人治与法治是一对对立概念。人治是指依靠个人意志来管理政权实行政治统治,而法治强调“法律至上”、“制约权力”、“保障权利”的价值、原则和精神,是以实现确定的法律精神来治理国家。十八大以来,中国共产党提出建立社会主义法治国家。那么首先需要探讨的就是人治与法治的区别,而本文就要探讨东西方早期的人治思想。 People’s rule and the rule of law are a pair of opposite concepts. The rule of man refers to relying on the individual will to manage the political power to implement political rule while the rule of law emphasizes the value, principle and spirit of “legal supreme ”, “controlling power ” and "safeguarding rights To govern the country. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the Chinese Communist Party has proposed the establishment of a socialist country ruled by law. So the first thing that needs to be discussed is the difference between the rule of man and the rule of law. This article will explore the thought of rule of man in the early years of the East and the West.