“教化”涵义新解

The New Explanation of the Meaning of Culture

中国自古就有重“教化”的传统,教化对国家政权的稳定与社会秩序的维持都有很大的作用。“教”与“化”的涵义是不同的,“教”主要是指在上者通过语言、行为作出表率,让在下者学习、效仿。“化”主要是指政府的统治思想与固有的伦理规范成为社会思想后,人们置身于这样的环境中,便会受到其潜移默化的影响。“教化”的涵义也有广义与狭义之分。

China has the tradition of making a point of the culture from ancient times. Culture is very useful to the stability of the national political power and the maintenance of the social order. The meaning of the education and the influence of morals and custom is different. The education is by using examples of the language and behaviors of the upper level person to teach the bottom layer person. The meaning of the influence of morals and custom is when the thought of the ruler becomes the morals and custom, people placing oneself in such environment will get the imperceptible influence.The meaning of the culture has the broad sense and the narrow sense.