Coherent Understanding and Overall Presentation of the History ofChinese Political Thoughts(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2016年06期
- Page:
- 63-
- Research Field:
- 政治理论与实践：政治思想史研究专题
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- Coherent Understanding and Overall Presentation of the History ofChinese Political Thoughts
- Author(s):
- ZHANG Shi-wei
- Keywords:
- history of Chinese political thoughts; coherent understanding; overall presentation; school ofmonarchism
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- The compilation of a general history not only prepares the ground for the research on the historyof Chinese political thoughts but constitutes an important part of it as well. However，the general history doesnot mean presenting the historical facts in the way of arranging museum items，but rather pursues a coherentunderstanding and an overall presentation of the history of Chinese political thoughts. The mission of compilingsuch a history is to critically describe，analyze and inherit the theoretical resources of Chinese politicalthoughts from the perspectives of cultural inheritance and knowledge innovation. Therefore，the success of thecompilation lies in the key word“ general” . Firstly，the word“ general” requires that the compilation be underthe guidance of a consistent theory of political thoughts. In this regard，the theory of monarchism embodiedin A General History of Chinese Political Thoughts is a good case in point. Secondly，it means that there shouldbe sufficient consistency between different historical periods in such aspects as the notions，issues，modes ofthinking and specific ideas concerning political thoughts. It is necessary to build a macro picture of the overalldevelopment of Chinese political thoughts. Thirdly，the word“ general” also means that sufficient attentionshould be paid to the commonalities and complementarities between different schools of thoughts at the sameperiod concerning notions，discourses，issues，and specific ideas of political thoughts. That is，the commonalitybetween different schools of thoughts should be viewed from the perspective of the wholeness of the times. Thegenerality embodied in the three aspects mentioned above guarantees an overall picture in the theory of Chinesepolitical thoughts.
Last Update: 2016-12-31