism
Doctrine that grounds political order in the ruler's virtue, ritual hierarchy and filial piety, favouring bureaucratic merit and moral education over coercive law or popular participation.
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In one sentence
I want an order founded on the ruler's virtue, filial piety and bureaucratic merit, not on coercive laws or votes.
Political axes
Profile across the twelve axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Strong · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Pacifist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Non-interventionist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Balanced
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Strong · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Representation
Leans further toward autocracy than 82% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 60This ideology 21
Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 59
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Confucius
An ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius created an ethic based on virtue, social harmony, and respect for hierarchies and traditions, shaping Chinese culture, morality, and politics for millennia.
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Other compatible profiles
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PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher93%
PhilosophyPlatoPhilosopher92%
PoliticsPhilippe PétainMarshal and Head of the French State91%
PhilosophyThomas CarlyleEssayist and historian90%
PoliticsBoris III da BulgáriaMonarch90%
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator90%
PoliticsAleksandr LukashenkoPresident of Belarus89%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
China
One-party industrial socialismA single-party socialist state, China unites the absolute political control of the Communist Party with a state-directed market economy, becoming a global industrial, technological, and geopolitical power.
Other close countries
Palestine
Fragmented authority under occupationRecognized by the UN as an observer state, Palestine is governed by the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority, with territory split between the occupied West Bank and a Gaza Strip devastated by war, an aid-dependent economy, and elections suspended for two decades.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyTajikistanSecular dynastic dictatorship88%
SociallyBurkina FasoSovereigntist pan-African military republic92%
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The most distant
Kingdom of Naples
1282–1816Bourbon realm of southern Italy with an agrarian base, popular Catholic piety, counter-revolutionary resistance, and royal centralism prior to unification.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyBrazil (Vargas Era)1930–194589%
SociallyQing Dynasty China1644–191293%
EconomicallyPortugal (Estado Novo)1933–197498%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Center
Socratism
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- Far-Right
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