A Comparison of "Match Heaven with Virtue" and People-oriented Idea

The relationship between heaven and people is an important question in ancient Chinese political ethical thought.In order to show the validity of Zhou replacing Shang Dynasty,came the notion of is partial to no one,but helps those who are virtuous,on which basis Zhou Dan proposed the important idea Match Heaven with Virtue,initiating the transition from theocracy to virtue politics.With the collapse of slavery during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods,the royal authority lost its former influence.With a rise of humanity,and the idea of Match Heaven with Virtue,was gradually developed into people-oriented systematic political idea by the masters of the period,rendering the Chinese political culture people-oriented.The study of pre-Qin political ethics is undoubtedly significant for the construction of socialist civilization.