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The Study On Ecological Ethics Thoughts Of Neo-Confucianism

Posted on:2016-09-09Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:L MaFull Text:PDF
GTID:1225330482950519Subject:Ethics
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The Neo-Confucianism is very important and unique in Chinese philosophy history and ideological history. It is a new philosophy height after ideologist Pre Qin, classics in Han Dynasty, metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasty, Buddhism in Sui and Tang Dynasty. As far as academic thought and theoretical thinking is concerned, the Neo-Confucianism is a result in long-term conflict and fusion between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.It not only has the orthodox ideas of philosophy, but also has the trace of Buddhism, Daoism, classics in Han Dynasty, metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasty, it transform intelligently and argument philosophically Confucian ethical Moral doctrine, it is the ideological doctrine that unify highly Ontology, ethics, epistemology, and make a contribution to the renaissance and innovation of Confucianism. Compared with the former Confucian School, the Neo-Confucianism’s most significant characteristics is expand the scope of moral concern that from person and person, person and society, to person and nature. It arranged ethically all things and cared of everything in the universe with a humanistic view. It can be said that this kind of moral concern is not only the harmony and unity of person and person, person and society, person and oneself, but also the harmony and unity of person and all things, it has Profound ecological ethics implication. Now in the era of knowledge economy, excavating and studying the ecological ethics of Neo-Confucianism deeply, looking back at people’s cognition and attitude to ecological problems in the era of agricultural civilization thousand years ago, can enable us to understand clearly the historical context and the development regularity of occurrence, development and evolution about ecological problems. It can provide valuable reference and enlightenment function for construction of modern ecological ethics, for enriching and perfecting the modern ecological ethics system in theory, and for solving ecological problems, for promoting the construction of ecological civilization in contemporary society, for promoting harmonious development in person and nature in practice.This paper is composed of introduction, the five chapter’s systemic discussion and conclusion.The part of introduction, a brief analysis of research purpose and significance, research situation at home and abroad, research content and ideas, research methods, innovation of research.The chapter one, an overall discussion about ecological ethics thoughts of Neo-Confucianism. On the one hand, the analysis of happen about Neo-Confucianism’s ecological ethics thoughts from social background angle; On the other hand, the study of formation about Neo--Confucianism’s ecological ethics thoughts from ideological source angle; Finally, discussing the basic characteristic of the Neo--Confucianism’s ecological ethical thoughts from four aspects:theoretical basis of harmony between the heaven and human, logical construction of analogy extrapolation, alliance of human value and natural value, alliance of achievements themselves and achievements all things.The chapter two, clarify profoundly the ecological value aim of Neo-Confucianism. The main analysis of the connotation about "One Body" Firstly, clarify ontology basics of "One body":universe origin theory, deriving ontology, mind ontology; Secondly, explores the proof method of "One body "from the manner of theory on mind and nature, by these three aspects:extension on the heart of love, virtue of the heart of heaven and earth, recognition of heart full of love, it make "One body" become a complete and careful thought theory; finally, experience ontology from horizon of realm theory, analysis "One body" is an ecological idea of achievement " Big One ", ecological goal of save society, ecological responsibility of save all things.The chapter three, discuss profoundly the ecological moral realm of Neo-Confucianism. The main analysis of the connotation about Confucius and Hui Cheerfulness. Firstly, clarify Confucius and Hui cheerfulness is the realm of combining with heaven, it is joy of no shortage about state of mind and joy of combining with heaven; Secondly, analyse Confucius and Hui Cheerfulness is the realm of a complete unity with objects, it is joy of One Body and joy of free and leisure; Thirdly, study Confucius and Hui Cheerfulness is the realm of unite principle, it is joy of oneself unite principle and joy of exist in one principle; Fnally, discuss Confucius and Hui Cheerfulness is the realm of unite conscience, it is joy of natural and joy of conscience ontology.The chapter four, analyse profoundly the ecological ideal personality of Neo--Confucianism. The main analysis of the connotation about Sages Meteorological. Firstly, interprete Sages Meteorological is the fusion of ecological idea and life idea, it is benevolent feelings of One Body and life interest profoundly; Secondly, analyse Sages Meteorological is the fusion of social idea and ecological idea, it is moral spirit of people are my brothers and all things are my friends, it is ethical responsibility of care for objects and yyself; Fnally, discuss Sages Meteorological is the intersection of social idea and life idea, it Is care consciousness of care for all world, it is mentanlity leisure and peaceful.The chapter five, the study combined ecological ethics thoughts of Neo-Confucianism with construction of contemporary ecological ethics. On the one hand, analysis dialectically the rationality and limitations about ecological ethics thoughts of Neo-Confucianism; on the other hand, analysis its important value combined ecological ethics thoughts of Neo-Confucianism with contemporary society, discuss overall ecological consciousness of harmonious about human and nature, ecological moral concern of "Sheng" Produce all things and virtue of benevolence that protect life, ecological ethics’ demonstration way of moral expansion mode, ecological moral cultivation of treat everything harmonious and moderate and love all things, ecological moral belief of harmonization about heaven and humanity, and think them has important value and significance; Finally, study profoundly important implications that ecological ethics thoughts of Neo-Confucianism to the construction of contemporary ecological ethics. As far as the construction of contemporary ecological ethics is concered, it can carry out from five aspects:ecological world concept of common development about man and nature, ecological value concept of human rational use of nature, ecological moral principles of collaborative evolution about man and nature, ecological moral specification of harmonious coexistence about man and nature, ecological practice concept of combination about sprit improvement and environmental concerns.In the conclusion part, explores angles on ecological virtue-combining study of normative ethics with study of virtue ethics.
Keywords/Search Tags:Neo-Confucianism Ecological Ethics, One Body, Confucius and Hui Cheerfulness, Sage Meteorological
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