Defining"State"by China's Facts:"Family-State"as an Affectionate Political Community
In China,modern state is being formed and finalized by means of the continuation and innovative development of its traditional family-state form.Taking"family"as a method to compare its institutions and ideas macroscopically,this paper sheds light on two types of state form instituted respectively in China and the West:the Western type generally disregards,and even deliberately negates"family"and"clan"(族),while the Chinese type otherwise recognizes their legality,which results in the formation of family-state,with its key elements as the structural compatibility and spiritual union of"family"and"clan".The family-state form was re-established time and again in ancient history,and now it is in the process of reconstruction after more than 100 years of vicissitudes.The Chinese type of family-state recognizes the political legality of"family"and"clan".The mechanism of kinship is operated in the political and social fields,which makes affection for one's kin diffused in the structures of state,thereby family-state becomes an affectionate political community,and political affairs are centered on people's heart and feelings.The government becomes an all-inclusive and catchall responsible agent.Family-state form has great topological significance in the spectrum of human political forms,which is enough to constitute the basic concept of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics.
philosophy of familytheory of state"family-state"affectionate political community
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