Political Philosophy in the Treatise Kong-zi Jia Yu

Abstract

The article examines the key aspects of political philosophy, reflected in the Con­fucian treatise Kong-zi jia yu (Speeches of the Confucius school). The essence of the political doctrine in the searched text is the concept of governing the coun­try on the basis of virtue (de) and with the help of the law (fa), which pre­supposes political leaders have the highest forms of morality; considers one of the main functions of the state as the implementation of a program of spiritual guidance for the people through the education of ritual decency (li) and the es­tablishment of cultural norms (wen).One of the characteristic features of Confu­cian politics is that it represents the logical conclusion of Confucian ethics. Con­fucian political doctrine is a national etatism. The ultimate goal that it sets is a harmonious condition of society, understood as a return to the ancient ideal of the Great Unity (da tong), including the material well-being of the people (fei).Achieving such a state should be achieved through the implementation by gentleman (jun-zi) of an effective program for the transformation of the country (tianxia). A gentleman is understood as an ethical model for the people, and has the main moral constant of a political leader – humanity (ren)