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A Study On Confucius' Humanity Thought

Posted on:2008-10-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360215968957Subject:Ethics
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Before Spring and Autumn Period, the destiny is the final value roots, the Western Zhou Dynasty time paid more attention to people instead of God by 'Coordinates God by morals', they took the moral behavior of ruler as the root of the destiny shift, thus transformed the belief of destiny into value ruler's own behavior determination. But this time person's thought liberation is quite limited, the Western Zhou Dynasty time also occupied the transitional stage to Humanist, which comprehensively prepared for the next historical development.The Spring and Autumn time is a turbulent time, according to own understanding of the nature, social, the life, thinkers liberated their thought from primitive theology view, started to carefully examine the realistic society political issue with the rational judgement, they looked for the theory basis on the person instead of the God ,The droption of God status and the rise of person status enormously impelled the Spring and Autumn Period time person's ideological liberation, thus prepared for Confucius to thought evaluation.Confucius's humanity thought has three aspects: First,what is a person; Next what a perse should do; finally to discuss what does a person supposed to become. About the question of God and human, Confucius thinks a person should work hard before God , But on the other hand man should not blindly do everything ,the view about God and man ot onlycontends a piece of site for human independent activity,but also provides right direction for people' behavior.About the question of the person and beast, Confucius takes notice of the difference between man and animal, The value of human is in themselves, Confucius entrusted with the person by the absolute value, The second aspects of Confucius'humanity thought is how does s man do as a social person ,on the other words ,how to handle an interpersonal relation,it is " kernel".The third contents of Confucius'humanity thought is what does a man become as an individual person ,this is to adjust the reality and the ideal.Both Confucius and Mozi claim humanity thought,but one values sensibility of a person,the other values morals rational, both Laozi and Han feizi opposed humality,but the former has no real difference Compared with Confucius, The latter Stands at the opposition of humanity.
Keywords/Search Tags:Confucius, Humanity thought, the Principle of Loyalty and forgivness, the Theories of morality-developing
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