Comparative Research On Mencius’ And Plato’s Thoughts Of Social Governance Order

The thought of social governance order, in Chinese and Western political thought, especially in the studies of political philosophy, has common significance of political value.With the diversified trend and diversified guide showed in the process of social development and social governance, what human society has never stopped to explore the thought of social governance order in the process of gradually advanced historical progress is for the pursuit of having a healthy and orderly development of human society, the value of reflecting social governance order in the social development process, and the importance of showing the value of philosophical connotations via the nature of social development.The thought of social governance order of Mencius’and Plato’s have all left significant mark in the history of Chinese and western political philosophy.Mencius’thought of social governance order creatively formed the perception of social management order, and laid the foundation of the thought of social governance order in Confucianism, on the basis of inheritance and development of Confucianism represented by Confucius’s thought and critical acceptance and combination with other schools of thoughts. Compared with Mencius’thought, Plato’s thought of social governance order creatively performed the original insights about the thought of social governance order. And that makes Plato be the master in western political philosophy, and the first person of thought of social governance order.Therefore, similarities in the theoretical background and logical framework about the thought of social governance order between Mencius’and Plato’s provides comparability of two thoughts’inner order conciseness, external order construction and other aspects. Besides, through the comparison, it can fully embody the value of Chinese and western political philosophy, to supply a widen platform of the development of the thought of social governance order, and to open up the path to achieve the real value.On the basis of the use of various research methods, the study discusses the similarities and differences of these two thoughts of social governance order in theoretical background, internal order, external order, political practice, historical influence and contemporary enlightenment, so as to draw the comparative conclusion that social governance order is essential to ensure the social order orderly operated, is the fundamental way to achieve political ideals of social governance, and can not be regarded as simple social control measures.Through the analysis of ideological connotation and value of social governance order of Mencius’and Plato’s, which is conducive to the construction of the China’s contemporary thought of social governance order legitimately.