先秦诸子法思想对我国社会主义法治国家建设的借鉴意义

Reference Significance of the Legal Thoughts Proposed by Various Schools of Thoughtin Pre-Qin Period to Today's China for Constructing a Socialist Country Ruled by Law

法思想诞生于先秦时期。在诸子法思想中,道家最古,儒家次之,再次为墨家,法家殿其后。孔子重仁、孟子重义、荀子则礼刑并重。韩非子集法家思想之大成,主张法治,认为法律才是治国安邦最有效的工具。古为今用,在当前建设社会主义法治国家的背景下,先秦诸子法思想中的精华对全面依法治国依然具有重要借鉴意义。

Legalthoughts can trace back to the pre-Qin period,first put forward in the classics of Taoism,one of the Hundred Schools of Thought,then in classics of other schools of thought,namely,Confucianism,Mohism and Legalism.Confucius highly praises benevolence,Mencius advocates conscience,Xunzi thinks that etiquetteand lawshould be both applied,while Han Feizithinks highly of the rule of law,believing that law is the most effective tool to govern the country.Under the background of constructinga socialist country ruled by lawat present,the essence of Legal thoughtsproposed bythe various schools of thoughtin ancient China still has great reference significance for governing our country according to law in an all-round way.