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 12 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 81% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This 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.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPentti LinkolaRadical ecologist94%
SociallyMartin HeideggerPhilosopher98%
EconomicallyEnéas CarneiroPolitician100%
Other compatible profiles
ReligionPope Pius IXPope and monarch of the Papal States93%
PhilosophySocratesPhilosopher93%
PhilosophyPlatoPhilosopher92%
Religion13th Dalai Lama (Thubten Gyatso)Religious leader and head of state91%
PoliticsEngelbert DollfussDictator90%
ActivismNick FuentesPolitical commentator and streamer89%
PoliticsJulius NyerereStatesman88%
PoliticsGetúlio VargasStatesman87%
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
Bhutan
Buddhist-conservationist monarchyA small Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan combines a Buddhist constitutional monarchy, strong protection of traditional culture and nature, and Gross National Happiness as its compass of government, with cautious openness to the outside world.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyAlgeriaMilitary-backed presidential republic88%
SociallyBelarusStatist-personalist autocracy91%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta98%
The most distant
Papal States
756–1870Temporal state of the Papacy, the Papal States united spiritual and political authority under the Pope, applying canon law and clerical government over central Italy for centuries.
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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- Right
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Closest in other spectrums
- Far-Right
Aristocratism
Doctrine of the rule of the best, entrusting power to a minority qualified by virtue, education or birth, rejecting political equality and majority rule as surrendering the city to incompetence.
- Center
Socratism
Socrates' dialectical method, examining beliefs through rational questioning and the pursuit of virtue, distrustful of mass politics and the rhetoric of demagogues, yet respectful of the city's rule of law.
- Far-Right
Platonism
Plato's political philosophy, entrusting the city's government to a philosophical elite formed by virtue and knowledge, with strong control over education, property and customs in the name of justice and social harmony.
The most distant ideology
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