Confucianism And Taoism In Moral Metaphysics

In Chinese philosophy, the moral metaphysics is a concept that appears in themodern, more precisely, which is introduced after Kant's concept of moral metaphysics.It does not mean that there is no moral metaphysics in ancient Chinese ethics, however,can only say that the Kantian sense of moral metaphysics does not exist. Speaking fromthe perspective of exploring the metaphysical basis of morality, as early as Pre-Qin,moral metaphysics has been existed in China just never be raised only as anindependent system of thought. Chinese traditional ethics, in particular, are rich in moralmetaphysics thought which can be found in Confucianism and Taoism.Pre-Qin Confucianism and Taoism, who are the precedent of the ontology, buildthe system of moral metaphysics. The characteristics of them are obviously. Behind thetwo characteristics, we not only can see a kind of ultimate human concern and learn arigorous attitude, but also can be seen the differences in the moral metaphysics betweenConfucianism and Taoism.Moral Metaphysics of Confucianism and Taoism resort to the deep metaphysicalreveries with the reality of moral concerned, and shape the discourse to implement tothe reality of daily human relations. They provided the basis for the construction of thecurrent ethical system and the social moral system, laid the foundation for a morecontemporary moral metaphysics system.