孟子民心观的社会学哲理

Social Philosophy of Mencius' Thought about Morale

孟子为了实现“天下平”的理想社会,他在规劝统治者正确处理官民关系中,形成了自己的民心观。孟子所说的民心,是指民众利益和愿望的反映。孟子提出要重民爱民为民,要发展经济,要提高治理水平,要进行道德教育。孟子民心观中民主性的精华,对我们构建社会主义和谐社会有一定的借鉴意义。

In order to realize the peace and tranqility of the society, Mencius formed his own idea about morale when he advised the rulers to deal with the relationship between the official and the mass correctly. The morale which Mencius pointed out was the reflection of the people＇s benefit and desire, but in Mencius＇ mind, people＇s benefit and desire was just the need of phisiology, safety and respect etc. Mencius deeply elaborated the importance of the morale, and pointed that providence came from morale and morale determined regime. Mencius put forward his own opinions of how to win the morale, that is the rulers should think much of the people, love the people, do everything for the people, they should increase the economical development and the level of the administration, they should carry out moral education. Mencius＇ thought about morale had some marrow of the democracy, we can use them for reference in constructing the harmonious society of socialism.