晏阳初乡村改造思想形成的理论背景

晏阳初深受儒家思想的熏陶,儒家“以民为本”的政治理念、“修齐治平”的理想抱负和“正道直行”的品格修养,都在他身上得到较好的体现。梁启超的“新民说”又使晏的民本思想得到升华,民本思想成为其进行乡村改造的思想基础;基督教的博爱哲学和济世扶贫的人道主义与天下一家的大同观念,启迪了他热爱平民大众的思想,给了他矢志乡村改造的精神动力;而他对苦力的深刻认识和对平民的广泛同情则是其进行乡村改造的社会基础。

The Theoretical Background to form Yan Yangchu's Thought Remolding in the Countryside

Yan was deeply edified by Confucianism,whose political ideology of "regarding the people as a nation's base",aspiration of "cultivating oneself,regulating the family and ruling the world",and upright character were all fully incarnated in Yan.Yan's thought of people-as-base was also sublimated by Liang-Qichao's "theory of new citizens".Besedes,Yan was greatly affected by Christian and modern western democracy and science.His thoughts of the masses were enlightened by the Christian philosophy of universal fraternity,its humanitarianism and the concept of Great Harmony,Which brought the spiritual impetus to him.Finally,his thorough understanding of the "coolies"and general sympathy with the masses provided social bases for Yan.