A Brief Discussion Of Si Ma Qian's Ideolgical System

Si Ma Qian is one of the greatest thinkers in Chinese history. Histhought is a profound and thorough system.This thesis diseusses itfrom four aspects .First,the political ideology is core of Si MaQian's ideological system .Second,the historical ideology is atestimony of his political ideology. Third,the philosophy is a logicalstarting point of his whole ideological system.Forth,Si Ma Qian'sethics is another testimony of his political ideoloyg which is based onruling class'moral character.Meanwhile,this thesis also discusses therelationship of inheritation and development between Si Ma Qian'sthought and that of all thinkers before Qin Dynasty.