A Comparative Study Of Political Ethics In Yi Zhuan And The Republice

"Political ethics" means to regulate politics with morality,or to explore moral phenomena occurring in the political field.In political ethics,the subject of ethics can be not only political concrete persons such as rulers and citizens,but also political Abstract persons such as parties,countries,governments and classes.It is feasible to compare the political and ethical thoughts of Yi Zhuan and Republic.Political virtue ethics studies political virtue ethics.In Yi Zhuan,virtue is regarded as a kind of role virtue.Virtue is generated by relationship,and the content of virtue is determined by the role of man in specific relationship.In Republic,virtue is regarded as a kind of functional virtue,and virtue is the exertion of man's function.The political virtues pursued in Yi Zhuan are harmony,i.e.politicians follow the Yin-Yang principle in all kinds of relations,while the political virtues pursued in The Republic are justice,i.e.different classes perform their duties.The ethics of the political state studies the ethics of the state.As far as the connotation of the country is concerned,Yi Zhuan believes that the country should be like a big "family" or family;The Republic thinks that a good country should be a capital person.From the perspective of the state,Yi Zhuan advocates that the state should be built into a world,that is,a world state;The Republic advocates that the state should be built into a city-state,that is,a city-state state state.As far as the form of the state is concerned,Yi Zhuan aims to pursue a harmonious country,while The Republic aims to pursue a just country.The ethics of political rulers studies the ethics of rulers.The good man in the eyes of Yi Zhuan is a saint,and the good man in the eyes of Republic is a philosopher.Both The Book of Changes and The Republic intend that good people can become kings,the former being saints,and the latter being philosophers.In the view of Yi Zhuan,the sage king should be in the right position;in the view of Republic,the sage king should return to the cave,live with other citizens and safeguard the interests of the whole collective.The emergence of the political ethics thought in Yi Zhuan may be inseparable from the geographical environment and occupation of the people at that time,and thus affect the direction and content of people's thinking;the same is true of The Republic.As for their political and ethical thoughts,we have to consider the current world situation and restrict them to the actual development of China.