古代中国の礼における福祉思想 (その2)

摘要

This paper, following Yokoyama (2004), discuses a philosophy of welfare in ancient China, particularly focusing on the concept of `Liu27 in Dadai Liji, a book of expertise on `Liu27, which has been classified into Xiaodai Liji and Dadai Liji. The latter recognized a welfare philosophy in which a ruler financially secured the weak through practical `Liu27, for ancient rulers held the idea that they worshipped `Tenu27; otherwise, the ruled would become in a bad way and the nation would be on the road to ruin. `Liu27, in contrast, required the strong among the ruled to support the weak. However, `Liu27 in Dadai Liji differs from the current welfare philosophy, in which all men are equal; that is, for `Liu27 to function properly in society, men are classified according to social position, sex and age, and as a consequence of this classification, every human relation is important.