An Analysis Of Confucius's "Rectification Of Name"Thought: Role Ethics

As the founder of the pre-qin Confucianism,Confucius based his social ethics on the relationship between monarchs and courtiers,fathers and sons,sisters and brothers,husbands and wives,which constitutes the integrity of intrinsic cosmos to be the foundation of the "ethics society".To annotate Confucius "Rectification of Name" thought from the perspective of the role ethics is an illustration about the individual status in society.As a whole ethical orientation and expectation,the restriction of moral responsibility and regulations,it forms a harmonious,morality and justice society.This study aims to build a harmonious society and satisfy the new times.Having been put forward the discourse about "everybody is responsible for a harmonious society,harmonious society everyone is sharing" in the 17 th CPC National Congress;continuing to clear it in the report of 18 th CPC National Congress "everyone needs to help create a harmonious society,harmonious society is being shared in a lively situation." The research is beneficial to build a harmonious society and individual obligation focusing on the modern role of practice and ethical to indicate theoretical significance and practical value.At the starting point of the background and connotation of Confucius "Rectification of Name" and combing ethics with sociology,the paper is concentrated on analyzing the ethical connotation,stressing the function,exploring the method,commenting the role,envisaging the limitation,explaining the significance,discussing the value,enriching the theories,promoting the practice,constructing a harmonious society.The thought is of great importance to providing theoretical support and practical for social governance and social construction.This paper is divided into four parts.The main contents are as follows:In the first part,first of all,Confucius thought is put forward and interpreted,which combines with the social background to analyze the connotation and reveal the role of the core thoughts.In the Chunqiu period of Confucius' life,there was a lot of strife,unrest and social disorder.According to zhouli,Confucius put forward the idea of "Rectification of Name" which including "propriety","benevolence" and "harmony" to adjust the power and responsibility of the emperor and his officials,so as to achieve the correct social order and restore good moral order.On the basis of "the ritual",it was institutionalized strictly to distinguish the identity and status,specifies moral qualities and behaviors,make people keep an established identity requirements.Taking "benevolence" as the core,and finally the society reaches the state of "harmony".It is a reflection of social existence and social relationships at that time,hoping that the provisions was able to protect social roles and comply with their respective ethical duty and moral,thus presenting a orderly society.It is obvious that the role ethics thought is the core content of Confucius' "Rectification of Name".The second part,it is expounded the implication and connotation of the ethics,respectively from ethical role,function and method.The enactment of Confucius ideological is contained the responsibility ethics orientation of a main body,the ethical value orientation character of expectation,the ethical principles of accrual equivalence,the ethical goal of making ethical actuality,which is included the main function,specific function and integral function.It is legal system that strengthening and ensuring the responsibility consciousness with the unity of freedom and responsibility,the duty regulation and moral behavior.The continuing part,the ethical evaluation is expounded.It is inevitably that the thoughts exists historical limitations such as emphasizing on status and rank order of the elements in the "Rectification of Name",giving priority to the role responsibility over the right in the theory of " principal",paying much attention to etiquette over the rule of law.Simultaneously,with positive significance it contains the unity of accrual equivalence,heteronomy and self-discipline,autonomy and self-consciousness,freedom and responsibility.As the founder of Confucianism,the idea was put forward to aim to establish the social ethics order and lay the foundation of "human society".It makes people aware of their social identity and responsibility by setting up the correct concept of fame and reality,to satisfy with their own duties and stabilize social order and maintain social harmony.The last one is focused on exploring the modern value and enlightenment.The role ethics thought has certain modern value,which makes people realize their roleand responsibility.It is of huge benefit to stabilize social order and maintain social harmony by setting up the correct concept of fame and reality.Revealing the ethics thought,on the basis of the positive significance and modern value,and then exploring the ethical enlightenment to the modern society,on one hand,it is method that adjusting and balancing the relationship between power and rights,responsibilities and obligations,it plays a vital role in achieving social unification and enlightenment function.On the other hand,it is an inspiration to the modern order by emphasizing the relative relations between surface implication and the real intention,to perform the role responsibilities.So as to realize the co-construction and sharing,and fulfill the goal of justice,it is bounded to mobilize each social domain and the personal role of subjectivity.