The Multiple Interpretations And Historical Changes Of The Concept Of "faith" In The Pre-Qin And Han Dynastie

"Faith" is an important part of traditional Chinese thought.The connotation of "faith" is not static,it changes with the times.The interpretation of the story of "Weisheng Holding the Pillar" by the philosophers of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties just reflects the development and evolution of the concept of "faith" in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.The philosophers of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties had mixed opinions about this story.From their own ideological standpoints,they gave multiple interpretations of the "Faith of the Weisheng".Confucianism interprets "faith of the Weisheng" from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness.They attach great importance to faith,but they do not think faith is an absolute moral code.Taoism interprets "Faith of the Weisheng" from the perspective of "nature" and "whole-life".They speak "faith" with great respect,obeying the way of nature,and do not advocate bending oneself to obtain faith.Legalism interprets the "Faith of Wei Sheng" from the Angle of "law",in order to carry on the reform smoothly,must believe and punish.Political strategists interpret the "faith of the Weisheng" from the perspective of the "way of progress",and they believe that the "faith of the Weisheng" is only a "way of self-completion" and is not beneficial to the development of personal society.At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty,there was a great need to rebuild the moral norms destroyed by the war,so Han Ying strongly praised the "faith of the Weisheng" which was beneficial to the development of morality.Huai Nan Zi is in the confluence of various ideas,so its interpretation of "faith of the Weisheng" vividly shows the confrontation and integration of various "faith" concepts.The interpretation of "Faith of the Weisheng" in Yan Tie Lun mainly reflects the confrontation between the utilitarian concept of "faith" and the moralist concept of "faith" in society at that time.The interpretation of "faith of the Weisheng" in the Zhong Lun clearly shows that the Confucian concept of "faith" has become the mainstream concept of society,but the concept of "faith" at this time is different from the Pre-Qin Confucian faith,and Xu Gan,on the basis of inheriting the Pre-Qin Confucian "faith" thought,has absorbed and borrowed other belief ideas to make up for the shortcomings of Confucian thought.It can be seen from the interpretation of "Faith of the Weisheng" by the philosophers of the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties that the development path of "Faith of the Weisheng" is consistent with the development path of the concept of "faith" in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,the country was divided,and the Pre-Qin philosophers explained the concept of "faith" from different levels.In the Han Dynasty,because of social needs,Confucianism gradually became the orthodox ideology of society,and the concept of Confucianism became the mainstream concept of traditional society,and since then there has been no great change."Faith" changes with the times and has different forms of expression in different eras,which is the ideological reflection of historical society.In turn,the concept of "faith" has an impact on social development.As a kind of ethics,it also plays an important role in guiding and standardizing the development of historical society.A long-term "faithless" society is doomed to be unstable.There have been great changes between the traditional society and the modern society.The traditional concept of "faith" should also keep pace with The Times and move forward in a direction more suitable for the development of the modern society.