从儒家德治思想看道德在政治中的作用

The role of morality in politics from the perspective of Confucious thinking of virtuous rule

德治思想对中国历史产生了广泛而深远的影响。对这一优良传统的继承与宏扬是中华民族虽累经专制摧残却生生不息的一个重要原因。只有借鉴现代民主、法治精神 。

Ethics and morality serve politics and at the same time politics serves the practical demands of ethics and morality. The idea of virtuous rule advocated by Chinese Confucianists can be explained as either ethical political or political ethics. The thinker of virtuous rule thought that the moral obligation of the ruler could be enhanced by the propaganda and evaluation of morality, thus the goal to morally restrict the power of the ruler could be achieved. The thinking of virtuous rule has had great effects in Chinese history. The inheritance and development of this good tradition is an important reason why the Chinese nation could have survived from the destruction of various autocracies. Only by using the democratic and legal spirit of the western society for reference can the essence of the ancient Chinese virtuous rule thinking make the most of its constructive function.