A Comparison Between Plato’s And Confucius’ Thoughts Of Justice

Justice is a common value pursuit,which is not only the value implication of a country,but also the basic appeal of individual virtue.As an important category of political philosophy,the thought of justice is the core value of harmonious society and the reconstruction of social order.A good and reasonable theory of justice can resolve social contradictions and promote the benign interaction and coordinated development of human society.In the history of Chinese and western thoughts,justice has a long history and runs through the historical context of social development.The justice thought of Plato and Confucius,two famous thinkers who lived in the axial age,left a deep imprint on the history of Chinese and Western political philosophy.From the social perspective of science,this paper focuses on the theoretical value and practical significance of justice thought,as well as the value orientation and universality in the study of Chinese and western political thoughts,by comparing the theoretical framework and core views of Plato’s and Confucius’ justice thoughts.Plato and Confucius belong to different countries geographically,but their similar historical background,official career and personal experience make their thoughts on justice have a lot in common with human spirit.Plato’s thought of justice critically inherited the justice theory of ancient Greece and surrounding countries before him,especially in the process of Socrates’ theory of justice,creatively put forward the concept of justice based on the "idea of good" as the theoretical basis,thus becoming the first person to systematically elaborate the theory of justice in the study of western political philosophy.On the basis of the innovative integration and development of the justice thought of zhou gong,Confucius constructed the ethical code of justice with "benevolence" as the core,"righteousness" as the principle,and "courtesy" as the social norm and system,which laid a perfect foundation for the development model of the traditional ideal society in China.It is the similarity of The Times background and the theoretical source of the just thoughts of Plato and Confucius that provides comparability for their theoretical construction and core thoughts.Based on the overall view,historical and dynamic view to discuss two kinds of justice thought the era background,theoretical origin,theory foundation,social DengJiGuan,justice,goals,implementation ways,as well as the similarities and differences between historical influence and modern enlightenment and so on,which are learnt in Chinese and western culture is revealed in the value of the justice thought connotation and practical attention,inherit the essence of Chinese traditional justice thoughts,absorbing the essence of western justice thought,which is beneficial to build and perfect the social justice theory with Chinese characteristics,but also to achieve social harmony and stability provides effective path.