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On The Socialist Tendency In The Original Confucianism By Xiong Shili

Posted on:2021-04-26Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2415330611490578Subject:Marxism in China
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Xiong Shili is one of the representatives of modern Chinese neo-confucianism,the early representative work is the new only theory of consciousness,its core idea is the use of both body and mind.After the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China,he was influenced by the Communist and Socialist ideology,turned his interest to the external Wang School,reflected on the traditional Confucianism,and finally created the original Confucianism,although this book can not be said to be a complete socialist work,but to be put in the specific social background,its socialist tendency is very obvious.This article mainly inspects the times value of Yuan Ru from the socialism angle of view,excavates its and socialism similar viewpoint,carries on the contrast and the ponder,proves Xiong Shili's socialism tendency,this is this article innovation spot and the unique place.The article is divided into three parts: the first part mainly discusses the basic content of the original Confucianism and the characteristics of socialism,from the development of productive forces,the promotion of public ownership,against the exploitation of the class,to achieve the free and comprehensive development of people and other similar points of view in the book,these socialist characteristics can be used as a reference,the closer Xiong Shili's book gets to these features,the more obvious his socialist tendencies become.The second part is the core of this paper,according to the two chapters of Xiong Shili's yuan nei sheng and yuan wai Wang,the former Wai Wang is mainly expounded from four works,it includes the view of developing productive forces in Zhouyi,the thought of opposing the exploiting class in Chunqiu,the thought of public ownership in Zhouguan,the Great Harmony Society in Liyun,and the emphasis on human subjectivity,initiative and creativity in Yuannei Sheng,pay attention to the spiritual world of self-cultivation,at the same time put forward the idea of moral governance.After exploring the similarities between these views and the characteristics of socialism,it is clear that Xiong Shili was inclined to socialism.The third part mainly discusses the significance and limitations of the socialist tendency in Xiong Shili's the original Confucianism.Significance included the modernization of traditional Confucianism and Xiong Shili's contribution to scientific socialism theory.The limitations are mainly manifested in Xiong Shili's overemphasis on the role of morality and his lack of class analysis.After all,Xiong Shili's yuan ru is not a work of socialism.It is very necessary for us to excavate its socialist tendency and at the same time define its boundary with socialism.It is no accident,in our view,that a large number of ideas,consistent with the ideology of the authorities,appear in one's writings.Xiong Shili tries to build a bridge between Confucianism and Marxism,which is of great significance to the study of the sinicization of Marxism.
Keywords/Search Tags:Original Confucianism, Socialist Tendency, Sinicization of Marxism
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