Analysis On Dong Zhongshu's "Absolutely Confucians"

Dong Zhongshu, the unparalleled master of Confucianism, is one of the important thinkers not only in the Qin and Han Dynasties but also in Chinese history. The several rebellious big events of the Kingdoms in Qin and Han Dynasties period made this Confucian think that the government should publicize the "unification" thinking as to consolidate the status of the centralization of the emperor. In accordance with his own political views and the needs of the time, he reinvented Confucianism that was created by Confucius and developed down by Mencius and finally made it become a kind of theory with religious and superstitious color that served for the political system. 140 BC, Han Wudi ascended the throne and then had taken a series of measures to elect the excellent and honest persons. He wished them to speak forthrightly. The most famous of them is Dong Zhongshu. Dong Zhongshu took the opportunity to advise Han Wudi to adopt the "Heaven three policy", that means: There is the will of the day and the emperor is the representative of the day. The existence and changes of the human world and all things are in accordance with the will of the God. Submitting to the emperor is obeying God's willing. He also proposed "San gang 5S" ethical concepts and made suggestion that Han Wudi use it to preserve feudal ruling order. It means that between King and subjects, between fathers and sons, between brothers, all the people must strictly observe the hierarchic courtesy from the upper to lower and there were absolutely no violations of such courtesy. He also suggested that Scholars 100 theories prevent the emperor's absolute authority and only Confucian doctrine maintain the unity of people's thinking. Han Wudi adopted Dong Zhongshu's proposal and implemented the "Excluded hundreds, absolutely Confucians" policy. Generally speaking, His thoughts are both a systematic review of Chinese traditional thinking before the Qin and Han Dynasties and an innovative thinking that opens a new era in the Qin and Han society. His "Excluded hundreds, absolutely Confucians" thinking in particular has had not only a profound impact on the development of the Han Dynasty but also has resulted a giant big impact on the Chinese society and culture for 2000 years since then. Until today, many scholars in many countries are still digging and studying hard for its essence in order to serve for today's building of social spiritual civilization.Marxists believe that the emergence of any theory has profound social practices basis and epistemological basis, and that theory comes from practice but is higher than practice and can provide guidance for and has influence on practice activities. Furthermore, the greater the significance of the guidance in practice it has, the greater practical value of the theory it shows. Dong Zhongshu's thinking of "Absolutely Confucians" is the case. In today's society, especially since the reform and opening policy, Confucianism, as the representative of the Chinese traditional culture, is facing new challenges and opportunities. In order to make the Confucian traditional culture find and regain their status in today's society, in the thesis, I try to place Dong Zhongshu's " Excluded hundreds, absolutely Confucians" thinking in broad historical and practical background, and through many kinds of study methods, analyze it from how to understand "Excluded hundreds, absolutely Confucians",How did "Hundreds" be "Excluded" by Han Wudi?,The Social Foundation and the cause of "Absolutely Confucians",The "Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Intellect, and Trust" thinking of "Absolutely Confucians",Dong Zhongshu's "Aggrieve People and Support King" Thinking,Dong Zhongshu's "King Founded for the People" People-oriented Thinking,and Dong Zhongshu's "unification" ideology and How to understand correctly on the Role of "Absolutely Confucians" etc. aspects, and combine views of "respect Confucianism" with "abolish Confucianism" in current society, point out that how to understand correctly the role of Dong Zhongshu's "Excluded hundreds, absolutely Confucians" thinking in the history and the reality.