The way of governing is an inherent notion in traditional Chinese thought,including two senses:Confucian orthodoxy and governance orthodoxy.With the former leading and guiding the latter,both carry very rich experience in governing a super-large-scale country and in attending to state affairs,and contain time-honored Chinese political cultural-psychological gene.With its value rationality hue,humanistic and cultural education thinking,noumenon-origin pursuit,and the holistic goal concern,Chinese way of governing plays a favourable role in enriching and complementing the concept of governance imported from the West.This is mainly reflected in six aspects.First,harmony of man with nature by converting to Way of Heaven:the basic grounds for Chinese way of governing and its overall purpose.Only by following the universal law of Heaven can the subjective governance actions be justified.Second,harmony of the masses with nature realized through guiding popular feeling and will.This sets up the rationalized goal for the traditional way of governing,and shows clearly the way forward for idealized humanistic value.Third,humanistic care embodied in the educational role of propriety and music:the basic value underpainting of Chinese way of governing.Confucian way of governing has long been the mainstream of traditional Chinese civilization of political education.Fourth,the overall harmony of the state reflected in lives shining on each other.It is in this general context that issues of governing a country and attending to state affairs are considered,and thereafter the ancient governance activities run consistent in mutual embededness and mutual interpretation of two cycles:Heaven-Man,Humanity-Thing.Fifth,the moral integrity of scholar-officials represented by breadth of mind and vigorous endurance.The unique cultural tradition of scholar-official politics makes scholar-officials shoulder responsibilities for attending to political-administrative affairs,and for designing humanistic education causes.Sixth,Great Harmony in a world of common good:the ultimate value pursuit and ideal goal of Chinese way of governing.To establish social and spiritual order of the world with Great Harmony has always been the unremitting and indefatigable pursuit of politicians and thinkers of all generations.
关键词
"第二个结合"/中国传统治道/国家治理/工具理性/价值理性/政治文化
Key words
"the second combination"/traditional Chinese way of governing/national governance/instrument rationality/value rationality/political culture