Research On The Enlightenment Of Wang Yangming’s Thought Of "Unity Of Knowledge And Practice" On Contemporary College Students’ Moral Education

Absorbing nutrients from excellent traditional Chinese culture to irrigate the moral education of contemporary college students is an inevitable requirement to carry out the fundamental task of cultivating morality and people in colleges and universities under the new situation,and an important way to help college students improve their own moral quality.As an important part of Chinese excellent traditional culture,Wang Yangming’s thought of"integration of knowledge and action" contains rich ideological essence,which can provide a lot of inspiration for the moral education of contemporary college students.Therefore,it is necessary to fully explore this thought,so as to improve the effectiveness of the moral education of contemporary college students,and help cultivate the new era with both virtue and ability and all-round development.On the basis of a deep understanding of the basic content of Wang Yangming’s thought of"integration of knowledge and action" and a full grasp of the relevant concepts of college students’moral education,based on the background of the new era and from three aspects of moral cognition,moral will and moral practice,this paper makes an in-depth investigation of the phenomenon of the"contradiction of knowledge and action" existing in some college students in China.And further reveal the deep reason of this phenomenon.By analyzing the high compatibility between Yang Ming’s "unity of knowledge and action" and contemporary college students’ moral education in the aspects of realistic problem oriented consciousness,education goal orientation,practical operation mechanism and so on,this paper tries to explore the essence of Yang Ming’s "unity of knowledge and action" thought,and provide inspiration for solving the phenomenon of certain moral "contradiction between knowledge and action" existing in contemporary college students.In the process of absorbing the essence of "unity of knowledge and action" thought in Yang and Ming dynasties,the contemporary college students’ moral education should focus on the problem of"contradiction between knowledge and action" existing in some students,cultivate them to constantly improve their own moral cultivation,promote the unification of moral cognition and moral practice,and adhere to the logical path of "who should cultivate,what to cultivate and how to cultivate".The emphasis should be placed on colleges,teachers and students respectively.Moral education in colleges and universities should cultivate conscience,advocate "to the heart" to promote the unity of knowledge and practice,promote the transformation of moral education concepts in colleges and universities,and improve moral education.