春秋战国时期儒法刑罚思想的对抗

On Confrontation between Confucian and Legalist Penalty Philosophies in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

在春秋战国时期的刑罚思想上,儒家偏重于“礼义教化”,以刑辅德,法家偏重于“重刑威慑”,以刑去刑。这只是各自维护社会秩序的方式、手段不同,而在道德理想和治国目的上两者是相通的。

Turbulent social transformation during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods led to an unprecedented animation in the field of ideology; and various schools of thought, including Mohist and Taoist put forward their political and legal philosophies, among which Confucianism and Legalist being the most prominent. With respect to Penalty philosophy, Confucianism advocated ‘moralization through the sense of propriety and justice＇, assisting morality; while Legalists propounded ‘deterrence of crimes with penalty＇. Nevertheless, differences in their approaches and means of regulating social order couldn＇t deny the fact that their moral ideal and goals in the administration of state affairs remained basically the same.