The Study Of Zhang Yuanyuan's Political Thought

Zhang Yuanbian(1538-1588),a native of Shanyin(now Shaoxing,Zhejiang),was a famous thinker and historian in the late Ming Dynasty.As a representative of Yangming's post-study,He has produced his own unique political thoughts in the fierce social transformation and personal unique social experience.His political thoughts have had an important impact at that time and after.This article is mainly divided into the following aspects.The introduction mainly expounds the significance of the topic selection,the related research dynamics and research methods.The first chapter discusses the background of Zhang Yuanbian's political thought.Ming Jiajing,Longqing,and Wanli periods were the most dramatic stages of social change in the history of the Ming Dynasty.The emperors were arrogant,the courtiers struggled constantly,the poor became more and more poor,and the rich became more prosperous.Under this circumstance,the trend of practical learning began to rise.The political proposition of saving time political situation began to appear.Zhang Yuanbian was born in the Zhang family of Confucianism in the generations.He was a descendant of the famous philosopher Zhang Wei of the Song Dynasty.He studied under many masters of psychology.His friends were also famous people at that time.He become champion and Zhang Juzheng's student at Longqing five years,beganning his political career high school champion.The second chapter studies the content of Zhang Yuanbian's political thought.Zhang Yuanbian's political thoughts are divided into four aspects:monarchy,people-based theory,ritual theory,and talent theory.In the theory of monarch and minister,he believes that the monarch should be diligent in self-cultivation,good at renunciation,and brave in courage,and the courtier should do his duty.Selflessness,enthusiasm,and monarchy tend to be more equal in the sense of personality;on the popularism theory,Zhang Yuanbian developed the thought of emphasizing the people,raising the people,and educating the people;on the theory of rites,he emphasized the importance of ritual and advocated governance.At the time of the country,the ritual should be supplemented by politics.The scholar-officials should take the lead and teach them to change their customs.On the talent theory,he is both a virtue and a talented person.He believes that the best standard for selecting talents is to combine morality with morality.It mainly summarizes three characteristics:The first is two tendencies:worship ancient times and rejuvenation;The second is the unity of internal saints and external kings;and the third is the way of reunifying the world for practical purposes.Zhang Yuanbian's political thought played a certain role in saving the corrupted social customs at that time,had a certain foresight for the eunuch's dictatorship and Party struggle,and had a great impact on the rise of the trend of thought in mathematics.On the other hand,his ideological class concept was strong,too dependent on the strength of morality,and did not jump out of the scope of traditional Confucianism.