The Political Thought of《Shi-tsu》
Resource
政治科學論叢, 12, 033-057
Journal
政治科學論叢
Journal Issue
12
Pages
033-057
Date Issued
2000-06
Date
2000-06
Author(s)
Lin, Chun-hung
Abstract
Six parts are included in this article. The core of chapter one will focuson two issues, the former, dealing with the distinction between name andreality (essence), the latter, with correcting (i.e. to make names or conceptsidentified with realities, sometimes, also referring to the order-maintenanceby defining political or social stratification). The distinction was alsoseriously concerned by other academic communities like Confucians,Legalists and Logicians (also recognized as Dialecticians). The importanceof making such a distinction locates on the well-understanding of the rigidsocial stratification which defined by the highest norm - Li (rituals). Being courteous to the virtuous and the wise, usually thought to be thedoctrine of the Confucian School, is factually a kind of ruling skill grantedby several academic communities, except Toaist, in ancient China. InChapter two, the focal point will be the theory of esteeming the virtuous andthe wise. Ruling skills are the basic concern in Chapter three. By using ritualstogether with penalty, compliance will be gained and political order cannowhere be turned down. We should keep in mind that rituals mean sort ofintemalization ;while penalty sculpturing. The theory of political roles talked in Chapter four, denoting to thedivision of labor in political field, beside defining the boundary, deals with the relationship between the ruler (Monarch) and his subjects.
The ideal ruler, for Shi-tsu, should act as a perfectman like that in Taoist's viewpoint so that the ideal governing form (non-action) can be chieved.《Shi-tsu》had a critical development in “composing” thought by extracting materials from many different thinkers and the development coincided with the socio-political changes during the Warring-State epoch. That is why Sui-tsu was viewed as one of the “School of Mixer” or “Tsar-Jia” and the book《Shi-tsu》as one of the classics of “Tsar-Jia”. This reveals the tendency found in the convergence of political thought in Pre-Chin era.
Subjects
正名；刑德相養；賢能政治；思想匯集
Type
journal article