中国封建社会统治思想论衡

Ruling Ideas in the Feudal Society of China

在二千余年的封建社会里,中国封建社会统治思想的基本构成似乎只是儒、释、道三大学说在政治舞台上活动,以主张暴政的法家学说因其暴虐而臭名昭著从此销声匿迹,不再复出。历史的真相恰恰相反。这是因为,在中国封建社会的上层建筑,儒、释、道(主要是儒学)虽然总是以官方的哲学表现在政治舞台上,但这仅仅是思想文化形态层面的一种表象,而在封建统治集团潜在的心灵深处,法家学说才是他们对付被统治者的政治底牌与精神武器。"内法外儒"或"内法外佛"、"内法外道"政治无疑是中国封建统治思想最本质的东西。

Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism constituted ruling ideas in the feudal society of China.As if Legalist had no effect for its notorious tyranny,more than two thousands years in China.But historical fact was on the contrary.Although Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism were always as the government＇s philosophy in the political stage,this was only a surface of ideological and cultural forms in the superstructure of Chinese feudalistic society.The theory of Legalist was the rulers＇ political value and spirit weapon of ruling the people in their potential heart.＂The Confucian（Buddhism or Taoism）outside the Legalist＂ is no doubt the nature of the feudal dominion thought in China.