Mencius' "Righteousness" Research

Mencius is one of the main representative of Confucianism in the pre-qin period, he inherited and developed the theory of "humanity" Confucius about, and on the basis of the development of integrated "Theory of goodness" and "Humanity governance said," said the theoretical basis and humanity governance is still goodness. He thinks "At the beginning of the people, and goodness", the so-called "goodness", is "Four beginnings". The so-called "virtue", is one of the social essence. In one of the four social essence, Mencius special value the Righteousness, and describes the pen of a trait.This article, from the four aspects of Mencius, "righteousness" thought was discussed and demonstration. The first part of justice, and from the sons of thought by Confucius, through the understanding and interpretation and righteousness logical stage-knots of Mencius opened in three aspects Righteousness Mencius, to analyze the formation of the theoretical origin thought, The second part, through to accuse son "benevolence Mencius within the righteousness of criticism, Mencius's goodness and the theory of humanity, righteousness, propriety wisdom, and the relationship between such three aspects of content analysis, leads "righteousness" the meaning, characteristics, thus systematically introduces the logical stage-knots of Mencius Righteousness thought, The third part, mainly from the habitat of benevolence, trust, and upholding the four aspects of development and education of righteousness "form" to analyze the time, The fourth part of Righteousness thought, Mencius, Righteousness Mencius defects of ideological history status and role. To dig out its realistic social life in the significance and cultural value.