A Study On The Reference Value On Civic Spirit Of “Athens Democracy”

Civic spirit is an indispensable part to modern citizens, "Athens democracy" as a heavy political civilization heritage, its well-developed civic spirit not only provides a source of power for polis democracy political prosperity, but also to make the guidance and exemplary for future generations in terms of civic virtue, civic rights and civic responsibility. The thesis begins with the concept and theory of civil, defines the meaning and characteristics of civic spirit, make analysis and explanation of "Athenian democracy" conceived development, summed up the "Athenian democracy" civic spirit demonstrative value. Thus, puts forward the cultivation of the spirit of our citizens reference countermeasures.The first chapter starting from related research paradigm to "citizen", expounds the meaning of the citizens, viewpoints and related theories, then based on combing the different schools of thoughts of " civic spirit " and the difference on the concept of civic awareness and civic culture,expounds the civic spirit of the meaning and characteristics: public, the embodiment of the integration of civil liability and civil rights, ought to be state and the actual state of unity. On this basis, the author defines the civic spirit which has been discussed, in ancient Greek city-state characteristics of social and democratic politics in Athens as the background, based on the analysis and understanding of Athenian citizenship, civil rights, value orientations and the citizens of Athens behavior in public affairs, activities and price. Here the public affairs includes not only the citizens assembly, the jury court of political affairs, including the citizens of the city public space(such as temples, altars, the Council hall, gymnasium, theater, etc.), the words and deeds, activities and pursuits.The second chapter and the third chapter. At first, the author analyzes the citizens of Athens democracy "your spiritual development context: civic awareness of civic spirit and the primary form, when the democratic political movement and improve the development of civic spirit forming stage, when the democratic system breakdowns civic spirit and the decline stage. Then the author from three dimensions: summarizes the Athens democratic civic spirit of demonstrativevalue, namely the value of the rule of Law-- the order of goodness; consensual value--public interest is, value of virtue--cultivating "good citizen", and respectively make analysis.In the fifth chapter and the sixth chapter, first of all the author of the spirit of our citizens weak present situation and cause of formation of to make the analysis, in our country under the background of governance of civil requirements, combined with the democracy of Athens citizenship content and demonstrative value. To cultivate the spirit of our citizens to put forward the strategy for reference.