Research On He Lin’s New Confucian Ethical Thought

Since modern times,in the face of the debate on "Chinese style and western use","overall Westernization" and "Chinese culture standard",He Lin has been committed to seeking a way to integrate Chinese and Western culture;In the face of the conflict between traditional culture and modern culture,He Lin is committed to finding a bridge to communicate the two.Therefore,he affirmed the value and significance of traditional Confucianism,and integrated the essence of western culture to explain it in a new way,endowing it with the vitality of the times,trying to realize the revival of national culture through the revival of Confucian culture,and ultimately realize the national revival.The ethical thought of new Confucianism is the core of his thought of national cultural rejuvenation.This paper studies He Lin’s ethical thought of new Confucianism,focusing on the main content,characteristics and significance of He Lin’s ethical thought of new Confucianism.Firstly,it analyzes the formation conditions of Helin’s neo-Confucian ethical thought.The modern transformation of Chinese traditional society,the impact of the May 4th New culture movement and the rise of neo-Confucianism are the historical background of the formation of Helin’s neo-Confucianism ethical thought.Influenced by his family and early education,rich experience of studying abroad in Europe and The United States,and his academic efforts to integrate China and the West after returning to China are the personal conditions for the formation of Helin’s neoConfucian ethical thoughts.Neo-confucianism of Song and Ming dynasty,German classical philosophy and British modern utilitarianism are the important theoretical sources of the formation of The ethical thought of Hollin’s neo-Confucianism.Secondly,it studies the main content of He Lin’s neo-Confucian ethical thought.First,it studies the theoretical basis of Helin’s ethical thought from three aspects: the "new mind theory",the Chinese traditional category of physical use and the western logical analysis method.Secondly,it analyzes helin’s thoughts on the substance and use of morality from the aspects of rational spirit,the direction of moral development and the way of moral development.Thirdly,he Lin’s modern transformation thoughts about Confucian ethics are discussed from his new understanding of Confucian five principles and three cardinal principles,the relationship between principle and desire,and the relationship between knowledge and action.Fourthly,he Lin’s neo-Confucian personality thought is studied from three angles: reasonable,reasonable,timely and Confucian atmosphere.Finally,it summarizes the characteristics of Helin’s neo-Confucian ethical thought and evaluates it.First,he Lin’s ethical thought of neo-Confucianism has three characteristics: the dialectical unity of intuition and reason,the harmonization of mind and neo-confucianism,and the Chinese western culture.Second,the theoretical contribution of He Lin’s neo-Confucian ethical thought lies in providing theoretical reference for the new development of Confucian ethical thought,the integration of Chinese and Western ethical thought,and the construction of modern Chinese ethical thought system.Thirdly,it points out that since helin’s ethical thought of neoConfucianism was produced in the demand of the development of The Times,it was inevitably regulated and restricted by the conditions of The Times in which he was living,and had the limitations of idealism,conservatism and moral determinism.Fourthly,the realistic significance of He Lin’s ethical thoughts of neo-Confucianism lies in the enlightening significance of his problems and solutions to the modernization road with Chinese characteristics,the exploration of modern ethical standards and the promotion of traditional culture.