A Research Into Mencius’ Ideology Of Political Ethics

When the political activities of human beings begin,there is a very close relationship between political activities and ethics.In ancient times,rulers based on morality,regulated the political system,implemented political behavior,and combined politics and ethics,thereby maintaining the feudal rule and social order of ancient China for more than two thousand years.Had a very far-reaching impact.Mencius,one of the great thinkers in ancient China,and Confucius collectively referred to as "Confucius and Mencius",he also combined ethics with political systems,enriching the content of traditional Chinese Confucian political ethics.From the standpoint of historical materialism,this article begins to discuss Mencius’ political ethics and its contemporary enlightenment in six parts.The first part is an introduction,which mainly explains the purpose and significance of the topic selection,and expounds and comments on the research status at home and abroad,and finally explains the research methods and innovations of the thesis.The second part discusses the background of Mencius’ s political and ethical thoughts and provides a suitable perspective for the full text analysis of his thoughts.The emergence of Mencius’ s political ethics is related to the social and cultural background of his era.Mencius inherited and developed the ideas of Confucius and his disciples,consolidated and enhanced the status of Confucianism,and developed Confucianism into the orthodoxy of China’s feudal society for future generations.Thought provides prerequisites.The third part discusses the main content of Mencius’ political ethics.Based on Mencius’ classic works,this part combs the main contents of his political and ethical thoughts.First,it expounds the reasons why it became the foundation of Mencius’ political ethics from the perspective of "the theory of good nature";second,it expounds Mencius’ political ideas from the perspective of benevolence and kingliness;third,it expounds the principle of Mencius’ political ethics that people are the foundation of Mencius’ political ethics,which embodies the importance to the people and the influence of the people on governance;fourth,it is the guarantee of Mencius’ political ethics that both morality and law are emphasized Complementing the advantages oflaw to ensure the stability of social order and good political system can be promoted and implemented;fifthly,respecting the virtuous and using the capable are the requirements of Mencius’ political ethics.Only by mastering the methods of employing people can the government achieve the goal of governing the country and stabilizing the country.The fourth part is based on the previous discussion.It is about contemporary Mencius’ political and ethical thinking in protecting and improving people’s livelihood,building a service-oriented government centered on the people,cultivating socialist core values,governing the country by virtue,governing the country by law,and accelerating the construction of a talented country Enlightenment,briefly explained.The fifth part is a summary of the research on Mencius’ s political ethics.Through reviewing the research and interpretation of Mencius’ s political ethics,this article uses the literature research method and multidisciplinary research methods to organize,analyze and summarize the political ethics in Mencius’ s thoughts,inherits and promotes the essence of Mencius’ s political ethics,and uses Mencius’ s political ethics Dig up the precious resources of China’s traditional Confucian political and ethical thoughts,in-depth understanding of the connotation,ancient and modern.