孟子的民本思想及其现代意义

以孟子为代表的民本思想是中国传统政治文化中最具进步性的永恒主题。孟子的民本思想以“性善论”为哲学基础,提出了“民贵君轻”、“制民之产”、“薄税敛”、“国君进贤”等基本理念。孟子民本思想为我们展现了近现代民主的原初观念形态,为我们提供了探索民主政治的思路。汲取其中积极有益的思想精髓,并将其与我国现代社会的国情相结合,将会对我们产生深刻的启迪。

Mencius''''s Humanist Thoughts and Its Modern Significance

Hum an ism represented byM encius is the eternal ideo log ical them e w h ich has been progressive in Ch inese trad itional po litics and cu lture.That the hum an nature is v irtuous is the ph ilosoph ical foundation.M encius brought forth m any theories,such as priority of sub jects ' interests,being happy w ith peop le,g iv ing the so il to peop le,reducing the tax.The hum an ist thoughts prov ided the m ethod of exp loring dem ocratic po litics,and it is very w orthw h ile to absorb them to gu ide our contem poray society.