"Huainanzi" Some Problems Of Tocial And Political Thought

"Huai Nan Zi" aka "Huainan Honglie" written in the early Western Han Dynasty, was King of Huainan, Liu An and his guests convened by the door who co-authored a structured, system of a large, content-rich academic work with the overarching, all-encompassing book to accommodate the hundreds of ideas, Qin Han disorder in the rise and fall are summarized, the lessons learned, and strive to explore the laws of nature and social development, the purpose is to provide a rule of the rulers of the Han Dynasty theory and programs. Especially the "Huai" positive absorption of Confucianism, method, each thinking the essence of yin and yang, etc., and formed a Taoist thinking, rich and complex social, political and ethical thought.This article is divided into four parts, using the methods of history, focusing on governance from the state to discuss "Huainanzi" covered in rich ideas and thoughts with the history of Chinese social and political content and the principles of ethics, of a more comprehensive "Huai" in the social and political thought.Into the background of the book. "Huainanzi" a book when, after a series of efforts rulers, social economy has shaken off the depression and the increasing prosperity of the early Han Dynasty; politics, rulers Feng Huang-Lao Taoism policy quietism the guiding ideology for the country; and liberal cultural policy is active in academic thinking provides a good environment in which the convergence of various theories; together Liu's own cultural awareness, political status and Huainan country specific cultural traditions, making the "Huainanzi" application was born.Monarchy. "Huainanzi" In summing up, based on the concept of the previous monarch, careful analysis of the social reality at that time, set up their own Monarchy system. Around the "Road" to "governance" as the focus is mainly reflected in three aspects of "governance in the road." From the human aspect of social development and to explore the origins of the war, that the purpose of the establishment of the monarchy should be "forbidden to discuss violent disorder"; also emphasized the tranquil peace and quiet, keep soft humility of moral cultivation methods; also pointed out that the rule of the monarch and practical methods from the Road .Social and political outlook. This is the "Huainanzi" as a rule thought very important part in the study also account for a large proportion; on the way to run society, mainly from the road, and four seasons of yin and yang aspects are discussed, and proposed the "Law of auxiliary righteousness "of the concept of morality and punishment. In the "Tao" of the origin and essence, the proposed "road" for all things primitive; its social operation thinking, including "Law Road" and thought the line of Heaven and the "inaction" of political thought. Finally, a "work in unity, monarch series of Harmony", "the security of its" social management objectives.Social Ethics. On a "road" as the foundation, established under the concept of Heaven "natural quiet" Human Nature, the "moral-based" virtue theory "custom for the government" for the doctrine of "inaction" the principles of social and political ethics, related to the Ancient China in many aspects of social ethics. Among them, about the relationship between morality and righteousness, that righteousness, rites and music are attached to the "moral" and ethical conduct; but still affirmed the righteousness of etiquette and social ethics moral values and constraint functions; Finally, a clear ruler built the "Germany cultivation "," Lian Jian abstinence "and together the" inaction "of the social and ethical order."Huainanzi" absorb the social and political ideology of Confucianism, method, yin and yang, the essence of each other, and further improve the "inaction" of the ideological and theoretical, so that it has some maneuverability. However, "Huai" social ethics are also an obvious historical and class limitations. We should be dialectical, scientific approach to study it, inherit it reasonable content critically. And by "Huainanzi" social and political thought of, but also allows us to look to the academic development of Han a deeper understanding.