The Study On The Legal Thought Of Liuyuxi Of The Separation Of Heaven And Man

The exploration of the relationship between man and heaven is the significant content of the philosophy of ancient China and also us the focal area of ideologists for past dynasties. As the synthesizer studying on the relationship between man and heaven, Liu yuxi adapted to needs and development of Confucianism, absorbed and discarded the “views on human and heaven” of thinkers such as Mencius, Xunzi and Wangchong. Liu broke the traditional view of “ harmony between human and nature” and proposed “ separation of Heaven and Human” which is an improved legal thought. This concept formed the thought of human and nature with characteristics of Liu Yuxi. Combining “ separation of heaven and human” with social reality, a distinctive view on human and heaven had been formed through practical research against historical background. And Liu’ s legal thought not only caused a great disturbance in the ideology circle at the time, but also shocked the traditional view of heaven and human and stimulated its development. However, the positive effect was relative decided by social environment and era background. This thesis is going to analysis Liu’ s legal thought “ separation of heaven and human” from three perspectives. First, setting out from the thought’ s generation and inheritance, exploring the background, and giving a full and accurate account of Mencius, Xunzi, Wangchong’ s views on heaven and human. Second, from the perspective of legislation, the author expounds and comments Liu’s legal thought and analysis at a deep level. Thirdly, the thesis analysis Liu’s “ separation of heaven and human” from it’s value in the middle and late period of Tang Dynasty, the difference between it and Western thought, and the influence caused by Liu’ s view on modern time separately.The research on Liu’s “separation of heaven and human” not only dust it in the history, but also enrich our knowledge about the development of legal thought in middle and late period of Tang Dynasty. This thesis deems Liu’s “separation of heaven and human” rich in content, profound in thought through systematical summarize and in-depth study. All in all, studying Liu’s legal thought “ separation of heaven and human” against the background of the development of Chinese ancient law, highlights it’s origin, content, value and historical statues.