What are the main differences between Confucianism and Taoism?
Taoism and Confucianism disagree on several points on their understanding of how the world functions and the best role for a person to play in that world. Roughly, it’s like the difference between an “authoritative” government and a “laissez-faire” one. Lao Tzu is held to be Confucius’ real adversary.