What is Confucian realism?

Confucianism has been the object of study since Confucius was founded. The purpose of Confucianism has a far-reaching influence on China and even the whole world, and Confucianism has also become the mainstream of traditional culture in China. Its profound culture has made outstanding contributions. What is the Confucian realism brought to you by Confucian culture in this issue? Let's have a look.

First, Confucianism and today's rule of virtue

China has an ideological tradition of governing the country by virtue since ancient times. After Duke Zhou, Confucius clearly put forward the idea of rule by virtue for the first time, which is the first example of Confucian rule by virtue. Emphasize the important role of morality in human social life, and regard morality as the basis and starting point for governing the country, coordinating interpersonal relationships and improving personal moral accomplishment and realm. Through the systematic development of Mencius and Xunzi, the theories of "great learning" and "golden mean" have been sublimated, forming a set of strict and complete strategies for governing the country, which has become an extremely important part of China's traditional political culture. Later Confucianism, whether it is Dong Zhongshu's cosmology or the ontology of Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, only demonstrated the importance and inevitability of rule by virtue in theory.

In today's society, although the ancient thought of ruling the country by virtue can't be directly used by us as the way to govern the country, its ideological essence and reasonable core still have great value significance, which provides the necessary ideological resources for implementing the general plan of governing the country by virtue today.

(A) People-oriented

People-oriented is the foundation of Confucian thought of ruling by virtue. The so-called people-oriented is to realize the people and their important position in the country. If the rulers deviate from the people's hearts and do not get the support of the people, the state power will not be consolidated, or even overthrown by the people by force. Mencius' theory of benevolent governance is people-oriented. He said: the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the least important. In Mencius' view, people are precious, and their interests and sufferings cannot be ignored. Xunzi quoted an old saying: Jun can sail, Shu Ren can swim, and water can carry a boat and overturn it. The Confucian thought of ruling by virtue with people-oriented thought as its core value shows its great progress and popularization. Although people-oriented is not democracy in the modern sense, it has great practical significance.

To develop socialist democracy, we must first establish the sacred idea that the people are masters of their own affairs and regard it as the most essential feature and requirement of socialist democracy. In order to make people truly become the masters and core of social and political life, people control power rather than power control or even dominate people. In the ruling position, China's * * * production party must build the party for the public and govern for the people to handle all party affairs and government affairs. It regards the people as the masters of the country as the essence of its governance, actively organizes and leads the people to exercise their power, so that the people can gradually master the ability to manage themselves and state affairs and realize the democratization of the power system.

At the same time, people's opposition is the fundamental factor that determines the rise and fall of a political party and a political power. To truly win the hearts and minds of the people, that is, to win their sincere support and support, we must always keep the safety and well-being of the people in mind, and do everything for the people, rely on the people and serve the people. And these must not just stay on the surface of empty talk and rhetoric, not just as slogans, but should and must be translated into concrete actions, which show that our party, our government and our leading cadres are truly serving the people wholeheartedly with practical actions and tangible results. Such a party is based on honesty and pursues the road of being close to the people.