The Research About The Phenomenon Of Admitting Guilt In The Spring And Autumn And Warring States Period

Admitting guilt means pleading guilty. The phenomenon of admitting guiltinvolves every aspect of the society in the Spring and Autumn Period and WarringStates Period, such as military, political, social life and between individuals. Thispaper on the basis of previous studies discusses the related issues of the phenomenonof admitting guilt in the periods through to classify the historical data of thephenomenon of admitting guilt from this angle that admitting guilt appearing in whichforms, reasons, results, and two periods of their respective characteristics and impactsof the phenomenon.This article is divided six chapters. In the first chapter of introduction part, theauthor discusses the definition and traceability of the phenomenon of admitting guilt,and then through the results of previous studies analysis the research status andsignificance about it.In the second chapter, the author respectively classify the historical data of thephenomenon of admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring StatesPeriod from this angle that the identity of the person who admits guilt and the objectof the person.The third chapter respectively discusses the specific form of the phenomenon ofadmitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. Theforms of admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period mainly contained stripingnaked body, tiding his hands behind and face forward, mouth getting jade, carryingthe coffin, walking barefoot and so on. The forms of admitting guilt in Warring StatesPeriod mainly contained going forward with knelt, walking barefoot and so on.The fourth chapter mainly discusses immediate causes and social reasons of thephenomenon of admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring StatesPeriod. The immediate causes include under military pressure, daring to admit fault, willing to assume responsibilities, tending to alleviate contradictions and out ofemotional expression. The social reasons of the phenomenon of admitting guilt in theSpring and Autumn Period applying to the social situation of the princes vied forsupremacy. In addition, comfort still saving was also one of the reasons. The socialreasons of the phenomenon of admitting guilt in Warring States Period applying to thesocial situation of countries merger and some laws also have relevant regulation for it.The fifth chapter respectively discusses the results of the phenomenon ofadmitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. Theresults of admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period contained countrysurviving, Monarch survived, the person who admitting guilt gaining understandingand achieving purpose, country perishing and the person who admitting guilt werekilling. The results of admitting guilt in Warring States Period was almost the personwho admitting guilt gaining understanding.The sixth chapter summarizes respective characteristics and impacts of thephenomenon of admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring StatesPeriod. The characteristics performance for that there is admitting guilt for country inthe Spring and Autumn Period, comparing to that Warring States hasn’t it. Most of theobjects of admitting guilt are governors and ministers in ancient times, comparing tothat Warring States also appeared admitting guilt to bachelor. Most phenomena ofadmitting guilt is low level to high level in the Spring and Autumn Period, comparingto that Warring States appeared high level to low level of admitting guilt. The formsof admitting guilt in the Spring and Autumn Period are complicated, however itsquantities decreased and content simplified in Warring States Period. The impactsperformance for sacrificial continuing to countries, conducive to the need of war andthe development and evolution of the phenomenon of admitting guilt in the latersociety.