“Representing the God to Guard the World” and “Pacifying the People to Punish the Iniquity ”：Formation and Transition of War Conception of Justice in Ancient China（1000 B.C.-200B.C.）

• Main Authors: Yu-Ching Wang, 王玉青
• Other Authors: Wen-Hsia Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44322042850005848172

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 歷史學系碩博士班 === 95 === Abstract “Representing the God to Guard the World(代天巡守)” and “Pacifying the People to Punish the Iniquity(弔民伐罪) ” were the two formations of war of justice in ancient China. First of all, “Representing the God to Guard the World” was the right of saga-kings from god, which was used to order the earthen world and punish the guilty; comparatively, “Pacifying the People to Punish the Iniquity.” was the right of war from the public. Because the old formation of war, “Representing the God to Guard the World”, had collapsed, the scholars in the Warring States Period advocated to constitute a new stander by moral and public opinions. A war needs different slogan and denotation for fight. Though the war conception had distinct origins, god and public, in ancient China, the two characteristic ideas could cooperate, rival, or function along. Moreover, they believed they were the justice to punish the guilty opponents. Therefore, they used the property war cry to arouse and hope the society would support them and win the war. Through the discussion of the transition of the war conception, the thesis wants to clarify two events. First of all, the history study should take heed of the failure, non-classical, and individual unit’s belief rather than the winner. Secondary, justice is a reason to arouse and continue the war in the both sides of the war. Thus what was war conception of justice in ancient China is the thesis wants to reach.