TTLA: Pre-Qin Confucianism's thoughts on people and its influence on the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the mid-19th century

Author name:Truong Thi Thao Nguyen

Thesis title:“Pre-Qin Confucianism's thoughts on people and its influence on the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the mid-19th century”.

Dissertation field:Philosophy

Specialized:Dialectical materialism and historical materialism

Code: 62 22 03 02

Name of postgraduate training unit:University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1. Purpose and research objects of the thesis

1.1. Purpose

Based on the analysis of some basic contents in the ideology of pre-Qin Confucianism about people, the thesis clarifies the influence of that ideology in the history of Vietnamese ideology from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century.

1.2. Research subjects

Pre-Qin Confucianism's thoughts on people and its influence on the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century.

2. Research method

The thesis mainly uses dialectical materialism in the study of society and human, the history of philosophy and the history of Vietnamese thought. In addition, the thesis also uses other scientific research methods such as: analysis, synthesis, the method of unification between history and logic, the method of induction, deduction, the method of comparison, and the specific historical method.

3. The results are ripe.h and conclusion

3.1. Main results

- Analyze the context of the birth of Confucianism and some main contents in the ideology of people of pre-Qin Confucianism.

- Analyze the influence of the ideology of people in pre-Qin Confucianism on the history of Vietnamese ideology from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century.

- Analyze the characteristics and significance of the idea of ​​people in the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century.

3.2. Conclusion

The idea of ​​people is an idea that has been summarized in human history, reflected in the political and social thought of Confucianism in general, and pre-Qin Confucianism in particular. Pre-Qin Confucian scholars proposed a category of people that includes many different aspects, including many classes and strata, although more or less different in economic, social and occupational status, but is the part that accounts for most of the population and is opposed to the ruling class. The content of the category of people of pre-Qin Confucian scholars is quite diverse and complex.

In particular, when referring to the role of the people, the Confucian scholars of the pre-Qin period mentioned it more clearly than other contemporary doctrines, the role of the people is shown in both economic, political and social life. In the concept of the position and role of the people in the ideology of the Confucian scholars of the pre-Qin period, the people are a great force in society, the main force in creating material wealth. The most prominent feature in the ideology of the Confucian scholars of the pre-Qin period about the people is the concept of "people as the foundation", "people as the preciousness", "people as the root of the country". This is one of the greatest and most vital contributions of Confucianism in general, and Confucian scholars of the pre-Qin period in particular, to the history of human thought, including Vietnamese thought.

According to the pre-Qin Confucian scholars, the most important thing that has vital significance for the political destiny of the king, the ruler, and for the survival of the regime is to grasp and maintain the people so that they will forever be the ruled. But to achieve this goal, according to the pre-Qin Confucian scholars, the king, the ruler, must win the hearts and trust of the people. Winning the hearts and trust of the people, in turn, becomes the basis for the Confucian scholars to put forward their concepts about the attitude, responsibility, and duty of the king, the ruler, towards the people, expressed through two policies: "nourishing the people" and "educating the people".

When introduced into Vietnam, the Confucian ideology of the pre-Qin period combined with patriotism and the tradition of solidarity and humanity of the Vietnamese people created a great strength in the struggle against foreign invaders to regain independence for the nation and in the work of building and developing the Dai Viet nation. In the history of Vietnamese thought, the view on the people, promoting the position, role and strength of the people, considering the masses as one of the factors with a great role in the process of building and developing the nation has been reflected and expressed in the thoughts and actions of many kings, Confucianists, thinkers, such as Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Quoc Tuan, Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Minh Mang, etc. The thought of "taking the people as the root" not only became the main content and goal but also the basis and basis for forming and implementing the governance and social management policies of the feudal dynasties of Vietnam, the red thread running through the process of building and developing the country in all aspects.

The idea of ​​people in the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century is a regular issue in the process of building and defending the country. It is impossible to defeat foreign invaders and protect the Fatherland without the people's consensus. Thanks to the great national unity and the spirit of patriotism with a tradition of thousands of years of history, the ruling class has built a people's war policy, creating a miracle in the history of the nation.

Through the analysis of the influence of the people's thought in pre-Qin Confucianism on the history of Vietnamese thought from the 11th century to the first half of the 19th century, it can be seen that Confucian scholars, kings, and thinkers of the nation have made great contributions to the development of the people's thought in pre-Qin Confucianism. This is a reflection of the demands of Vietnamese social reality on the strength of the entire people in the struggle to defend the country and the cause of nation building.

ABSTRACT OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

Name of author:Truong Thi Thao Nguyen

Title of dissertation:“The pre-Qin Confucianism thought of the people and its influence in the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century”.

Scientific branch of the thesis:Philosophy

Major:Dialectical materialism and historical materialism

Code: 62 22 03 02

Name of postgraduate training unit:University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

1.Objective and subject of the thesis

1.1. Research onegative

Based on the analysis of some basic contents in the pre-Qin Confucianism thought of the people, the thesis clarifies the influence of the thought in the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century.

1.2. Research subject

The pre-Qin Confucianism thought of the people and its influence in the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century.

2. Research methodology

The thesis mainly uses materialist dialectics in the study of society and people, the history of philosophy and the history of thought in Vietnam. In addition, the thesis also uses other methods of scientific research such as analysis, synthesis, method of unifying history and logic, inductive method, eduction, comparison and specific historical method.

3. Main results and conclusions

3.1.Main results

- Analyzing the context of Confucianism and some principal contents of the pre-Qin Confucianism thought of the people.

- Analyzing the influence of the pre-Qin Confucianism thought of the people on the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century.

- Analyzing characteristics and meanings of thought about people in the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century.

3.2. Conclusion

The thought of the people is a thought that has been incorporated in the history of humanity, reflected in the socio-political thought of Confucianism in general, and pre-Qin Confucianism in particular. Pre-Qin Confucian scholars have come up with a concept of people that includes different aspects, various classes and strata, who vary more or less in their economic, social and vocational status, but they occupy the largest part of the population and in opposition to the ruling class. The content of the people conceived by the pre-Qin Confucian scholars is quite diverse and complex.

Particularly, when referring to the role of people, the pre-Qin Confucian scholars mention more clearly than other contemporary theories, whereby the role of people is expressed in the whole economic, political and social life. In view of the position and role of people in the pre-Qin confucian scholars' thought, people are a great force in society, the main force in the creation of material wealth. The most prominent thought of people by the pre-Qin confucian scholars is the concept of "taking people as foundation", "people are important", "people are foundation of the country". This is one of the largest and most vibrant contributions of Confucianism in general and pre-Qin Confucianism in particular to the history of human thought, including Vietnamese thought.

According to the pre-Qin confucian scholars, the most important thing which is vital to the political destiny of the king, the ruler and the survival of the regime is to grasp, to keep the people as the ruled for forever. But to achieve this goal, according to the pre-Qin scholars, the king, the ruler must be loved and trusted by the people. Being loved and trusted by the people, in turn, became the basis for the Confucian scholars to express their views on the attitude, responsibility and duty of the king, the ruler to the people, with the two policies of "nourishing people" and "educating people".

When introduced into Vietnam, the thought of people by the pre-Qin Confucianism in combination with patriotism and the tradition of solidarity and compassion of the Vietnamese has created a great power in the fight against foreign invaders to regain independence for the nation and in the construction and development of the nation of Dai Viet. In the history of Vietnamese thought, the view on people, which emphasyzes the position, the role and strength of people, taking people as one of the factors that play a big role in the process of building and developing the nation, is reflected in the thoughts and actions of many kings, Confucian scholars and thinkers, such as Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Quoc Tuan, Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Binh Khiem, Minh Menh, etc. The idea of ​​"taking people as foundation" not only became the main goal, but also the basis for the formation and implementation of the way of governance and social management by Vietnamese feudal dynasties. South, and the red thread throughout the process of building and developing the country in all aspects.

The thought of people in the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century is an issue of natural law in the process of building and defending the country, since it is impossible for us to defeat foreign invaders and protect the country without the consensus of the people. Thanks to the national unity bloc and the traditional patriotic spirit over thousands of years the ruling class has built up the way of people's war, creating a historical milestone in the nation's history.

Through analyzing the influence of the thought of people in pre-Qin Confucianism to the history of Vietnamese thought from the eleventh century to the first half of the nineteenth century it shows that the Confucian scholars, the kings, the thinkers of the nation have made great contributions to the development of the pre-Qin Confucianism thought of people. This is a reflection of the demands of Vietnamese social reality on the strength of the entire people in the struggle for national defense and the cause of national construction.