Research On Confucian Virtue Theory

The traditional Chinese culture gave birth to the rich resources of virtue.Through the interpretation of human nature and the quest for the meaning of human existence,the traditional culture which represented by Confucianism built a complete and systematic theory of virtue and formed a complete virtue tradition in the development of thousands of years.Confucian virtue theory was deeply rooted in national culture and had extensive penetration in the various fields of economic,political,cultural and social life with its unique charm.The emergence and development of the Confucian virtue theory can not be separated from the deep social and historical roots and the rich ideological and cultural resources of the Chinese nation.The mode of production based on small-scale peasant economy and the patriarchal system linked by blood relationship and the ethical culture in order to search goodness for the target constituted the social history and cultural background of thinking ways of Confucian virtue theory.Confucian virtue theory appeared in prehistoric myth,originated in the early Western Zhou Dynasty,formed in the pre-Qin era,developed in the Han and Tang Dynasties,perfected in the Song and Ming Dynasties,declined by modern moral criticism,revived in the regression of modern social life of virtue.Through the metaphysical construct of Heaven He de to explore the basis and foundation of the subject virtue,through the explore of the value of their own into the matter to study the value and role of the subject virtue,by virtue of the "Out" efforts to explore and study the specific ways to achieve the main virtue,through the analysis of "internal saints outside the king" realm of personality to discusses the theory purpose of the course of de hua,the Confucian eventually formed the Confucian virtue theory which basic content of the ontology,value theory,on the work theory and the theory of realm effort.Compared with western virtue theory,the Confucian virtue theory present the interests of the theory of both people and human,the characteristics of content unified virtue and the standard,the thinking tendency of blending emotion and reason,the logical characteristics of the unity of knowledge and behavior.Confucian virtue theory is an important part of Confucian thought.In the long history of the development process,Confucian virtue theory has played an important role in social and political life and individual daily life.Confucian virtue theory contains a rich and deep philosophical wisdom,which can provide rich theoretical and ideological resources to the harmony between people and nature,people and their own,people and people.Confucian virtue theory was born in the Chinese feudal society,and therefore inevitably had a certain historical limitations.Confucian virtue theory emphasized the unification of Religion and Humanism,as has been into the matter,cultivation and enlightenment,the saint and outside,the individual and human relations,virtue and the standard,emotional and rational,cognition and behavior,which of course has positive significance,however,the idealized design of the Confucian virtue theory can not inclusive the objective process of history.Our country is in an important period of transition from traditional society to modern society.Facing the impact of modernity and challenge,the Confucian virtue theory inevitably presents the theory and practice of trouble in some ways and to some extent.The modern theoretical dilemma of Confucian virtue theory is caused by changes in the value concept,and the modern practice dilemma is the inevitable outcome of process of the social structure changes from traditional to modern.The modern theoretical and practice dilemma shows that if the moral doctrines want to play the value of the role in a modern society under modern condition and to be the value of available resources,it must pass the value of modern rational inspection and realize the modern transition.The modern transformation of Confucian virtue theory mainly manifests that the transformation of ideology,specific purpose transformation and the practical level transformation.Confucian virtue theory contains rich thought nutrition which can provide moral and cultural resources to the construction of the socialist core value system.Confucian virtue theory expounds many things with super regional universality and the era of eternity.Discovering and rethinking the theory of Confucian virtue theory can provide a new idea and unique cultural resources to solve theoretical and practical issues faced by the era of globalization.Through the interpretation and analysis of classic texts in China and western virtue theory,this article reveals and clarifies the construction background and development context of Confucian virtue theory.This article further reveals the theoretical connotation and content characteristics of Confucian virtue theory and discusses the positive impact and historical limitations of the Confucian virtue theory on the basis of the analysis and comparison of the West,traditional and modern virtue theory.This article also discusses the contemporary value and practical significance of Confucian virtue theory by combined with the reality of the contemporary social development and some theoretical and practical issues which mankind generally encountered under the background of globalization to provide a useful theoretical resources and traditional cultural basis to construct the system of modern virtue theory.