Hanfeizi Political Thought And Social Integration

Warring States period hundred is the wisdom of the Chinese nation and the crystallization of cultural accumulation. It's the symbol of the Chinese culture maturity. In the subsequent 2,000 years of the long history, almost all kinds of ideas can find their prototype from the pre-Qin thinkers and schools of thought. Legalism is an important branch among the exponents of the various schools of thought during pre-Qin. It should not be neglected in Chinese culture. It is the core of Chinese traditional law culture. So it is significant to study legalists' thought roundly and thoroughly. Legalism germinated in the Spring and Autumn era and developed in the Warring States period. In the course of its development, it was very fashionable because of its instruct to the extreme political practice of Qin. However, it became decline after Qin's perdition. Actually, the political culture of Legalism is sophisticated and effective. It was filled with much culture meaning which worth us research.Han Feizi is the great master of pre-Qin dynasty Legalism. He put forward a set of theories of legal system including "laws, methods of governing and power" which were combined with each other. His thought of legal system contains deep historical background and foundation of philosophical thought. From the paradox in real life and the development of social history and humanity, Han Feizi systemic demonstrated the feasibility of his governing philosophy. From the theory can derivates his basic ideas of social integration which based on the "law".The word of integration is a widespread used concept of modern culture science and thinking science. The so-called social integration, means the process and results of integrate all part of society into a harmonized whole, it is a sociology concept counter to the Social disorganization. Social integration is an important function which can help the social system to maintain social coordination, stability and development direction. The subject of integration is human;the object of integration is human interest, human relations and human activities.In the process of social development and social integration, we must develop a universal and core value model as the main body of integration, and it's has a certain purpose to other value models' choose, abandon and transform. In the late Warring States, Qin unification period, after centuries of war, Chinese society changes from the Chou dynasty's enfeoffment system to prefecture and country system. Chinaurgent needed to establish a value model compatible with the centralized authoritarian rule. No doubt, Legalism thought played an significant role of the form of the core model.Han Feizi's theory have many ideas on social control, the purpose of this paper is to research his thought on the role of social integration, use for reference to contemporary social integration. First demonstrate its thought's philosophical basis and social control theory, then expound on in the side of rule the country by law and the construct of harmonious social.