论法家的传播控制思想

A Preliminary Analysis of Legalist Communication-Controlling Thought

法家的传播控制思想对古代中国的专制统治产生过长远而又深刻的影响,但它一直为传播学研究所忽视;文章梳理法家传播控制思想的历史渊源,并总结出它的主要内涵是愚民、禁书、禁言等;它对古代传播事业产生的后果是:导致封建文化专制,产生社会信息传播的不平衡,影响了我国古代新闻传播事业的发展和进步。

Legalist communication-controlling thought has left far-reaching impact on ancient China＇s authoritarian rule, but has been long neglected in communication studies. This article traces back to the historical origin of legalist communication-controlling thought, and summarizes its main connotations as obscurantism, book-banning and restricted freedom of expression. It has given rise to such consequences as feudal culture autocracy and imbalanced dissemination of social information, thus hindering the growth of ancient China＇s news communications.