On Kang Youwei's View Of Equality And Its Contemporary Value

Kang Youwei's thought of equality is closely related to the Western Enlightenment idea,and is also inseparable from the traditional Confucian thoughts.Kang Youwei tried to reconstruct the Confucian culture with the western concept of equality,and tried to use the traditional Confucian ideological resources to communicate the relationship with the western concept of equality.Kang Youwei regardded the pursuit of civilization and prosperity as his theoretical purport of the thought of equality.In order to realize his the thought of equality,Kang Youwei envisages its realization.Kang Youwei's concept of equality is different not only from the traditional Chinese concept of moral equality,but also from the western concept of equal rights.Kang Youwei abhorred the feudal autocratic system and advocated the Republic of virtual monarchs and the reform of saints to save the country.This essay mainly discussed the contradictions existing in Kang Youwei's thought from the following aspects: the contradiction between equality and prosperity,the contradiction between equality and the current situation,the contradiction between Qi and Ren,the contradiction between natural humanity and the theory of good nature.Therefore,the contradictions between the state,groups and individuals,rights and obligations.Limited by the limitations of the times,he could not find an effective way to realize his ideal of equality.But his thought of equality has certain contemporary value.Although his social ideal of equality was not realized at that time,it outlined a picture of the future ideal society of equality.His failure provided experience for later attempts to realize the independence and prosperity of the Chinese nation.His thought of equality contains modern values and democratic appeal.His thought of equality has played a certain role in laying a foundation for modern thinkers such as Sun Yat-sen and Li Dazhao to explore China's future development path.Mao Zedong and other Communists shine with their brilliant thoughts.They have developed socialism in China on the basis of criticizing and inheriting the ideas of their predecessors and integrating theory with practice.