Ye Shi Utilitarian Thought Research

The Southern Song Dynasty, the political situation is stable, economic prosperity, school isbristly， overall, the government is still facing a series of serious social problems and externalcrisis, scholars from their own ideological standpoint, The scholars have put forward variousmethods and theory to solve the domestic trouble and foreign invasion, Ye Shi realized that theseverity of the crisis, well aware of the disadvantages. His utilitarianism under the guidance of thethought, calm, rational analysis of the reality of the situation, pointed out the political corruption,economic poverty, military weakness, the education system is unreasonable and so on, and putsforward the reform of these drawbacks to the specific measures, try to change the poorphenomenon, reaching Fuguojiangbing, restore native purpose.In this paper, in addition to once again illustrates Ye Shi utilitarianism thought content,attempts from the whole Ye Shi utilitarian thought causes, including the external conditions andinternal factors, as well as in the academic and political impact of that time and later. Is dividedinto the following sections:One, preface. Primary analysis on power Ye Shi utilitarianism thought the results of previousstudies, and utilitarian thought from external and internal conditions, including social and politicalcultural basis, birthplace, academic and life experience.In two, Ye Shi produced the philosophical basis of utilitarian thinking. Ye Shi’s epistemologyis the materialist color, think only the external object and human thought the two together, to amore comprehensive understanding of objects. The traditional relationship between righteousnessand interest, Ye Shi in the Confucianism thought influence, put forward to raise the benefit point of view, this is also Ye Shi utilitarian theory of the starting point and foothold.In three, Ye Shi utilitarian thoughts in the political, economic, military, education and otheraspects of the specific embodiment, and utilitarian ideas under the guidance of the correspondingreform measures.In four, Ye Shi utilitarianism impact at the time and historical status. Objective to evaluate theadvantages and disadvantages of Ye Shi utilitarian thought, find out the reasons of the decline ofthis idea eventually.Ye Shi ’s utilitarian thought had become an independent school, he attacked the mainstreamscience, think they talk about life, to practically useless, put forward the "practical no-retreat"utilitarian view. Philosophical Thought on the relationship between justice and benefit the rich, theopinion is very profound. This utilitarian moral balance theory, the descendants of the utilitarianconcept of a new understanding, to our understanding of the Song Dynasty Confucianism picturealso provides a new perspective. Ye Shi ’s utilitarian thought a great impact on future generations,in early Qing Dynasty, Confucian thought generation and this has a certain relationship, but due tothe causes of the era and Ye Shi utilitarian thought itself is flawed, utilitarian study has not becomethe academic mainstream.