Yumin zhengce
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Traditional Chinese | 愚民政策 | ||||||||
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Hangul | 우민정책 | ||||||||
Hanja | 愚民政策 | ||||||||
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Kanji | 愚民政策 | ||||||||
Kana | ぐみんせいさく | ||||||||
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Yumin zhengce (Chinese: 愚民政策; pinyin: yúmín zhèngcè, lit. 'policy of governing ignorant masses') is a chengyu and concept in Chinese political philosophy.
The term refers to the practice of a government deliberately keeping its population in a state of ignorance in order to make them more obedient to political authority and too incompetent to form effective rebellions against the state, thus rendering them more easily subjugated.
History
The systematization of yumin zhengce has been attributed to Shang Yang, a statesman of the Qin dynasty.[1] The 3rd century BC Book of Lord Shang states that "[when] the masses are kept ignorant, they are thus [made] easy to control" (民愚則易治也).[2]
Further reading
- Peterson, Glen (1994). "State Literacy Ideologies and the Transformation of Rural China". Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs (32): 95–120. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
See also
- Obscurantism
- Censorship in China
- Burning of books and burying of scholars
- Rectification of names
- 3S Policy
References
- ^ McGregor, James. "China went from being a closed system with open minds to an open system with closed minds". Quartz. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "eBook of Shangzi". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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