An Inquiry Into Wang Fuzhi’s Toughts Of Economic Ethic

Wang Fuzhi does not have the systematic thought of economic ethics,however,Wang Fuzhi’s works are rich in economic ethics ideas.It is the academic ambition and value pursuit of contemporary ethics to deeply excavate,consolidate and reconstruct of Wang Fuzhi’s thought of economic ethics.Wang Fuzhi,as one of the three outstanding thinkers in the Ming and Qing dynasties,and as Mr.Qian Muwei said,"Among the famous scholars in the late Ming Dynasty,studying of mind and Science,there are Huang Lizhou in Zhejiang,Chuanshan in Hunan,They are both famous characters.However,Huang Lizhou’s contribution is in the description without much innovation theory,Chuanshan specializes in deep philosophic theory with unprecedented excellence."Standing at the height of his time,overlooking the prosperity and decline of Chinese history,With patriotism of "for the world heart,for the people life,to continue to the holy secret,for eternal peace for",Wang Fuzhi noted the Six Classics,annotated the history,and put forward many valuable ideas for ages even after his time.Especially in the social and economic thoughts,he not only comprehensively inherited the history various ideas with criticism,and with his academic quality and courage,he dialecticly studies on many contradictions in social and economic life.particular,his humanism thought lays the foundation for the enlightenment of economic ethics,that according to the principle of’relying on people to build the pole’,attaches great importance to the study of human history,and making the development of the theoretical form of the simple materialist dialectics reach the peak,and to fall to the relationship between heaven and man,the relationship between principle and desire.Wang Fuzhi’s thought of economic ethics bases its profound economic and social roots,practical basis,theoretical origin and theoretical basis.The late Ming Dynasty decadent political rule causing the peasant uprising,and the ensuing alien invasion,is a direct cause of the demise of the Ming dynasty.With the rise of practical science and people’s condemnation on the Neo Confucianism,Wang Fuzhi consciously thought from the economic problems on social ethics,and tried to find a best way for social and economic development,people’s happiness,national prosperity.The traditional Confucian theory of human nature,the view of reason and desire,and so on are provided direct theoretical source for the economic ethics thought of Wang Fuzhi;and From the criticism of Buddhism nihilism cosmology absorbed Buddhism theory transform method,from the doubts of science Western absorbed the dialectics western theory method,etc...The historical view of Wang Fuzhi is a theoretical basis for inheriting tradition and then putting forward to the economic ethics.The theory of human nature is a theoretical and logical starting point of Wang Fuzhi’s thought of economic ethics.Wang Fuzhi systematically discusses the production ethics,the exchange ethics,the distribution ethics,and the expense ethics.In the aspect of production ethics:mainly from the individual level,the national level and the relationship between the level demonstrates the correctness of the ethical heavy agriculture;discusses the ethical legitimacy of "the land had by the people " from the point of view of its force;proposes the ethical principles of free production from the "people all earn their living".In the exchange of Ethics:from the point of view of people’s livelihood,demonstrates the ethical legitimacy of exchange activities;Dialectically demonstrates the good and evil of businessmen;from the "welfare benefits" demonstrates monetary origin,social function.In the distribution of ethics,mainly discusses Wang Fuzhi’s dialectical view of wealth,the ethical principles and the ethical idea of distribution.In the aspect of consumption ethics,mainly discusses the consumption principle of the concept of thrifty and extravagant,the way of measuring square,and he gives high value on the reasonable consumption of ordinary people.The three theoretical characteristics of his thought are Summarized:economic ethics developmentview of research changing and following;interests notion;the theory of enriching the people or the country.The historical status and influence of Wang Fuzhi’s economic ethics thought,Including the reflection and criticism of excessive administrative intervention in the economic operation,dialectical analysis on traditional deontology and utilitarianism,the dialectical development on the traditional thought of emphasizing the agriculture and restraining the business.Of course,some inevitable defects also lies in Wang Fuzhi’s economic ethics thought,failed to get rid of the limitations of the times and classes.Standing in a new era and society with a critical review of Wang Fuzhi’s economic ethics,We should make creative transformation and innovation.The rational factors of Wang Fuzhi’s economic ethics thought help to construct socialist economic ethics with Chinese characteristics and Chinese style.