从社会大众的政治心态看民本思想的文化功能

Cultural Functions of Minben Viewed from Mass Political Attitudes

在中国古代,民本思想的基本思路获得社会各阶层的广泛认同。这种全民性的政治文化植根于社会大众所共处的经济制度、政治制度、社会结构和历史文化传统.形成若干体现社会政治基本特征的共同的价值取向和政治心理,发挥着多方面的政治文化功能。主要有政权认同与角色认同功能、利益表达与利益综合功能、政治评价与政治批判功能和政治调整与改朝换代功能等。民本思想归根结底是维护君主政治模式的精神力量。

The basic idea of Minben was widely accepted by people from all social strata in ancient China.This nation- wide political culture was rooted in common economic system,political system,social structure and historical and cultural tradition,formed some common orientations of values and political attitudes which presented the basic characteristics of social politics,and had political and cultural functions in many aspects,mainly in terms of identity of political power and role,interest expression and interest integration,political evaluation,political criticism,political adjustment and dynastic change,etc.