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The Research on the Early Confucianism Political Philosophy

Author: YangPanPan
Tutor: WangJunLin
School: Shandong Normal University
Course: Chinese Philosophy
Keywords: Early Confucian Political Philosophy Nature of the regime Legitimacy Form of government
CLC: B222
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2011
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Abstract

China Modern Political Philosophy is an important proposition possibility of establishing democracy issues. As China's long history of political theory and the basic value of the most far-reaching philosophy, Confucian philosophy and the ability to obtain consistency of democratic ideas, to become modern Confucian scholars are trying to accomplish important theoretical construction mission, which will affect the wider New Confucianism in this regard has been actively attempts and efforts. According to different standards, the regime can be divided into different forms, in general, can include monarchy, aristocracy and republican. China has not yet produced a democratic form of government, but on the early Confucian political philosophy to examine the relevant theory, when the form of government, at best, can only say that it belongs to the aristocracy, which should never be simply equated with the form of absolute monarchy. The first chapter, mainly from the nature of the regime to explore this perspective, examine the early Confucian related discussion on this issue in order to reveal the early Confucian political philosophy such a characteristic that the public nature of the regime and it is private property the ideal and reality a combination of unity in itself. Explore the Confucian political philosophy, it is necessary around the regime to be discussed related issues, we must first solve the problem of the nature of the regime. Regime, especially the government, in essence, is a public authority, and its hold on power institutions are also public authorities. This point can be confirmed regime generating process: the initial regime was evolved by the formation of tribal alliances between tribes through elections and the demise of the common ways to achieve the transfer of power. However, the \This is clearly contrary to the nature of the regime. But the essence is still in political practice reflected. Around this problem of public power, the regime forms according to different criteria are divided into different categories, that is, the form of the Qin Dynasty regime not be simply attributed to authoritarian regimes, which on this issue from the early Confucian exposition can be seen. The regime's sources of Confucian classified as \In the world to become one of the world's case, the regime became hereditary succession, which apparently destroyed the regime's public property, very easy to tyranny. Confucianism has its own solution to this problem ways: on one hand, while recognizing the \; the other hand, emphasize the legitimacy of the revolution, in no way oppressive rulers of the case, people have the right to rise in revolution to overthrow tyranny. In addition, the early Confucian theories related to the nature of the regime, but also, Confucianism in the \, and its purpose is to promote the basic human relations through moral to regulate social order, thus ensuring political stability. Early Confucian political philosophy, we should be objective understanding and evaluation. First, the Confucian affirmed the monarch's position and role, however, the requirements of the monarch monarch is to be done, this is the king's moral requirements, and thus the implementation of its powers to provide a standard; Secondly, in Confucian discourse, male the ideal and the reality in the private practice of mutually compatible, and Confucian made \However, in the subsequent historical development has evolved into its opposite constraining factor. Reveals the nature of the regime in question, the next necessary to examine the legitimacy of the regime and existing sources of problems. The second chapter is mainly combing and analysis of early Confucian legitimacy issues related theory, further pointed out that the early Confucian political philosophy includes the full identity on public opinion, although its legitimacy is incomplete, but it can not say it it is completely ignored. Achieved with the establishment of a regime, we must first ensure their own sources of legitimacy. Early Confucian discussion on this issue has been more comprehensive. In Confucian political philosophy, including the legitimacy of three elements: Heaven, public opinion and history. Among them, the \However, in reality, history and culture of legality Heaven and often exclusive monarch, political practice in the specific operation, the regime's legitimacy tend to become incomplete, the \days there, \Methods include hereditary transfer of sovereignty, abdication, revolution, etc. This is the way by force and Germany to implement the transfer of power, and the lack of democratic elections approach. In addition, the early loss of Confucian legitimacy issues discussed also made for a revolutionary way to get the legitimacy of the regime made a demonstration. The third chapter on the existence of the regime in the Qin Dynasty forms were analyzed, and the division of the Western form of the regime, noting that the prevailing form of government is monarchy. In an era of great change, the monarchy also change with the times, how the various factions have raised the idea of ??reform and standardize the monarchy, Taoism respected \mode, Mohist proposed \These types of models are on the regime had a profound impact on future generations, should be given an objective evaluation. Zhou regime imposed by institutional structures and early Confucian respected political model, is based on its public nature and legitimacy of the regime on the basis of inheritance. Early Confucian political philosophy, reflecting the public opinion caused by the thought of the people, arising out of the Virtue Heaven deities thought and Great Unification These are very valuable as a reference. Early Confucianism is committed to building a moral obligation to society, it relies on the main clan and who were class relies on the principle that \So also, the Confucian ideal political practice patterns embodied as \Based on this foundation, it can be concluded: Early Confucian respected the \Zhou monarchy regime is, at best, not a dictatorship. The fourth chapter focuses on the early Confucian theory of rationality of the regime and their impact on modern political significance. Early Confucian theories about the regime has its own rationality factors, and modern political power has a positive meaning. Ideological content of its own ideals and reality of the existence of a unified regime provides the basis for the legitimacy of the regime and the provisions of the regime run more rationalized. In addition, it advocates the regime's goal is to build a harmonious and stable society. In democratic political reforms, combined with the early Confucian political philosophy useful parts, you can make modern political theory is more reasonable, so that the specific regime run more harmonious, but also brought modern democracy can avoid some of the drawbacks and instability factors .

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