Comparative Research On The Public And The Private Of Confucianism And Legalism Before Qin Dynasty

Outlook on the public and the private interests is a very important area of ethics, it is a very important criterion of value in people deal with social relations between people, is also one of the most important aspects of the social relations. The sense of public and private issues related to the development of our country’s political, economic and moral value system, related to the integration of social structure. At first, the idea of public and private and has no moral meaning, simply reflects the difference between the public and private. But when the partnership of public and private is opposite and conflict, it will cause the attention and consideration of public relations as well as the problem of good and evil people. Therefore, let the good and evil to further localize the public and private concept, to coordinate the relationship between people, to regulate people’s behavior, not only to maintain authoritarian rule. It is a historical necessity. In Chinese history, there are a lot of view about public and private. Due to various reasons, the advocacy about the public and the private of Confucianism and Legalism before Qin Dynasty is different. The outlook on the public and the private of Confucianism and Legalism discussed the relations between group and individual, the whole and the part of social and political life in the Warring States period, they emphasize that "righteousness","public interest’", agreed to protect the public than private, complies with the need of development of era. However, contributions to the theory of public and private Confucianism and Legalism outlook is different, the former mainly in the field of ethics, and puts forward the goal for moral cultivation, while the latter mainly in the ideological field, provides the theoretical basis for the rule of law. Public and private Confucian not absolute, and performance of the precious people this thought, and the view of public and private, public and private absolute opposition, and finally to the absolute monarchy. The article is mainly from Confucianism and Legalism concept of public and private background of the times, theoretical sources, as public and private meanings to make specific analysis of the difference about the public and private of Confucianism and the Legalism.