Connotation And Essence Of The Political Thought Of Mencius

Warring States intermediate stage, to finish the flames of war, the reconstruction society new order, realized the world unification to provide relief to rescue the people, Mencius brings honor to and displays the Confucius theory, proposed this said take the people as the core policy of benevolence national studies. Its policy of benevolence thought that is mainly revolves between the King and the feudal official, people's relations. From the political leadership management's angle, requests the rulers and the ministers heavy public opinion popular sentiment, the attention livelihood of the people, weighs political by the popular sentiment likes and dislikes the success and failure success or failure, and proposed is a series of advantageous in alleviates the class contradictions and the social contradictory specific measures.This article bases "Mencius"text, from political, the economical and the culture and education domain analyzes the Mencius policy of benevolence theory. In the political realm, Mencius most main is the initiative take the people as a book, advocated that gives the common people certain authority; Mencius regards talent's function, requests the ruler to buy in the numerous outstanding talents, lets them participate in national the management, because so, can guarantee the national rule order the order movement.Mencius is more concrete in economic domain's position, and has many actions to be very effective, he requests the ruler to assign fixedly depends for the populace thought that the fresh production subsistence means that let their life have the safeguard; Simultaneously also requests the ruler not to be able to squeeze the common people excessively, even if is must corvee, must take not hinder the farm worker as the premise; In addition, Mencius also advocates the protection industry and commerce, promotes the economical normal development. Mencius is the same with Confucius, regards the education especially the function, he advocates establishes the school, carries on the human relations education to the common people, but also requests the people to enhance own moral training, constructs the good social culture atmosphere together. Although these thought were not suitable for situation then, actually ruled the policy-making for the later generation to provide very good model.After analyzes the policy of benevolence thought thoroughly the content, the article attempts from the brand-new angle to inquire into its policy of benevolence thought the essence. Views comprehensivily "Mencius", we are not difficult to discover, Mencius many positions stem from take Confucius as representative's Confucianist theories, most obvious is to the doctrine of the mean thought transformation and the utilization. Mencius advocated that must balance the crowned head and common people's relations in the national right's assignment. This article also refuted Mencius not to say the favorable viewpoint, thought Mencius, although did not pursue own benefit, but he was actually stands in the world altitude, sought profit for the world common people, expected that realized the world to be unified, stable grand blueprint. This is the real pursuit of the interests of Mencius.