曾国藩民本思想的现代价值

作为儒家思想的主要内容之一,民本思想经过长期的积累发展,至曾国藩而集大成。尽管曾氏以维护本阶级的统治作为根本出发点,但他却赋予了民本思想"重民、忧民、爱民、卫民"的鲜明时代特色。曾氏对民本思想的贡献,不仅在于对理论内容的补充完善,还在于身体力行的具体实践,更在于提出了切实可行的方法论。在当前的和谐社会建设中,曾氏民本思想的理论内容与实践方法都值得汲取借鉴。

On ZENG Guofan's People-Valuing Thought

As a major part of the Confucianism,the people-valuing Thought has come a long way to its maturity which is actually finished by Zeng Guofan.Although Zeng’s intention is to defend the ruling power of the class which he comes from,the people-valuing thought features vivid ideas of respecting people,facilitating people,loving people and protecting people.Zeng’s contribution to the people-valuing thought lies in not only his completing the thought,his field practice of the thought,but also his presentation of the pracical guideline to realize the thought,which deserve to refer to in the work of constructing a harmonious society.