國立臺灣大學政治科學論叢

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There  were  three  important  movements  of  democratic  thought  during  the period of the Rule of Warlords: The first was the reaction on democratic thought, which began from Yian Fu’s   anti-democracy   movement   to   Yuan   Shi-Kai´s   empire,   and   to   the Restorations  of  Monarchy  led  by  Shung  Yiu-Yien,  Liao  Nai-Shan  and  Chang Hsun, whom all of oppossed democratic thought directly. The  second  movement  for  the  protection  of  democratic  thought  –  which arose from the previous period´s reaction on democratic thought – was opposed to monarchical institutions, and protected democracy and the republic. The  third  movement  was  the  clarification  and  promotion  of  democratic thought.  Some  intellectuals  tried  to  find  out  the  true  meaning  of  democracy, advocated  the  importance  of  the  individual,  wiped  out  the  culture  opposing democracy,  discussed  the  relationship  between  right  and  obligation  and  the conditions  necessary  for  a  successful  democracy.  In  this  way,  the  democracy would be more easily understood by the people. During  this  period,  owing  to  the  failure  to  oppose  democracy  and  the success  in    protecting  it  and  the  clarification  and  promotion  of  democratic thought,  democracy  was  confirmed  and  the  orientation  of  Chinese  political development was made clear.