Font Size: a A A

An Analysis Of Dong Zhongshu’s Politics Thought

Posted on:2013-05-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J XiaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2235330371989207Subject:Chinese philosophy
Abstract/Summary:PDF Full Text Request
In order to meet the needs of their own development of the times and Confucianism. Zhongshucritically absorbed the various ideas, from the Pre-Qin to the early Han Dynasty and perfected thetraditional fate of “Telepathy between heaven and man” theory. Positive factors in the article from thephilosophical basis of zhongshu’s political thought in Heaven On and Disposition Theory were ofdiscoursed. By listing Zhongshu’s thinking of a few main points: such sa humans are pre-dominated,telepathy between heaven and man, the fate theory. the positive impacts of his thought were discussedthrough improving the politics, adjustment policies, prompting the emperor being modest and empathy andother aspects.Of Zhongshu’s political thoughts. the Great Unification the Restructuring and the Benevolent Rulingwere disussed in the articale.“the Grand Unification” is the basic spirit of Zhongshu political thought,which includes political unity and ideological unification of two interrelated aspects of political andideological characteristics. The character of the “Grand unification” is the fusion of factions, such asYin-Yang Wu-Xing theory into the Confucianthe system. His “unified” political ideology, for themaintenance of the growing maturity of the feudalism, had played a positive role. It was slso affective tothe development of the feudal social and political thought. The Restructuring theory, including the threeunification learning. and the three cardinal guides and the five conventional rules. provides a theoreticalbasis for Zhongshu’s proposal on the reform of the feudal socio-political and economic, cultural,ideological, and other aspects. In addition to the opinion of reform on political and ideological field.Zhongshu slso advocated specific policy reform, such as the monarch’s managemet by morals, officialdomreform, supplementing the moral management by the rule of law. After Zhongshu’s transformation.The Confucian political thought was adapted to the needs of the HanDynasty to maintain absolute monarchy, to realized the unified country,and more directly to combine withthe political realities. A more systematic system of political philosophy was constructed, Furthermore thethough discussed the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty regime. supported in maintaining the political unityand ideological unity of the Han Dynasty, and created a history for the Confucian political theory to stepinto the political hall.
Keywords/Search Tags:Dong Zhongshu, Heaven, Political thought, Great Unification
PDF Full Text Request
Related items