On The Ideology About Harrington's Republic Of Ruled By Law

The republic of ruled by law is a long history in human ideology. It was provenanced by Platon and Aristotle in ancient Greece, developed by Cicero and Polibius in ancient Roman. The republic of ruled by law was controlled by divinity in mediaeval. In the latter-day, the republic of ruled by law came back and developed with the efforts of Machiavelli and other new Roman authors. In the 19 century, the people focused on democracy more and more, republicanism was forgot by people on minded or inadvertent , the tradition of rule of law was absorbed into democracy. In the latter of 20 century, republicanism was rejuvenated again with the efforts of J·G·A·Pocock and Quentin Skinner. The practice of republic of ruled by law began with ancient Roman. In mediaeval, it was hand down to posterity with the form of city republic. In latter-day, England had become a modern republic with the form of monarchy by the revolution of capitalist. The republic of ruled by law was became an epidemic of slogan in all countrys.17 century in which James Harrington lived was the time that the republic of ruled by law was changed from classic republicanism to modern republicanism. And England James Harrington lived in was the headquarter on the ideology of republic of ruled by law. By debating with other philosophers, James Harrington suggested that the republic of ruled by law should be based on formula for balance, the balance of principle including property balance and power balance. Their relationship in republic was foundations in property and superstructures, internal and external. The republic which means amounts to a government of laws, and not of men. The law was absolute domination in state. There was a tightly internal relationship between republic and ruled by law. The ruled by law only existed in republic, and republic also only existed in ruled by law. Freedom was the most important value in the republic of ruled by law. The republic of ruled by law that stand on the principle of balance was only established and preserved by institution. The institution included fundamental political system which included two parliament and one government and fundamental law system which included agrarian and the law of balance.The author think that James Harrington's republic of ruled by law plays a very important role in human ideology. By exploring the internal relation between ruled by law and republic, absorbing and developing classical republicanism, James Harrington built a bridge between classical republicanism and modern republicanism. He is also a key to apprehend the republic of ruled by law. By expanding the ideology of James Harrington's republic of ruled by law, we can clarify all kinds of misapprehension on James Harrington. Especially, we can make the Chinese people deeply think about what the republic of ruled by law means, not only staying on the slogan of republic.