An Analysis Of The Subjective Consciousness Of Mencius Thought

As a great thinker and educator of the Confucian school after Confucius,Mencius is the sage because of his outstanding contributions to the development of Confucianism,and his theory is also defined as Mencius Ideology.Mencius' s thoughts is mainly divide into three parts,the core of the three points respectively are heaven and man,society and individual.Specifically,these points are the view of human,politics,economy and education.There is no doubt that the key of these view is human,exploring the main role of the people and the awakening of the main moral consciousness.Whether the understanding of the nature of human beings,or the right cognition the moral essence,or the pursuit of ideal personality,directly reflect the progress of subjective consciousness of Mencius' s thoughts.The so-called subjective consciousness refers to not only the person's consciousness of his status and ability,but also the control of the environment.It is not difficult to discover the high consciousness of Mencius' s thoughts around the "subject consciousness".Mencius realizes that man is moral that makes people stand out from all things,and the person is supreme.In Mencius' s view,we should bear the heavy burden because of our unique status.People are independent and dignified,so Mencius believes that man should be more exalted.In the eyes of Mencius,self-respect is the essence of man,therefore,Mencius proposes higher values to the people: giving up life for the sake of morality,and turns moral and benefit into morality and happiness.At the same time,Mencius stresses the unity of morality and happiness through human behavior.This is the affirmation of the whole life,which emphasizes the humanistic spirit of Mencius.Mencius lives in the darkness of the warring states period,but his own behavior encourages people give full play to the subjectivity.This fearless sacrifice and majestic personality power highlight the subject consciousness of Mencius,and set the national spirit of the Chinese nation.Now,with the rapid development of market economy,the construction of spiritual civilization is imminent,then we need to find the strength and support from the traditional culture,the Confucianism is first.As an important figure in the Pre-Qin Confucianism,one of the main characteristics of Mencius' s thoughts is subjectivity.This spirit can rebuild the moral self-confidence and responsibility,at the same time,it will improve the whole society's cultural identity.So,studying the subjectconsciousness of the thoughts about Mencius will certainly play an important role in modern society.