Elementy starożytnych koncepcji filozoficznych tianming i tianxia w przywództwie politycznym komunistycznych Chin

Adam Pawełczyk

doi:10.31261/spus.16194

Published: 2023-12-29

Vol. 37 (2023)

Elements of the Ancient Philosophical Concepts of tianming and tianxia in the Political Leadership of Communist China

Adam Pawełczyk

Section: Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.31261/spus.16194

Abstract

Political and philosophical concepts of tianming and tianxia from around the 11th century B.C. were the most important elements of legitimizing political power in China. Tianming (‘the mandate of heaven’) assumed that the imperial authority had the permission of heaven to exercise power, while tianxia (‘everything under heaven’) meant the area over which this authority was to extend. Despite regime changes – from the empire, through democracy and dictatorships, to modern socialism – this traditional concepts are still an important value for Chinese society. Therefore, the aim of the article is to examine how the current communist authorities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) use this concepts to exercise political leadership and legitimize it. Based on a historical analysis and a study of individual cases of the actions of the contemporary Chinese authorities, the author wants to prove that both concepts are still an important aspect of exercising
power in China.

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tianming , tianxia , political leadership , legitimization , People’s Republic of China

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Pawełczyk, A. (2023). Elements of the Ancient Philosophical Concepts of tianming and tianxia in the Political Leadership of Communist China. Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis, 37, 17–33. https://doi.org/10.31261/spus.16194

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Adam Pawełczyk

adam.pawelczyk@us.edu.pl
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University of Silesia in Katowice Poland

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Autor ukończył studia dzienne, zarówno licencjackie jak i magisterskie na kierunku Dziennikarstwo i komunikacja społeczna na Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach. Obecnie jest doktorantem na tym samym uniwersytecie. Tytuł jego przygotowywanej rozprawy doktorskiej brzmi: „Przywództwo polityczne w Chińskiej Republice Ludowej pod koniec XX w. i w pierwszych dwóch dekadach XXI w. Przywództwo Jiang Zemina, Hu Jintao i Xi Jinpinga”.

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