On Comparison Of The Cultural Personality Of Scholars In The Spring & Autumn Period And The War Period

Although there is huge difference between the noble scholars in the spring & Autumn Period and these in the War Period (on social Position), they both belong to Chinese ancient intellectuals. Since they lived in completely different social environment, they developed two kinds of cultural personality. The ancient intellectuals represented by scholars in the Spring Autumn Period, Which has received political thoughts that foundation with moral and strong propriety cultural tradition over seven hundred years, they brought up unusual moral sense of self-achievement and to pursuing the ideal state of perfect personality. The ancient intellectuals represented by scholars in the War Period, which encountered complete trample and indifferent social morality, they could not match with scholars in the Spring & Autumn Period on moral state despite there were still quite a lot scholars maintained the good qualities of theirs. Most of them here low quality and only pay attention to their own profit.Until now, in academic circles the research of cultural personality on scholars before Qin Dynasty has obtained related achievement despite some shortcomings: most Scholars prefer to the research on scholars in the War Period which seldom focus on scholars in the Spring & Autumn Period. Moreover, the positive attitude of scholars in the war Period always arouse the interests of scholars; however, the serious decline of moral quality in intellectual circles seldom bring to their attention, not to say the deep thinking or thorough inquiry Based on this research situation comparative the author makes it as her research topic of master paper, that is on comparison of the cultural Personality of Scholars in the Spring & Autumn Period and the War Period". TWO kinds of scholars are placed in their own social environment at the same time, so as to carry out the research in this developing history, The article uses analysis of cultural factor through the comparative researchon two kinds of personality. Brings up several cultural factors and laws that effect on the changes of scholars' personality. Also, it gets some tentative ideas of how to make those intellectuals regain their noble personality so as to obtain some enlightenment to modern society.The articles can be devised into six parts. The first part is introductory. It mainly talks about the reason why she chooses the cultural personality of ancient intellectuals as the research aim. It aims to get a better knowing and understanding of the features of present intellectuals' personality so as to make some devotion on remolding their personality as well as on present construction of spiritual civilization.The second part mainly talks about the basic features of cultural personality of nobles in the spring & Autumn Period. Nobles scholars, which have very high moral state, were called gentlemen at that time, has received cultural effect in a long period. Honesty, Keeping promise, responsibility, Honor indifferent and consideration are the best summary of the features of their personality. Being honesty, keeping promise, responsibility, incorruption and which proposed by. Chinese traditional culture over several thousand years can be traced back to them.The third part mainly talk about the basic features of cultural personality of scholars in War Period. The War Period is a social period when has very strongsense of commodity and material gain. There only exists naked profit trade for everyone. Under this situation, the poor scholars became hypocrites that can be trusted; snobs that only fond of profit; mediocre persons that only be jealous and cause internal conflicts. The regrets of Chinese ancient intellectuals' personality over several thousand years, even the weak points of nation spirits can be reflected from them.The fourth mainly talks about the three main kinds of cultural factors that affect the changes of personality. First, because the destroying of typical politics. Before the Spring & Autumn Period, the rulers still maintained the good tr...