Dong Zhongshu’s View on "Justice and Interest" and Its Influence on the Later Generation

Dong Zhongshu takes the view that and moral weight more than and merit.He proposes that one should be benevolent to others and righteous to oneself.He thinks that both justice and interest are important,but the justice is more important.Dong Zhongshu considers three cardinal guides instead of virtue as legal standard,and em-phasizes the state is managed with moral code and justice.Dong Zhongshu’s view has positive influence on the society and warns against the ugly outlook on life and values.