We have entered 2 1 century, which is a century full of challenges. The trend of economic globalization will inevitably bring us a huge impact, and the progress of science and the development of social civilization have become more and more concerned topics. Facing the profound traditional cultural accumulation of our Chinese nation, an ancient country with a history of 5,000 years of civilization, we feel the fragrance brought by the integration of modern social culture. Confucianism, which has a long history, affects us all the time, enabling us to establish lofty ideals, inspire patriotism and cultivate spiritual sentiments. From the debate of pre-Qin philosophers to Dong Zhongshu's proposition of "harmony between man and nature" in Han Dynasty, and then to the formation of Neo-Confucianism theory of "everything is one" in Song and Ming Dynasties, it seems that a red line runs through the mainstream concept of China traditional culture, which has played a positive role in the formation, development and cohesion of the Chinese nation. Today, socialist culture is in full bloom. It is particularly important and urgent to build Socialism with Chinese characteristics, inherit and carry forward China's traditional culture, eliminate its feudal patriarchy and idealism, carry forward its comprehensive, harmonious and unified reasonable content, and establish a rigorous humanistic attitude to make the advanced cultural tradition prosperous.

First, the constraints of Confucianism on the development of contemporary society

Looking at the development of China society for thousands of years, especially in the long-term autocratic monarchy society, we can say thoughts, ethics, academics, education, religion, literature and art, science and technology, laws and regulations, cultural relics, food, clothing, housing and transportation, customs and habits, and so on. It is closely related to the inheritance and development of Confucianism. In the process of inheriting Confucianism, the essence and dross are mixed together. In contemporary society, there are still many bad or dross that bind our thoughts and affect our social development. I think this negative impact mainly has two aspects.

1. The inertia of autocratic monarchy and autocratic thought has a far-reaching impact on contemporary society.

In the history of China, the thoughts in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the most active. The vassal States are getting stronger and stronger, competing for the central plains, competing for hegemony and fighting endlessly. Intellectuals have received great attention, and "valuing scholars", "recruiting scholars" and "cultivating scholars" have become a trend, and their thoughts are quite active. They have made new observations and discussions on various social problems and nature, and the grand occasion of "Chu Shi Debate" and "A Hundred Schools of Thought Contend" has emerged, forming various schools of thought such as Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, France, Yin and Yang, Ming Debate, Vertical and Horizontal, Military, Agriculture, Miscellany and Historians, which argue with each other, absorb each other and complement each other, effectively promoting the future-oriented development of ideology and culture. Later thoughts, such as Confucian Classics in Han Dynasty, Metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasties, Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, Sinology in Qing Dynasty or Practical Learning, all developed or developed ideological, ethical, philosophical, religious and academic theories. But this development is getting slower and slower, and even becomes rigid dogma and rigidity. Imperial examination can only write classics, especially respecting the humble, the monarch and the minister, and the absolutism is particularly serious, which is also the root of humanistic thought in contemporary society.

China has a long history of absolute monarchy. From the Shang Dynasty, the monarch called himself "chinese odyssey" to show chinese odyssey. In the Zhou Dynasty, the monarch was called the "son of heaven" and began to "serve heaven" to govern Zhao Min. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Legalists advocated absolute monarchy and centralization. In the traditional way of governing the country, Confucianism advocates benevolent politics and moral education, which is called "king". Legalists emphasize "emphasizing law over righteousness", "taking law as the foundation" and "teaching by law" are called "overbearing". In fact, the two are not diametrically opposed, but complement each other. Confucius said in the Analects of Confucius: "If Taoism is political, it will be punished, and the people are shameless. Tao is virtue, courtesy, shame and dignity. " Of course, this is an affirmation of the moral and political etiquette system and a denial of political punishment. However, he praised Zi Chan, a representative figure of Legalism, for "combining leniency with severity". Confucius said, "Good! If the government is lenient, the people will be slow, and if it is slow, it will be fierce; Fierce people waste, waste is wide. Forgiveness is fierce, fierceness is broad, and politics is harmonious. " The so-called "fierce", that is, the most severe and cruel law, sacrifices the people. "Temper justice with mercy" can also be described as the complementarity of morality and law, and the combination of ceremony and punishment. This tradition also has a great influence, and the combination of Confucianism and law will come from it. This centralized autocratic politics has a far-reaching impact on future generations. According to the legalist theory, Qin Shihuang practiced the rule of law, enriched Qiang Bing, eliminated the six countries, established a centralized unified empire, abolished the system of enfeoffment, implemented the system of counties and counties, and promulgated a strict criminal law in unified measurement to establish absolute imperial power. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, in view of the lesson that the Qin law was complicated and harsh, which led to its rapid demise, it once practiced "the skill of Huang Lao" and "ruling with the people", but it still adhered to the principle of Qin law. In fact, Confucianism and law complement each other, combine Confucianism and law, and combine Confucianism and law, all of which are "combining leniency with severity" and "dominating Taoism", which is the basic tradition in China's cultural tradition. It is precisely because of the permanence and permanence of this autocracy that we can easily see its influence in contemporary social life, such as privileged thoughts, paternalism, bureaucracy, replacing law with power, power being greater than law, corruption and so on.