Abstract
The article examines the key aspects of political philosophy, reflected in the Confucian treatise Kong-zi jia yu (Speeches of the Confucius school). The essence of the political doctrine in the searched text is the concept of governing the country on the basis of virtue (de) and with the help of the law (fa), which presupposes political leaders have the highest forms of morality; considers one of the main functions of the state as the implementation of a program of spiritual guidance for the people through the education of ritual decency (li) and the establishment of cultural norms (wen).One of the characteristic features of Confucian politics is that it represents the logical conclusion of Confucian ethics. Confucian political doctrine is a national etatism. The ultimate goal that it sets is a harmonious condition of society, understood as a return to the ancient ideal of the Great Unity (da tong), including the material well-being of the people (fei).Achieving such a state should be achieved through the implementation by gentleman (jun-zi) of an effective program for the transformation of the country (tianxia). A gentleman is understood as an ethical model for the people, and has the main moral constant of a political leader – humanity (ren)
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