| The establishment and maintenance of any social order is the result of social control. The social control theory is the combination of social control theory and social philosophy, but also to solve social problems, to balance the interests of different groups of ideas. At different times, because of the historical conditions and academic thinkers of different schools and many other factors, on the understanding of the content and the nature of social control, and different ways.Nie Bao lived in the late Ming Dynasty, the society threatened by growing crises. The ruling class has been unable to cope with the social crisis, even worse is that in the decadent feudal system has bred the bud of capitalism. The prosperity of business, the growing of capitalism, the great impact on the people’s thought, from the bureaucracy to the general public, the money and the interests are regarded as the pursuit of the goal. Faced with such a social situation, Nie Bao care for his country and people, he had learned the Confucianism and social governance combination, put forward a set of social control thought to reverse at that time social criticism.From the thought, Nie Bao learned from the philosophy of the mind of Wang Yangming, so Nie was called one of the earlist who created the†Returning Lonely schoolâ€. Therefore, Nie Bao believes that the governance of society should start from the "heart of the Tao" ontology. "As for " moral thought returning lonely " synaesthesia, Litidayong" efforts to recognize on the nature of the people with "Tao heart" in common. Realize from the "people" to improve the personal moral accomplishment, the most can achieve "The whole world submitting to Benevolence" of the social control objectives.In the specific methods of social control Nie Bao has strengthen ethical education as the inner core, with "Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues" to regulate people’s social behavior. External control thought is more comprehensive related to specific aspects of the selection of government officials, legal control, economic control and coastal control a plurality of social control. |