Several Topics Discussed In Liu Zongyuan Social Control Thought

Liu Zongyuan social control thought is an important part of Liu Zongyu an’s political, economic, cultural thought, which is based on the text of Liu Zo ngyuan Serials. Through the research on Liu Zongyuan social control thought, consequently making a deeper understanding of Liu Zongyuan’s political, econo mic, philosophical, educational and other thought. The thesis presents the Liu Zongyuan social control thought’s research meaning and present situation. It is used research ethod of the sociology, politics, history, philosophy to analyze L iu Zongyuan social control thought’s main idea, thus drawing its conclusion.The thesis can be divided into five parts: firstly, it mainly introduces the Liu Zongyuan social control thought’s research meaning, status, content and method. Secondly, it emphasizes Liu Zongyuan lifetime and thought origin from youth achieving his ambition successfully to enter into official career, from showing talents to retreat in an alien land, all of these making a deep impact on Liu Zongyuan’s thought. Thirdly, it analyzes the Liu Zongyuan social critical thinking. The thesis does a deep discussion in Liu Zongyuan’s Heaven and Man, bureaucracy darkness, criminal law not applying to the senior officials, profiteers system and other realistic criticism. Fourthly, as the starting point of Liu Zongyuan social control thought,the thesis systematically illustrates the social origin theory, the concept of officials for the people and people-oriented value. From the research on political thought, it reflects the aspiration of country being strong and people being rich. Fifthly, the thesis discusses rule of virtue and etiquette education thought in Liu Zongyuan social control thought. It mainly emphasizes the education thought of virtue and cultivate his moral character, showing great respect to the teachers, integration of the Confucianism and the Buddhism. The essential character of Confucian culture is the rule of the virtual. Liu Zongyuan values the rule of virtue, subduing other by virtue. Inthe academic pursuits, it is the important characteristic in Liu Zongyuan social control thought.Liu Zongyuan social control thought exert great influence on Neo-Confucianism in Tang Dynasty. Through the research on social thoughts, viewing various kinds of thought value by critical realistic vision, it will help to face the realistic problem of social harmony more objectively. Taking history as a mirror, it reflects research on thought study theory and realistic value.