Sunday, April 17, 2011

Who is the Emperor of Singapore? 谁是新加坡皇帝?




Might George Yeo's view be derived from Chu Hsi (Zhu Xi, 朱熹), the Neo-Confucianist?

对封建纲常伦理与法制的关系,朱熹在上皇帝奏书中提出的意见说:“臣伏愿陛下深诏中外司政典狱之官。凡有狱讼,必先论其尊卑、上下、长幼、亲疏之分,而后听其曲直之辞。凡以下犯上,以卑凌尊者,虽直不右;其不直者,罪加凡人之坐。”(《戊申延和奏札一》)这里朱熹公然主张在审理狱讼时,先讲尊卑上下名分,然后管是非曲直。 甚至卑幼者虽然做得对亦不给支持,如有点错失更是罪加一等。 (source in Chinese)

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