The Ethical Character of the Political Theories about Confucius and Mencius

The start and the end of Confucianism are to demonstrate the rationality and feasibility about the way to rule by morality. The political ideas are the very core of Confucius and Mencius, which are rooted in political pattern of ancient times. From the point of view of the human nature and human relation, the political ideas of Confucianism try to demonstrate the possibility that self-improvement can be used to govern the country, and an absolute relationship among the morals, ethics and politics is established theoretically. On the political practice, Confucius and Mencius maintain to solve social political problems by virtue of the ethical way, to establish an idealized society of humanity.