Early Confucian interpretation of Kai Ti Jun Zi Min Zhi Fu Mu in the poem Jiong Zhuo focused on the emotional aspects of People’ s Parents( Min Zhi Fu Mu) which constituted the basic meaning of the no-tion.On this basis the discussion in People’s Parents( in the Chu Bamboo Slips of the Warring-State Period in the Collection of Shanghai Museum) led to a deeper level of thinking.The article built the way of being People’s Par-ents on the principle of Li rather than simply emphasizing the care of rul-ers to the people.%早期儒家对《泂酌》诗中“岂弟君子,民之父母”两句的解释,着重从内心情感方面来强调为民父母的意义。这一理解构成了“民之父母”的基本意义。而上博楚简《民之父母》篇则在此基础上,将有关“民之父母”的问题引向了更深层面的思考。该篇不再是简单地强调执政者对于百姓的关爱,而是要将为民父母之法建立在对“礼乐之原”的理解之上。
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