社稷为重,亲民为先——论杨时的社会政治思想

The First Importance of the Spirits of the Land and Grains; the First Thought of Concerning the People -On Yang Shi's Social and Political Thought

理学家杨时在致力于学术的同时亦关注着社会政治。他继承传统儒家学者经世济事之志,积极地出仕为政,试图一展其治国平天下的抱负,以挽救两宋之际积弊重重的危局。在为政方略上,他提出知人善任,为政以公;重保仁心,视民如伤;积极抗金,反对割地求和等具体的政治主张。

As a Neo- Confucianist, Yang Shi not only studied academic ideas, but also cared about politics. He inherited the early Confucianism and suggested ways and means positively to save nation. He attempted to carry out his ambitions of bringing good government to the state and peace to the world, in order to save the situation of numerous long- standing abuses. Yang Shi proposed political ideas that leaders found out one and appointed him correctly, just ruling in power, keeping sense of benevolence, regarding the people as the wound, resisting Jin dynasty and opposed sue for peace by cession of territory etc.