Research On Xiong Shili's Thoughts On The "Nine Righteousness" Of The "Group Jingrui Dao"

Xiong Shili's thought of"The Nine Outlines of Confucianism Practice"is the final achievement of his later years of Confucian scholarship.It from the first chapter of"Outline of Confucian Classics."Xiong believes that Confucianism has nine great meanings:the first is moral self-consciousness,the second is practice,the third is institution based on the spirit of equality,the fourth is reform and progress,the fifth is ritual spirit,the sixth is moral priority,and the seventh is the beginning from teaching people to return to their hearts,and the eighth is extreme to make everything perfect,and the last is that everyone has lofty virtues finally.The"Nine Outlines"constitutes the outline of Xiong's political philosophy and reflects the traditional and modern features of it.From the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century,modern China was the historical context of the formation of Xiong Shili's thoughts.The trend of Westernization has inspired the enthusiasm of preserving Chinese studies.The debate on metaphysical values has influenced its ideals for Confucianism.The gradual realization of the democratic system has affected the elucidation of its concept of"Datong."Therefore,in the historical period when the East and West civilizations meet,Xiong's political philosophy must be based on the original intention of responding to modernity.The idea of"The Nine Outlines of Confucianism Practice"explores the interaction between the tradition of Confucianism and Western civilization,and has the characteristics of relying on tradition to approach modernity.First of all,"Moral Self-Consciousness"is rooted in the ontology that human beings and all things are as one,and uses morality to consciously legislate for social order.It is a deep exposition of Confucian"Moral-Political"ideals of"Everything is based on self-cultivation."Secondly,"Institution based on the spirit of equality”to break the private ownership and class as the premise,while recognizing the equal meaning of virtue talent,and putting forward"Honesty"to construct the equal spirit of Confucian discourse.In addition,the theory of"Practice"and"Reform and Progress"absorbs the democratic and scientific concept of progress and the spirit of reform,and have placed the study of the doctrine of the universe on the moral cultivation of "Li"with the theory of"Liangzhi"and "Xingzhi."Secondly,the"The Nine Outlines of Confucianism Practice"has a lofty humanistic spirit and Confucian beliefs.It has the characteristic of criticizing modernity to continue the tradition.On the one hand,it deeply analyzes the fall of politics and human relations in the early 20th century in the West,and proposes ethics as a prescription for the humanity,the"Beginning","Extreme"and"Finally"three theories as the path of Confucian political development,placing the virtues of faith on the top of the ideal of human civilization,and is the solemn declaration of the new era of the noble spirit of Chinese civilization.It embodies the strong feelings of Neo-Confucian scholars in the early 20th century who wish to inherit tradition and shape civilization.The political value of "The Nine Outlines of Confucianism Practice"is to develop the Confucian political philosophy in the past,to incorporate the spirit of"Shigong"in the new era into the practice of political affairs,to inherit the tradition in a modern way;At the same time,it complements the understanding of liberalism in social development,instills political ideals into social governance,and engages modernity in a traditional way.Furthermore,it can be understood as a Confucian political philosophy,which is a set of political philosophical theories with the purpose of"Moral Politics.""The Nine Outlines of Confucianism Practice"have a unique and important political value in both the traditional way and the modern way.It is not only the continuation of the Confucian"Moral-Political"ideal of"Everything is based on self-cultivation," but also the creation of modern concepts based on democracy and science,equality and justice.Xiong Shili's political thought is not a simple copy of traditional Confucianism,nor a simple reference to the Western political philosophy paradigm,but a new Confucian political philosophy that is both inherited and groundbreaking.