A study on Ming Tai-tsu’s political ideas and the practice of enlightenment
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
Lin, Chung-Wei
Abstract
This study deals with Ming Tai-tsu’s political ideas and his practice of enlightenment, analyzing Ming Tai-tsu’s political thought and the meaning of his practice and enlightenment , capture the image of Ming tai-tsu’s autocracy. In chapter one, we analyze the characteristices of Ming Tai-tsu’s political ideas. We discover that Ming Tai-tsu expresses his viewpoints via altering the sacrifice of Heaven and Earth, and via politically interpreting those classics of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. In chapter two, we talk about Ming Tai-tsu changes some regulations of Confucian temple (孔廟) and found the temple of emperors (帝王廟). These manifest that Ming Tai-tsu denies the supremacy of the geneology of Tao (道統), and he would like to raise the status of the geneology of sovereignty (治統). It means that Ming Tai-tsu weakens the autonomy of intellectuals. In chapter three, we discuss Ming Tai-tsu’s viewpoints about the orders of local societies. In the one hand, he constrains the influence of local wealthy families, rendering some powers of self-government and believing the administration of local societies can be undertaken by multitude; in the other hand, he enlightens multitude by politically advocating Confucian ethics, strengthening his power over local societies.
Subjects
MING TAI’TSU
POLITICAL IDEAS
ETHICS
GENEOLOGY OF TAO
GENEOLOGY OF GOVERNANCE
ENLIGHTENMENT
ORDERS OF LOCAL SOCIETIES
Type
thesis
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