Study On The Modern Value Of Traditional Filial Piety

Filial piety is one of the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation,and it is also one of the moral qualities pursued by the wise men of all ages.The importance of filial piety to individuals,families and societies has been highlighted from the establishment of a country by filial piety in ancient times to the construction of filial piety for the elderly and the construction of family ethics and social virtues.Tens of millions of families constitute a complete society.Only if every family is well managed,the society will flourish.This paper combs the connotation of traditional filial piety and its historical evolution track,expounds the filial piety psychology and present situation of Chinese citizens,and on the basis of historical reflection on traditional filial piety,combines with the requirements of moral construction in the new era,discusses the main content of new filial piety in the new era and its system construction path.The connotation and historical evolution of traditional filial piety.The word"filial piety" in its glyph means that the elders are supported by their descendants,which indicates that the original meaning of "filial piety" is the support and support of the descendants to respect their relatives.The main contents of traditional filial piety include respecting ancestors and offering sacrifices to ancestors,doing good to parents,inheriting ancestors and honoring ancestors.Traditional filial piety sprouted in the Yin and Shang Dynasties and rose in the Zhou Dynasty.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period,various schools of thought began to rise and "hundred schools of thought contended".Confucianism comprehensively and systematically explained the traditional filial piety.The Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone,which made filial piety develop unprecedentedly.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties,filial piety reached its peak,but at the same time,there were signs of foolish filial piety.Since modern times,people with lofty ideals have sharply criticized the unreasonable content of traditional filial piety.The Filial Piety Psychology of Chinese Citizens and the Present Situation of Filial Piety.The citizen's filial piety psychology mainly includes filial piety motivation,recognition of traditional filial piety,the choice of parent-child coexistence mode and children's emotional attitude towards parents.Filial piety is the basic requirement of socialist morality and the mainstream of filial piety among Chinese citizens.At the same time,it is accompanied by the problems of "insufficient love,excessive love" and lack of action in filial piety.New filial piety and its system construction in the new era.Filial piety is an important part of our traditional morality and the political foundation of patriarchal society.Critical inheritance of traditional filial piety is conducive to national stability and national unity.The new filial piety in the new era mainly includes the multi-level old-age pension model,the new intergenerational relationship based on personality equality and the diversified ways of practicing filial piety in the information society.The construction of the new filial piety system needs to start from the following three aspects:further improve the social old-age security system,form a multi-level old-age pension model;improve the dissemination mechanism of the new filial piety,create a good moral environment for filial piety and paternity;and help the construction of the new filial piety with the rule of law.